Videos

All videos uploaded via the videos.insert endpoint from unverified API projects created after 28 July 2020 will be restricted to private viewing mode. To lift this restriction, each API project must undergo an audit to verify compliance with the Terms of Service. Please see the API Revision History for more details.

A video resource represents a YouTube video.

Methods

The API supports the following methods for videos resources:

getRating
Retrieves the ratings that the authorized user gave to a list of specified videos. Try it now.
list
Returns a list of videos that match the API request parameters. Try it now.
insert
Uploads a video to YouTube and optionally sets the video's metadata.
update
Updates a video's metadata. Try it now.
delete
Deletes a YouTube video. Try it now.
rate
Add a like or dislike rating to a video or remove a rating from a video. Try it now.
reportAbuse
Report a video for containing abusive content. Try it now.

Resource representation

The following JSON structure shows the format of a videos resource:

{
  "kind": "youtube#video",
  "etag": etag,
  "id": string,
  "snippet": {
    "publishedAt": datetime,
    "channelId": string,
    "title": string,
    "description": string,
    "thumbnails": {
      (key): {
        "url": string,
        "width": unsigned integer,
        "height": unsigned integer
      }
    },
    "channelTitle": string,
    "tags": [
      string
    ],
    "categoryId": string,
    "liveBroadcastContent": string,
    "defaultLanguage": string,
    "localized": {
      "title": string,
      "description": string
    },
    "defaultAudioLanguage": string
  },
  "contentDetails": {
    "duration": string,
    "dimension": string,
    "definition": string,
    "caption": string,
    "licensedContent": boolean,
    "regionRestriction": {
      "allowed": [
        string
      ],
      "blocked": [
        string
      ]
    },
    "contentRating": {
      "acbRating": string,
      "agcomRating": string,
      "anatelRating": string,
      "bbfcRating": string,
      "bfvcRating": string,
      "bmukkRating": string,
      "catvRating": string,
      "catvfrRating": string,
      "cbfcRating": string,
      "cccRating": string,
      "cceRating": string,
      "chfilmRating": string,
      "chvrsRating": string,
      "cicfRating": string,
      "cnaRating": string,
      "cncRating": string,
      "csaRating": string,
      "cscfRating": string,
      "czfilmRating": string,
      "djctqRating": string,
      "djctqRatingReasons": [,
        string
      ],
      "ecbmctRating": string,
      "eefilmRating": string,
      "egfilmRating": string,
      "eirinRating": string,
      "fcbmRating": string,
      "fcoRating": string,
      "fmocRating": string,
      "fpbRating": string,
      "fpbRatingReasons": [,
        string
      ],
      "fskRating": string,
      "grfilmRating": string,
      "icaaRating": string,
      "ifcoRating": string,
      "ilfilmRating": string,
      "incaaRating": string,
      "kfcbRating": string,
      "kijkwijzerRating": string,
      "kmrbRating": string,
      "lsfRating": string,
      "mccaaRating": string,
      "mccypRating": string,
      "mcstRating": string,
      "mdaRating": string,
      "medietilsynetRating": string,
      "mekuRating": string,
      "mibacRating": string,
      "mocRating": string,
      "moctwRating": string,
      "mpaaRating": string,
      "mpaatRating": string,
      "mtrcbRating": string,
      "nbcRating": string,
      "nbcplRating": string,
      "nfrcRating": string,
      "nfvcbRating": string,
      "nkclvRating": string,
      "oflcRating": string,
      "pefilmRating": string,
      "rcnofRating": string,
      "resorteviolenciaRating": string,
      "rtcRating": string,
      "rteRating": string,
      "russiaRating": string,
      "skfilmRating": string,
      "smaisRating": string,
      "smsaRating": string,
      "tvpgRating": string,
      "ytRating": string
    },
    "projection": string,
    "hasCustomThumbnail": boolean
  },
  "status": {
    "uploadStatus": string,
    "failureReason": string,
    "rejectionReason": string,
    "privacyStatus": string,
    "publishAt": datetime,
    "license": string,
    "embeddable": boolean,
    "publicStatsViewable": boolean,
    "madeForKids": boolean,
    "selfDeclaredMadeForKids": boolean,
    "containsSyntheticMedia": boolean
  },
  "statistics": {
    "viewCount": string,
    "likeCount": string,
    "dislikeCount": string,
    "favoriteCount": string,
    "commentCount": string
  },
  "paidProductPlacementDetails": {
    "hasPaidProductPlacement": boolean
  },
  "player": {
    "embedHtml": string,
    "embedHeight": long,
    "embedWidth": long
  },
  "topicDetails": {
    "topicIds": [
      string
    ],
    "relevantTopicIds": [
      string
    ],
    "topicCategories": [
      string
    ]
  },
  "recordingDetails": {
    "recordingDate": datetime
  },
  "fileDetails": {
    "fileName": string,
    "fileSize": unsigned long,
    "fileType": string,
    "container": string,
    "videoStreams": [
      {
        "widthPixels": unsigned integer,
        "heightPixels": unsigned integer,
        "frameRateFps": double,
        "aspectRatio": double,
        "codec": string,
        "bitrateBps": unsigned long,
        "rotation": string,
        "vendor": string
      }
    ],
    "audioStreams": [
      {
        "channelCount": unsigned integer,
        "codec": string,
        "bitrateBps": unsigned long,
        "vendor": string
      }
    ],
    "durationMs": unsigned long,
    "bitrateBps": unsigned long,
    "creationTime": string
  },
  "processingDetails": {
    "processingStatus": string,
    "processingProgress": {
      "partsTotal": unsigned long,
      "partsProcessed": unsigned long,
      "timeLeftMs": unsigned long
    },
    "processingFailureReason": string,
    "fileDetailsAvailability": string,
    "processingIssuesAvailability": string,
    "tagSuggestionsAvailability": string,
    "editorSuggestionsAvailability": string,
    "thumbnailsAvailability": string
  },
  "suggestions": {
    "processingErrors": [
      string
    ],
    "processingWarnings": [
      string
    ],
    "processingHints": [
      string
    ],
    "tagSuggestions": [
      {
        "tag": string,
        "categoryRestricts": [
          string
        ]
      }
    ],
    "editorSuggestions": [
      string
    ]
  },
  "liveStreamingDetails": {
    "actualStartTime": datetime,
    "actualEndTime": datetime,
    "scheduledStartTime": datetime,
    "scheduledEndTime": datetime,
    "concurrentViewers": unsigned long,
    "activeLiveChatId": string
  },
  "localizations": {
    (key): {
      "title": string,
      "description": string
    }
  }
}

