What is YouTube Data API?

This is one of the APIs that Google has exposed, using which we can integrate applications with YouTube and perform most of the core functionalities directly from the application.

Some of the most used features are

  • Ability to search for channels, playlists, and videos
  • Create and manage playlists
  • Ability to upload videos
  • Manage subscriptions and comments
  • Update channel settings
  • And many more.

Overall, we can develop applications that can interact with YouTube by integrating with this API.

What do we need to get started?

  • We just need a Google account to access Developer Console.
  • Once we have an account, we need to configure a project on Developer Console to get started.

API Documentation and Console URLs

Developers Documentation: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3

Google Developer Console or Cloud Console: https://cloud.google.com/

Overall

We can develop applications that can interact with YouTube through the APIs exposed.