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Youtube CommentThreads API

Operations related to YouTube comment threads

Youtube CommentThreads 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 CommentThreads. 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 3 operations across 1 path, and defines 5 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.

3 operations 1 paths 5 schemas 1 GET1 POST1 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 CommentThreads 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 3

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

CommentThreads 3

Operations related to YouTube comment threads

GET
/commentThreads
Youtube List Comment Threads
youtube.commentThreads.list 9 params → 200400401403
POST
/commentThreads
Youtube Create a Comment Thread
youtube.commentThreads.insert 3 params body → 200400401403
PUT
/commentThreads
Youtube Update a Comment Thread
youtube.commentThreads.update 3 params body → 200400401403

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CommentThread (5 properties), CommentThreadListResponse (5 properties), Comment (4 properties), PageInfo (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CommentThreadListResponse
object
A list of comment thread resources matching the request criteria.
5 properties
PageInfo
object
Paging details for a list operation, including information about the total number of resources and the number per page.
2 properties
CommentThread
object
A commentThread resource contains information about a YouTube comment thread, which comprises a top-level comment and replies.
5 properties 2 required
ErrorResponse
object
A standard error response returned by the YouTube Data API.
1 property
Comment
object
A comment resource contains information about a single YouTube comment.
4 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

youtube-commentthreads-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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