Properties

The following table defines the properties that appear in this resource:

Properties
kind string
Identifies the API resource's type. The value will be youtube#video.
etag etag
The Etag of this resource.
id string
The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the video.
snippet object
The snippet object contains basic details about the video, such as its title, description, and category.
snippet.publishedAt datetime
The date and time that the video was published. Note that this time might be different than the time that the video was uploaded. For example, if a video is uploaded as a private video and then made public at a later time, this property will specify the time that the video was made public.

There are a couple of special cases:
  • If a video is uploaded as a private video and the video metadata is retrieved by the channel owner, then the property value specifies the date and time that the video was uploaded.
  • If a video is uploaded as an unlisted video, the property value also specifies the date and time that the video was uploaded. In this case, anyone who knows the video's unique video ID can retrieve the video metadata.
The value is specified in ISO 8601 format.
snippet.channelId string
The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the channel that the video was uploaded to.
snippet.title string
The video's title. The property value has a maximum length of 100 characters and may contain all valid UTF-8 characters except < and >. You must set a value for this property if you call the videos.update method and are updating the snippet part of a video resource.
snippet.description string
The video's description. The property value has a maximum length of 5000 bytes and may contain all valid UTF-8 characters except < and >.
snippet.thumbnails object
A map of thumbnail images associated with the video. For each object in the map, the key is the name of the thumbnail image, and the value is an object that contains other information about the thumbnail.
snippet.thumbnails.(key) object
Valid key values are:
  • default – The default thumbnail image. The default thumbnail for a video – or a resource that refers to a video, such as a playlist item or search result – is 120px wide and 90px tall. The default thumbnail for a channel is 88px wide and 88px tall.
  • medium – A higher resolution version of the thumbnail image. For a video (or a resource that refers to a video), this image is 320px wide and 180px tall. For a channel, this image is 240px wide and 240px tall.
  • high – A high resolution version of the thumbnail image. For a video (or a resource that refers to a video), this image is 480px wide and 360px tall. For a channel, this image is 800px wide and 800px tall.
  • standard – An even higher resolution version of the thumbnail image than the high resolution image. This image is available for some videos and other resources that refer to videos, like playlist items or search results. This image is 640px wide and 480px tall.
  • maxres – The highest resolution version of the thumbnail image. This image size is available for some videos and other resources that refer to videos, like playlist items or search results. This image is 1280px wide and 720px tall.
snippet.thumbnails.(key).url string
The image's URL.
snippet.thumbnails.(key).width unsigned integer
The image's width.
snippet.thumbnails.(key).height unsigned integer
The image's height.
snippet.channelTitle string
Channel title for the channel that the video belongs to.
snippet.tags[] list
A list of keyword tags associated with the video. Tags may contain spaces. The property value has a maximum length of 500 characters. Note the following rules regarding the way the character limit is calculated:
  • The property value is a list, and commas between items in the list count toward the limit.
  • If a tag contains a space, the API server handles the tag value as though it were wrapped in quotation marks, and the quotation marks count toward the character limit. So, for the purposes of character limits, the tag Foo-Baz contains seven characters, but the tag Foo Baz contains nine characters.
snippet.categoryId string
The YouTube video category associated with the video. You must set a value for this property if you call the videos.update method and are updating the snippet part of a video resource.
snippet.liveBroadcastContent string
Indicates if the video is an upcoming/active live broadcast. Or it's "none" if the video is not an upcoming/active live broadcast.

