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YouTube Data Channels API

The Channels API from YouTube Data — 1 operation(s) for channels.

YouTube Data Channels API is one of 8 APIs that YouTube Data publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Channels. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, a getting-started guide, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
v3
Base URL
https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

YouTube Data Channels API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 3 scopes. An API key is passed in the query as key (apiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Channels 1
GET
/channels
List channels
listChannels 3 params → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Channel (5 properties), ChannelListResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Channel
object
5 properties
ChannelListResponse
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

google-youtube-channels-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs YouTube Data publishes across the network.

YouTube Data Activities API
YouTube Data CommentThreads API
YouTube Data PlaylistItems API
YouTube Data Playlists API
YouTube Data Search API
YouTube Data Subscriptions API
YouTube Data Videos API