YouTube APIs and services

YouTube offers a variety of APIs, tools, and services that let you integrate YouTube functionality into your own website, application, or device.

YouTube Players and Widgets

Product	Type	Description	Primary Users
IFrame Player API Reference	Public	Use an embedded player to play videos directly in your app.	Web & App Developers
iOS Helper Library	Public	Embed a YouTube IFrame Player into an iOS application.	iOS Developers
YouTube Player Parameters	Public	Customize the playback experience with a variety of player settings.	Web & App Developers
YouTube Subscribe Button	Public	Enable users to subscribe to your YouTube channel with one click.	Web Developers
YouTube Playables	Public	Build and integrate interactive HTML5 games that run directly on YouTube across web and mobile.	Game Developers

YouTube Data and Reporting APIs

Use the following table to find the YouTube API that best fits your needs:

API	Type	Description	Primary Users	Auth
YouTube app features
YouTube Data API	Public	Add YouTube app features to your application, including the ability to upload videos, create and manage playlists, edit video metadata, and more.	Developers	API Key / OAuth 2.0
YouTube Live Streaming API	Public	Schedule live YouTube broadcasts and manage your broadcast video streams. Technically, this API is part of the YouTube Data API.	Developers	API Key / OAuth 2.0
YouTube Video Third-Party Trainability API	Public	Check whether creators and rights holders allow a video to be used for training AI models.	Developers	None
YouTube analytics and reporting
YouTube Analytics API	Public	Real-time Dashboards. Targeted queries for demographics, traffic sources, and engagement.	MCNs & Labels	OAuth 2.0
YouTube Reporting API	Public	Big Data. Bulk downloads of large datasets for financial reporting and performance analysis.	Data Analysts	OAuth 2.0
YouTube content ownership and management
YouTube Content ID API	Restricted to YouTube Partners (details)	Rights Management. Bulk asset creation, policy updates, and claims management.	Content Owners	OAuth 2.0

Devices and Integrations

Integration	Type	Description	Primary Users
Devices and certification
Cobalt	Public	High-performance, lightweight application container and Starboard porting layer for running the YouTube TV app on living room devices.	Device Manufacturers & Porters

Dimensional Data in YouTube APIs

Type	Content ID API	Data API	Analytics API	Reporting API
Revenue Data	✘	✘	✔	Granular
Asset/Ownership Data	✔	✘	✔	✔
ISRC UPC Data	✔	✘	✘	✔
Playlist Data	✘	Granular	✔	✔
Demographic Data	✘	✘	✔	✔
Policy Data	Granular	✘	✘	✘
Caption & Thumbnail Data	✘	✔	✘	✘

Dimension Breakdown

This table provides a granular breakdown of the data available in each API.

Type	Dimension	Content ID API	Data API	Analytics API	Reporting API
DateTime	Time Periods	✔	✔	✔	✔
Entity IDs	Video ID	✔	✔	✔	✔
	Channel ID	✔	✔	✔	✔
	Asset ID	✔	✘	✘	✔
	ISRC	✘	✘	✘	✔
	Custom Partner ID	✘	✘	✘	✔
	Content Owner ID	✔	✔	✘	✔
	UPC	✔	✘	✘	✔
Playback Slices	Traffic Source	✘	✘	✔	Granular
	Content Type (UGC / PMV)	✘	✘	✘	✔
	Platform	✘	✘	✔	✔
	OS	✘	✘	✔	✔
	Playlists	✘	Granular	✔	✔
	Playback Location	✘	✘	✔	✔
User Slices	Age Group	✘	✘	✔	✔
	Gender	✘	✘	✔	✔
	Country	✘	✘	✔	✔
	Region	✘	✔	✘	✘
Metrics	Views	✘	✔	✔	✔
	Engaged Views	✘	✘	✔	✔
	Claims	✔	✘	✘	Granular
	Watch Time	✘	✘	✔	Granular
	Likes / Dislikes	✘	Granular	✔	✔
	Audience Retention	✘	✘	✔	✘
	Cards Shown/Clicked	✘	✘	✔	✔
	End Screens Shown/Clicked	✘	✘	✔	✔
	Subscribers	✘	Granular	✔	✔
	Shared	✘	✘	✔	✔
	Impressions	✘	✘	✔	✔
	Revenue	✘	✘	✔	Granular
	Ad-Supported Financial Reports	✘	✘	✔	Granular
	Subscription Financial Reports	✘	✘	✔	Granular
	Annotations	✘	✘	✔	✔
	Shorts Metrics	✘	✘	✔	✔
Platform Functions	Activities	✘	Granular	✘	✘
	Captions	✘	✔	✘	✔
	Channels	✔	Granular	✘	✔
	Policies	Granular	✔	✘	✘
	Comments	✘	Granular	✔	✔
	i18nRegions	✘	✔	✘	✘
	i18nLanguages	✘	✔	✘	✘
	Members	✘	✔	✘	✘
	Playlists	✘	Granular	✔	✔
	Search	✘	✔	✘	✘
	Subscriptions	✘	✔	✔	✔
	Thumbnails	✘	✔	✘	✘
	Videos	✔	Granular	✔	✔
	Ownership	Granular	✘	✘	✘
	References	Granular	✘	✘	✔
	Watermarks	✘	Granular	✘	✘
MetaData	Artist	✔	✔	✘	✔
	Description	✔	✔	✘	✘
	Published Time	✘	✔	✘	✔
	Title	✘	✔	✘	✔
	Language	✘	Granular	✔	✔
	Content Rating	✘	Granular	✘	✘
	Content Details	✘	Granular	✘	✘