Valid values for this property are:
  • live
  • none
  • upcoming
snippet.defaultLanguage string
The language of the text in the video resource's snippet.title and snippet.description properties.
snippet.localized object
The snippet.localized object contains either a localized title and description for the video or the title in the default language for the video's metadata.
  • Localized text is returned in the resource snippet if the videos.list request used the hl parameter to specify a language for which localized text should be returned and localized text is available in that language.
  • Metadata for the default language is returned if an hl parameter value is not specified or a value is specified but localized metadata is not available for the specified language.
The property contains a read-only value. Use the localizations object to add, update, or delete localized titles.
snippet.localized.title string
The localized video title.
snippet.localized.description string
The localized video description.
snippet.defaultAudioLanguage string
The default_audio_language property specifies the language spoken in the video's default audio track.
contentDetails object
The contentDetails object contains information about the video content, including the length of the video and an indication of whether captions are available for the video.
contentDetails.duration string
The length of the video. The property value is an ISO 8601 duration. For example, for a video that is at least one minute long and less than one hour long, the duration is in the format PT#M#S, in which the letters PT indicate that the value specifies a period of time, and the letters M and S refer to length in minutes and seconds, respectively. The # characters preceding the M and S letters are both integers that specify the number of minutes (or seconds) of the video. For example, a value of PT15M33S indicates that the video is 15 minutes and 33 seconds long.

If the video is at least one hour long, the duration is in the format PT#H#M#S, in which the # preceding the letter H specifies the length of the video in hours and all of the other details are the same as described above. If the video is at least one day long, the letters P and T are separated, and the value's format is P#DT#H#M#S. Please refer to the ISO 8601 specification for complete details.
contentDetails.dimension string
Indicates whether the video is available in 3D or in 2D.
contentDetails.definition string
Indicates whether the video is available in high definition (HD) or only in standard definition.

Valid values for this property are:
  • hd
  • sd
contentDetails.caption string
Indicates whether captions are available for the video.

Valid values for this property are:
  • false
  • true
contentDetails.licensedContent boolean
Indicates whether the video represents licensed content, which means that the content was uploaded to a channel linked to a YouTube content partner and then claimed by that partner.
contentDetails.regionRestriction object
The regionRestriction object contains information about the countries where a video is (or is not) viewable. The object will contain either the contentDetails.regionRestriction.allowed property or the contentDetails.regionRestriction.blocked property.
contentDetails.regionRestriction.allowed[] list
A list of region codes that identify countries where the video is viewable. If this property is present and a country is not listed in its value, then the video is blocked from appearing in that country. If this property is present and contains an empty list, the video is blocked in all countries.
contentDetails.regionRestriction.blocked[] list
A list of region codes that identify countries where the video is blocked. If this property is present and a country is not listed in its value, then the video is viewable in that country. If this property is present and contains an empty list, the video is viewable in all countries.
contentDetails.contentRating object
Specifies the ratings that the video received under various rating schemes.
contentDetails.contentRating.acbRating string
The video's Australian Classification Board (ACB) or Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) rating. ACMA ratings are used to classify children's television programming.

Valid values for this property are:
  • acbC – Programs that have been given a C classification by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. These programs are intended for children (other than preschool children) who are younger than 14 years of age.
  • acbE – E
  • acbG – G
  • acbM – M
  • acbMa15plus – MA15+
  • acbP – Programs that have been given a P classification by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. These programs are intended for preschool children.
  • acbPg – PG
  • acbR18plus – R18+
  • acbUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.agcomRating string
The video's rating from Italy's Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM).

Valid values for this property are:
  • agcomT – T
  • agcomUnrated
  • agcomVm14 – VM14
  • agcomVm18 – VM18
contentDetails.contentRating.anatelRating string
The video's Anatel (Asociación Nacional de Televisión) rating for Chilean television.

