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Youtube Channels API

Operations related to YouTube channel resources

Youtube Channels API is one of 36 APIs that Youtube publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Channels. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, an API reference, code examples, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 1 path, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://youtubeanalytics.googleapis.com/v2.

2 operations 1 paths 6 schemas 1 GET1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Youtube Channels API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 4 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • OAuth2 — OAuth 2.0 authentication for YouTube Analytics API

Paths & Operations 2

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

Channels 2

Operations related to YouTube channel resources

GET
/channels
Youtube List Channels
youtube.channels.list 8 params → 200400401403
PUT
/channels
Youtube Update Channel Metadata
youtube.channels.update 3 params body → 200400401403

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ChannelSnippet (7 properties), Channel (7 properties), ChannelListResponse (6 properties), ChannelStatistics (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Channel
object
A channel resource represents a YouTube channel.
7 properties 2 required
PageInfo
object
Paging details for a list operation, including information about the total number of resources and the number per page.
2 properties
ChannelStatistics
object
Statistics about a YouTube channel.
4 properties
ErrorResponse
object
A standard error response returned by the YouTube Data API.
1 property
ChannelListResponse
object
A list of channel resources matching the request criteria.
6 properties
ChannelSnippet
object
Basic details about a channel, including its title, description, and thumbnails.
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

youtube-channels-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Youtube publishes across the network.

Youtube Channel Sections API
Youtube Channel Banners API
Youtube Members API
Youtube Memberships Levels API
Youtube Thumbnails API
Youtube Watermarks API
Youtube Video Abuse Report Reasons API
YouTube IFrame Player API
YouTube Subscribe Button
Youtube Playlist Images API
YouTube Content ID API
YouTube oEmbed API