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Youtube LiveStreams API

Operations for managing YouTube live video streams

Youtube LiveStreams 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 LiveStreams. 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 4 operations across 1 path, and defines 7 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.

4 operations 1 paths 7 schemas 1 DELETE1 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 LiveStreams 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 4

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

LiveStreams 4

Operations for managing YouTube live video streams

GET
/liveStreams
Youtube List Live Streams
youtube.liveStreams.list 7 params → 200400401403
POST
/liveStreams
Youtube Create a Live Stream
youtube.liveStreams.insert 3 params body → 200400401403
PUT
/liveStreams
Youtube Update a Live Stream
youtube.liveStreams.update 3 params body → 200400401403
DELETE
/liveStreams
Youtube Delete a Live Stream
youtube.liveStreams.delete 2 params → 204400401403404

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are LiveStream (7 properties), LiveStreamListResponse (6 properties), LiveStreamSnippet (5 properties), LiveStreamStatus (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PageInfo
object
Paging details for a list of live streaming resources.
2 properties
LiveStreamListResponse
object
A list of live stream resources matching the request criteria.
6 properties
ErrorResponse
object
A standard error response returned by the YouTube Live Streaming API.
1 property
LiveStream
object
A liveStream resource contains information about the video stream that you are transmitting to YouTube. The stream provides the content that will be broadcast…
7 properties 2 required
LiveStreamSnippet
object
Basic details about a live stream including its title, description, and channel association.
5 properties
LiveStreamContentDetails
object
Detailed settings for a live stream including the stream key and ingestion settings.
2 properties
LiveStreamStatus
object
Status information about a live stream including its stream status and health status.
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

youtube-livestreams-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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