Valid values for this property are:
  • anatelA – A
  • anatelF – F
  • anatelI – I
  • anatelI10 – I-10
  • anatelI12 – I-12
  • anatelI7 – I-7
  • anatelR – R
  • anatelUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.bbfcRating string
The video's British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • bbfc12 – 12
  • bbfc12a – 12A
  • bbfc15 – 15
  • bbfc18 – 18
  • bbfcPg – PG
  • bbfcR18 – R18
  • bbfcU – U
  • bbfcUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.bfvcRating string
The video's rating from Thailand's Board of Film and Video Censors.

Valid values for this property are:
  • bfvc13 – 13
  • bfvc15 – 15
  • bfvc18 – 18
  • bfvc20 – 20
  • bfvcB – B
  • bfvcE – E
  • bfvcG – G
  • bfvcUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.bmukkRating string
The video's rating from the Austrian Board of Media Classification (Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur).

Valid values for this property are:
  • bmukk10 – 10+
  • bmukk12 – 12+
  • bmukk14 – 14+
  • bmukk16 – 16+
  • bmukk6 – 6+
  • bmukk8 – 8+
  • bmukkAa – Unrestricted
  • bmukkUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.catvRating string
Rating system for Canadian TV - Canadian TV Classification System The video's rating from the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for Canadian English-language broadcasts. For more information, see the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council website.

Valid values for this property are:
  • catv14plus – 14+
  • catv18plus – 18+
  • catvC – C
  • catvC8 – C8
  • catvG – G
  • catvPg – PG
  • catvUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.catvfrRating string
The video's rating from the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for Canadian French-language broadcasts. For more information, see the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council website.

Valid values for this property are:
  • catvfr13plus – 13+
  • catvfr16plus – 16+
  • catvfr18plus – 18+
  • catvfr8plus – 8+
  • catvfrG – G
  • catvfrUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.cbfcRating string
The video's Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC - India) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • cbfcA – A
  • cbfcS – S
  • cbfcU – U
  • cbfcUnrated
  • cbfcUA – U/A
  • cbfcUA7plus – U/A
  • cbfcUA13plus – U/A
  • cbfcUA16plus – U/A
contentDetails.contentRating.cccRating string
The video's Consejo de Calificación Cinematográfica (Chile) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • ccc14 – 14+
  • ccc18 – 18+
  • ccc18s – 18+ - contenido pornográfico
  • ccc18v – 18+ - contenido excesivamente violento
  • ccc6 – 6+ - Inconveniente para menores de 7 años
  • cccTe – Todo espectador
  • cccUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.cceRating string
The video's rating from Portugal's Comissão de Classificação de Espect´culos.

Valid values for this property are:
  • cceM12 – 12
  • cceM14 – 14
  • cceM16 – 16
  • cceM18 – 18
  • cceM4 – 4
  • cceM6 – 6
  • cceUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.chfilmRating string
The video's rating in Switzerland.

Valid values for this property are:
  • chfilm0 – 0
  • chfilm12 – 12
  • chfilm16 – 16
  • chfilm18 – 18
  • chfilm6 – 6
  • chfilmUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.chvrsRating string
The video's Canadian Home Video Rating System (CHVRS) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • chvrs14a – 14A
  • chvrs18a – 18A
  • chvrsE – E
  • chvrsG – G
  • chvrsPg – PG
  • chvrsR – R
  • chvrsUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.cicfRating string
The video's rating from the Commission de Contrôle des Films (Belgium).

Valid values for this property are:
  • cicfE – E
  • cicfKntEna – KNT/ENA
  • cicfKtEa – KT/EA
  • cicfUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.cnaRating string
The video's rating from Romania's CONSILIUL NATIONAL AL AUDIOVIZUALULUI (CNA).

Valid values for this property are:
  • cna12 – 12
  • cna15 – 15
  • cna18 – 18
  • cna18plus – 18+
  • cnaAp – AP
  • cnaUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.cncRating string
Rating system in France - Commission de classification cinematographique

Valid values for this property are:
  • cnc10 – 10
  • cnc12 – 12
  • cnc16 – 16
  • cnc18 – 18
  • cncE – E
  • cncT – T
  • cncUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.csaRating string
The video's rating from France's Conseil supérieur de l?audiovisuel, which rates broadcast content.

Valid values for this property are:
  • csa10 – 10
  • csa12 – 12
  • csa16 – 16
  • csa18 – 18
  • csaInterdiction – Interdiction
  • csaT – T
  • csaUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.cscfRating string
The video's rating from Luxembourg's Commission de surveillance de la classification des films (CSCF).

Valid values for this property are:
  • cscf12 – 12
  • cscf16 – 16
  • cscf18 – 18
  • cscf6 – 6
  • cscf9 – 9
  • cscfA – A
  • cscfAl – AL
  • cscfUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.czfilmRating string
The video's rating in the Czech Republic.

