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Youtube Search API

Operations for searching YouTube content

Youtube Search 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 Search. 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 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 14 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.

1 operations 1 paths 14 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

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 Search 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 1

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

Search 1

Operations for searching YouTube content

GET
/search
Youtube Search Youtube
youtube.search.list 11 params → 200400401403

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SearchListResponse (7 properties), SearchListResponse_2 (7 properties), SearchResultSnippet (6 properties), ErrorItem (5 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
SearchResult
object
A search result contains information about a YouTube video, channel, or playlist that matches the search query.
4 properties
PageInfo
object
Paging details for a list operation, including information about the total number of resources and the number per page.
2 properties
SearchListResponse
object
A list of search results matching the query criteria.
7 properties
ErrorResponse_2
object
Error response object
1 property 1 required
ThumbnailDetails
object
Thumbnail images at various resolutions
5 properties
Thumbnail
object
A thumbnail image
3 properties
ResourceId
object
Identifies the resource in the search result
4 properties 1 required
SearchResult_2
object
A single search result
4 properties 3 required
ErrorDetails
object
Details about an API error
3 properties 2 required
SearchListResponse_2
object
Response containing search results
7 properties 3 required
PageInfo_2
object
Pagination information
2 properties
SearchResultSnippet
object
Basic information about the search result
6 properties
ErrorItem
object
Individual error detail
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

youtube-search-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
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