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Youtube Playlists API

Operations related to YouTube playlist resources

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Youtube Playlists 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 Playlists. 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 6 operations across 2 paths, and defines 17 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

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

6 operations 2 paths 17 schemas 2 DELETE1 GET1 POST2 PUT

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, API Key, OAuth 2.0, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 4

Youtube Playlists API declares 4 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 5 scopes. An API key is passed in the query as key (apiKey). It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 4 scopes. An API key is passed in the query as key (ApiKey).

  • OAuth2 — OAuth 2.0 authentication for YouTube Data API
  • ApiKey — API key for read-only operations

Paths & Operations 6

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 2 DELETE, 1 GET, 1 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Playlists 6

Operations related to YouTube playlist resources

GET
/playlists
Youtube List Playlists
youtube.playlists.list 8 params → 200400401403
POST
/playlists
Youtube Create a Playlist
youtube.playlists.insert 3 params body → 200400401403
PUT
/playlists
Youtube Update a Playlist
youtube.playlists.update 3 params body → 200400401403
DELETE
/playlists
Youtube Delete a Playlist
youtube.playlists.delete 2 params → 204400401403404
PUT
/playlists/{playlistId}
Youtube Update Playlist
updatePlaylist 3 params body → 200404
DELETE
/playlists/{playlistId}
Youtube Delete Playlist
deletePlaylist 2 params → 204404

Schemas 17

The contract defines 17 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are PlaylistSnippet (6 properties), Playlist (6 properties), PlaylistListResponse (6 properties), Playlist_2 (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorResponse
object
A standard error response returned by the YouTube Data API.
1 property
Playlist
object
A playlist resource represents a YouTube playlist.
6 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
PlaylistListResponse
object
A list of playlist resources matching the request criteria.
6 properties
ErrorResponse_2
object
Error response object
1 property 1 required
ThumbnailDetails
object
Thumbnail images at various resolutions
5 properties
Playlist_2
object
A YouTube playlist resource
6 properties 3 required
Thumbnail
object
A thumbnail image
3 properties
PlaylistSnippet
object
Basic information about the playlist
6 properties
PlaylistContentDetails
object
Content details for the playlist
1 property
PlaylistStatus
object
Status information for the playlist
1 property
ErrorDetails
object
Details about an API error
3 properties 2 required
PlaylistInsertRequest
object
Request body for creating a playlist
2 properties 1 required
PlaylistUpdateRequest
object
Request body for updating a playlist
2 properties 2 required
PageInfo_2
object
Pagination information
2 properties
PlaylistListResponse_2
object
Response containing playlist resources
5 properties 3 required
ErrorItem
object
Individual error detail
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

youtube-playlists-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
youtube:youtube-playlists-api
Base URL
https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3
Docs
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/activities
Provider
Youtube
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