Valid values for this property are:
  • czfilm12 – 12
  • czfilm14 – 14
  • czfilm18 – 18
  • czfilmU – U
  • czfilmUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.djctqRating string
The video's Departamento de Justiça, Classificação, Qualificação e Títulos (DJCQT - Brazil) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • djctq10 – 10
  • djctq12 – 12
  • djctq14 – 14
  • djctq16 – 16
  • djctq18 – 18
  • djctqL – L
  • djctqUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.djctqRatingReasons[] list
Reasons that explain why the video received its DJCQT (Brazil) rating.
contentDetails.contentRating.ecbmctRating string
Rating system in Turkey - Evaluation and Classification Board of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Valid values for this property are:
  • ecbmct13a – 13A
  • ecbmct13plus – 13+
  • ecbmct15a – 15A
  • ecbmct15plus – 15+
  • ecbmct18plus – 18+
  • ecbmct7a – 7A
  • ecbmct7plus – 7+
  • ecbmctG – G
  • ecbmctUnrated
  • ecbmct6a – 6A
  • ecbmct6plus – 6+
  • ecbmct10a – 10A
  • ecbmct10plus – 10+
  • ecbmct16plus – 16+
contentDetails.contentRating.eefilmRating string
The video's rating in Estonia.

Valid values for this property are:
  • eefilmK12 – K-12
  • eefilmK14 – K-14
  • eefilmK16 – K-16
  • eefilmK6 – K-6
  • eefilmL – L
  • eefilmMs12 – MS-12
  • eefilmMs6 – MS-6
  • eefilmPere – Pere
  • eefilmUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.egfilmRating string
The video's rating in Egypt.

Valid values for this property are:
  • egfilm18 – 18
  • egfilmBn – BN
  • egfilmGn – GN
  • egfilmUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.eirinRating string
The video's Eirin (映倫) rating. Eirin is the Japanese rating system.

Valid values for this property are:
  • eirinG – G
  • eirinPg12 – PG-12
  • eirinR15plus – R15+
  • eirinR18plus – R18+
  • eirinUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.fcbmRating string
The video's rating from Malaysia's Film Censorship Board.

Valid values for this property are:
  • fcbm13 – 13
  • fcbm16 – 16
  • fcbm18 – 18
  • fcbm18pa – 18PA
  • fcbm18pl – 18PL
  • fcbm18sg – 18SG
  • fcbm18sx – 18SX
  • fcbmP12 – P12
  • fcbmP13 – P13
  • fcbmPg13 – PG13
  • fcbmU – U
  • fcbmUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.fcoRating string
The video's rating from Hong Kong's Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration.

Valid values for this property are:
  • fcoI – I
  • fcoIi – II
  • fcoIia – IIA
  • fcoIib – IIB
  • fcoIii – III
  • fcoUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.fmocRating string
This property has been deprecated as of November 2, 2015. Use the contentDetails.contentRating.cncRating property instead.

The video's Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animé (French Ministry of Culture) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • fmoc10 – 10
  • fmoc12 – 12
  • fmoc16 – 16
  • fmoc18 – 18
  • fmocE – E
  • fmocU – U
  • fmocUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.fpbRating string
The video's rating from South Africa's Film and Publication Board.

Valid values for this property are:
  • fpb10 – 10
  • fpb1012Pg – 10-12PG
  • fpb13 – 13
  • fpb16 – 16
  • fpb18 – 18
  • fpb79Pg – 7-9PG
  • fpbA – A
  • fpbPg – PG
  • fpbUnrated
  • fpbX18 – X18
  • fpbXx – XX
contentDetails.contentRating.fpbRatingReasons[] list
Reasons that explain why the video received its FPB (South Africa) rating.
contentDetails.contentRating.fskRating string
The video's Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (FSK - Germany) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • fsk0 – FSK 0
  • fsk12 – FSK 12
  • fsk16 – FSK 16
  • fsk18 – FSK 18
  • fsk6 – FSK 6
  • fskUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.grfilmRating string
The video's rating in Greece.

Valid values for this property are:
  • grfilmE – E
  • grfilmK – K
  • grfilmK12 – K-12
  • grfilmK13 – K-13
  • grfilmK15 – K-15
  • grfilmK17 – K-17
  • grfilmK18 – K-18
  • grfilmUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.icaaRating string
The video's Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA - Spain) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • icaa12 – 12
  • icaa13 – 13
  • icaa16 – 16
  • icaa18 – 18
  • icaa7 – 7
  • icaaApta – APTA
  • icaaUnrated
  • icaaX – X
contentDetails.contentRating.ifcoRating string
The video's Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO - Ireland) rating. See the IFCO website for more information.

