Youtube · Schema

VideoCategory

A videoCategory resource identifies a category that has been or could be associated with uploaded videos.

GoogleMediaSocialStreamingVideoVideos

Properties

Name Type Description
kind string Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#videoCategory.
etag string The Etag of this resource.
id string The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the video category.
snippet object The snippet object contains basic details about the video category.
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

youtube-videocategory-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/VideoCategory",
  "title": "VideoCategory",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A videoCategory resource identifies a category that has been or could be associated with uploaded videos.",
  "properties": {
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#videoCategory.",
      "default": "youtube#videoCategory",
      "example": "youtube#video"
    },
    "etag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Etag of this resource.",
      "example": "XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k"
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the video category.",
      "example": "abc123def456"
    },
    "snippet": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The snippet object contains basic details about the video category.",
      "properties": {
        "channelId": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The YouTube channel that created the video category."
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The video category's title."
        },
        "assignable": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Indicates whether videos can be associated with the category."
        }
      },
      "example": "example_value"
    }
  }
}

Work with this as data

Every JSON Schema here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for schemas

4 MCP tools reach this
  • find_json_schemasBrowse and filter every JSON Schema in the catalog.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This JSON Schema
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/json-schemas/youtube-videocategory"
All schemas
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/json-schemas?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.