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YOUTUBE DATA SUITE · API REFERENCE
YouTube video and channel data APIs
Video metadata, search, channels, comments, captions and Music data for content analysis, social listening and media archiving. Only successful responses are billed.
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2026-09-21
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Capability coverage
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Video / engagement5 endpoints
Search / discovery5 endpoints
Channels / playlists5 endpoints
Comments / captions / Music11 endpoints
Core endpoint · Video metadata
Video metadata
Pass video_id. The endpoint returns title, channel, duration, view count, publish time and cover image. Only successful responses are billed.
Video titleChannelDurationViewsPublishedCover imageCategoryCaption tracks
GET /api/youtube/v1/video?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&hl=en&gl=US
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Global · Video metadata
Your request only needs video_id
Video IDdQw4w9WgXcQ
Views1.5B+
Likes16M+
Duration3:33
CoverageVideo · Search · Comments
BillingPer call
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