Valid values for this property are:
  • ifco12 – 12
  • ifco12a – 12A
  • ifco15 – 15
  • ifco15a – 15A
  • ifco16 – 16
  • ifco18 – 18
  • ifcoG – G
  • ifcoPg – PG
  • ifcoUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.ilfilmRating string
The video's rating in Israel.

Valid values for this property are:
  • ilfilm12 – 12
  • ilfilm16 – 16
  • ilfilm18 – 18
  • ilfilmAa – AA
  • ilfilmUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.incaaRating string
The video's INCAA (Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales - Argentina) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • incaaAtp – ATP (Apta para todo publico)
  • incaaC – X (Solo apta para mayores de 18 años, de exhibición condicionada)
  • incaaSam13 – 13 (Solo apta para mayores de 13 años)
  • incaaSam16 – 16 (Solo apta para mayores de 16 años)
  • incaaSam18 – 18 (Solo apta para mayores de 18 años)
  • incaaUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.kfcbRating string
The video's rating from the Kenya Film Classification Board.

Valid values for this property are:
  • kfcb16plus – 16
  • kfcbG – GE
  • kfcbPg – PG
  • kfcbR – 18
  • kfcbUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.kijkwijzerRating string
voor de Classificatie van Audiovisuele Media (Netherlands).

Valid values for this property are:
  • kijkwijzer12 – 12
  • kijkwijzer14 – 14
  • kijkwijzer16 – 16
  • kijkwijzer18 – 18
  • kijkwijzer6 – 6
  • kijkwijzer9 – 9
  • kijkwijzerAl – AL
  • kijkwijzerUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.kmrbRating string
The video's Korea Media Rating Board (영상물등급위원회) rating. The KMRB rates videos in South Korea.

Valid values for this property are:
  • kmrb12plus – 12세 이상 관람가
  • kmrb15plus – 15세 이상 관람가
  • kmrbAll – 전체관람가
  • kmrbR – 청소년 관람불가
  • kmrbTeenr
  • kmrbUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.lsfRating string
The video's rating from Indonesia's Lembaga Sensor Film.

Valid values for this property are:
  • lsf13 – 13
  • lsf17 – 17
  • lsf21 – 21
  • lsfA – A
  • lsfBo – BO
  • lsfD – D
  • lsfR – R
  • lsfSu – SU
  • lsfUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.mccaaRating string
The video's rating from Malta's Film Age-Classification Board.

Valid values for this property are:
  • mccaa12 – 12
  • mccaa12a – 12A
  • mccaa14 – 14 - this rating was removed from the new classification structure introduced in 2013.
  • mccaa15 – 15
  • mccaa16 – 16 - this rating was removed from the new classification structure introduced in 2013.
  • mccaa18 – 18
  • mccaaPg – PG
  • mccaaU – U
  • mccaaUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.mccypRating string
The video's rating from the Danish Film Institute's (Det Danske Filminstitut) Media Council for Children and Young People.

Valid values for this property are:
  • mccyp11 – 11
  • mccyp15 – 15
  • mccyp7 – 7
  • mccypA – A
  • mccypUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.mcstRating string
The video's rating system for Vietnam - MCST

Valid values for this property are:
  • mcst0 – 0
  • mcst16plus – 16+
  • mcstC13 – C13
  • mcstC16 – C16
  • mcstC18 – C18
  • mcstP – P
  • mcstUnrated
  • mcstT13 – T13
  • mcstT16 – T16
  • mcstT18 – T18
  • mcstK – K
contentDetails.contentRating.mdaRating string
The video's rating from Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) and, specifically, it's Board of Film Censors (BFC).

Valid values for this property are:
  • mdaG – G
  • mdaM18 – M18
  • mdaNc16 – NC16
  • mdaPg – PG
  • mdaPg13 – PG13
  • mdaR21 – R21
  • mdaUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.medietilsynetRating string
The video's rating from Medietilsynet, the Norwegian Media Authority.

Valid values for this property are:
  • medietilsynet11 – 11
  • medietilsynet12 – 12
  • medietilsynet15 – 15
  • medietilsynet18 – 18
  • medietilsynet6 – 6
  • medietilsynet7 – 7
  • medietilsynet9 – 9
  • medietilsynetA – A
  • medietilsynetUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.mekuRating string
The video's rating from Finland's Kansallinen Audiovisuaalinen Instituutti (National Audiovisual Institute).

Valid values for this property are:
  • meku12 – 12
  • meku16 – 16
  • meku18 – 18
  • meku7 – 7
  • mekuS – S
  • mekuUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.mibacRating string
The video's rating from the Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo (Italy).

