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YouTube Data Playlists API

The Playlists API from YouTube Data — 1 operation(s) for playlists.

YouTube Data Playlists 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 Playlists. 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 2 operations 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.

2 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET1 POST

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 Playlists 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 2

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Playlists 2
GET
/playlists
List playlists
listPlaylists 4 params → 200
POST
/playlists
Create a playlist
insertPlaylist 1 param body → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Playlist (4 properties), PlaylistListResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Playlist
object
4 properties
PlaylistListResponse
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

Other APIs YouTube Data publishes across the network.

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