Valid values for this property are:
  • mibacT
  • mibacUnrated
  • mibacVap
  • mibacVm6
  • mibacVm12
  • mibacVm14
  • mibacVm18
contentDetails.contentRating.mocRating string
The video's Ministerio de Cultura (Colombia) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • moc12 – 12
  • moc15 – 15
  • moc18 – 18
  • moc7 – 7
  • mocBanned – Banned
  • mocE – E
  • mocT – T
  • mocUnrated
  • mocX – X
contentDetails.contentRating.moctwRating string
The video's rating from Taiwan's Ministry of Culture (文化部).

Valid values for this property are:
  • moctwG – G
  • moctwP – P
  • moctwPg – PG
  • moctwR – R
  • moctwR12 – R-12
  • moctwR15 – R-15
  • moctwUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.mpaaRating string
The video's Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • mpaaG – G
  • mpaaNc17 – NC-17
  • mpaaPg – PG
  • mpaaPg13 – PG-13
  • mpaaR – R
  • mpaaUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.mpaatRating string
The Motion Picture Association of America's rating for movie trailers and preview.

Valid values for this property are:
  • mpaatGb – GB (Green Band - Approved for all audiences)
  • mpaatRb – RB (Red Band - Recommended for ages 17+)
contentDetails.contentRating.mtrcbRating string
The video's rating from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (Philippines).

Valid values for this property are:
  • mtrcbG – G
  • mtrcbPg – PG
  • mtrcbR13 – R-13
  • mtrcbR16 – R-16
  • mtrcbR18 – R-18
  • mtrcbUnrated
  • mtrcbX – X
contentDetails.contentRating.nbcRating string
The video's rating from the Maldives National Bureau of Classification.

Valid values for this property are:
  • nbc12plus – 12+
  • nbc15plus – 15+
  • nbc18plus – 18+
  • nbc18plusr – 18+R
  • nbcG – G
  • nbcPg – PG
  • nbcPu – PU
  • nbcUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.nfrcRating string
The video's rating from the Bulgarian National Film Center.

Valid values for this property are:
  • nfrcA – A
  • nfrcB – B
  • nfrcC – C
  • nfrcD – D
  • nfrcUnrated
  • nfrcX – X
contentDetails.contentRating.nfvcbRating string
The video's rating from Nigeria's National Film and Video Censors Board.

Valid values for this property are:
  • nfvcb12 – 12
  • nfvcb12a – 12A
  • nfvcb15 – 15
  • nfvcb18 – 18
  • nfvcbG – G
  • nfvcbPg – PG
  • nfvcbRe – RE
  • nfvcbUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.nkclvRating string
The video's rating from the Nacionãlais Kino centrs (National Film Centre of Latvia).

Valid values for this property are:
  • nkclv12plus – 12+
  • nkclv18plus – 18+
  • nkclv7plus – 7+
  • nkclvU – U
  • nkclvUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.oflcRating string
The video's Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC - New Zealand) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • oflcG – G
  • oflcM – M
  • oflcPg – PG
  • oflcR13 – R13
  • oflcR15 – R15
  • oflcR16 – R16
  • oflcR18 – R18
  • oflcRp13 – RP13
  • oflcRp16 – RP16
  • oflcUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.pefilmRating string
The video's rating in Peru.

Valid values for this property are:
  • pefilm14 – 14
  • pefilm18 – 18
  • pefilmPg – PG
  • pefilmPt – PT
  • pefilmUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.resorteviolenciaRating string
The video's rating in Venezuela.

Valid values for this property are:
  • resorteviolenciaA – A
  • resorteviolenciaB – B
  • resorteviolenciaC – C
  • resorteviolenciaD – D
  • resorteviolenciaE – E
  • resorteviolenciaUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.rtcRating string
The video's General Directorate of Radio, Television and Cinematography (Mexico) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • rtcA – A
  • rtcAa – AA
  • rtcB – B
  • rtcB15 – B15
  • rtcC – C
  • rtcD – D
  • rtcUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.rteRating string
The video's rating from Ireland's Raidió Teilifís Éireann.

Valid values for this property are:
  • rteCh – CH
  • rteGa – GA
  • rteMa – MA
  • rtePs – PS
  • rteUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.russiaRating string
The video's National Film Registry of the Russian Federation (MKRF - Russia) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • russia0 – 0+
  • russia12 – 12+
  • russia16 – 16+
  • russia18 – 18+
  • russia6 – 6+
  • russiaUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.skfilmRating string
The video's rating in Slovakia.

Valid values for this property are:
  • skfilmG – G
  • skfilmP2 – P2
  • skfilmP5 – P5
  • skfilmP8 – P8
  • skfilmUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.smaisRating string
The video's rating in Iceland.

Valid values for this property are:
  • smais12 – 12
  • smais14 – 14
  • smais16 – 16
  • smais18 – 18
  • smais7 – 7
  • smaisL – L
  • smaisUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.smsaRating string
The video's rating from Statens medieråd (Sweden's National Media Council).

Valid values for this property are:
  • smsa11 – 11
  • smsa15 – 15
  • smsa7 – 7
  • smsaA – All ages
  • smsaUnrated
contentDetails.contentRating.tvpgRating string
The video's TV Parental Guidelines (TVPG) rating.

Valid values for this property are:
  • tvpgG – TV-G
  • tvpgMa – TV-MA
  • tvpgPg – TV-PG
  • tvpgUnrated
  • tvpgY – TV-Y
  • tvpgY7 – TV-Y7
  • tvpgY7Fv – TV-Y7-FV
  • pg14 – TV-14
contentDetails.contentRating.ytRating string
A rating that YouTube uses to identify age-restricted content.

Valid values for this property are:
  • ytAgeRestricted
contentDetails.projection string
Specifies the projection format of the video.

Valid values for this property are:
  • 360
  • rectangular
contentDetails.hasCustomThumbnail boolean
Indicates whether the video uploader has provided a custom thumbnail image for the video. This property is only visible to the video uploader.
status object
The status object contains information about the video's uploading, processing, and privacy statuses.
status.uploadStatus string
The status of the uploaded video.

Valid values for this property are:
  • deleted
  • failed
  • processed
  • rejected
  • uploaded
status.failureReason string
This value explains why a video failed to upload. This property is only present if the uploadStatus property indicates that the upload failed.

Valid values for this property are:
  • codec
  • conversion
  • emptyFile
  • invalidFile
  • tooSmall
  • uploadAborted
status.rejectionReason string
This value explains why YouTube rejected an uploaded video. This property is only present if the uploadStatus property indicates that the upload was rejected.

Valid values for this property are:
  • claim
  • copyright
  • duplicate
  • inappropriate
  • legal
  • length
  • termsOfUse
  • trademark
  • uploaderAccountClosed
  • uploaderAccountSuspended
status.privacyStatus string
The video's privacy status.

Valid values for this property are:
  • private
  • public
  • unlisted
status.publishAt datetime
The date and time when the video is scheduled to publish. It can be set only if the privacy status of the video is private. The value is specified in ISO 8601 format. Note the following two additional points about this property's behavior:
  • If you set this property's value when calling the videos.update method, you must also set the status.privacyStatus property value to private even if the video is already private.
  • If your request schedules a video to be published at some time in the past, the video will be published right away. As such, the effect of setting the status.publishAt property to a past date and time is the same as of changing the video's privacyStatus from private to public.
status.license string
The video's license.

Valid values for this property are:
  • creativeCommon
  • youtube
status.embeddable boolean
This value indicates whether the video can be embedded on another website.
status.publicStatsViewable boolean
This value indicates whether the extended video statistics on the video's watch page are publicly viewable. By default, those statistics are viewable, and statistics like a video's viewcount and ratings will still be publicly visible even if this property's value is set to false.
status.madeForKids boolean
This value indicates whether the video is designated as child-directed, and it contains the current "made for kids" status of the video. For example, the status might be determined based on the value of the selfDeclaredMadeForKids property. See the YouTube Help Center for more information about setting the audience for your channel, videos, or broadcasts.
status.selfDeclaredMadeForKids boolean
In a videos.insert or videos.update request, this property allows the channel owner to designate the video as being child-directed. In a videos.list request, the property value is only returned if the channel owner authorized the API request.
status.containsSyntheticMedia boolean
In a videos.insert or videos.update request, this property allows the channel owner to disclose that a video contains realistic Altered or Synthetic (A/S) content. Learn more about YouTube policies related to A/S content.

Examples of A/S content include videos that:
  • Make a real person appear to say or do something they didn't actually say or do
  • Alter footage of a real event or place
  • Generate a realistic-looking scene that did not actually occur
statistics object
The statistics object contains statistics about the video.
statistics.viewCount unsigned long

The number of times the video has been viewed.

Starting March 31, 2025, for Shorts, viewCount will return the number of times a Short starts to play or replay, with no minimum watch time requirement.
statistics.likeCount unsigned long
The number of users who have indicated that they liked the video.
statistics.dislikeCount unsigned long
Note: The statistics.dislikeCount property was made private as of December 13, 2021. This means that the property is included in an API response only if the API request was authenticated by the video owner. See the revision history for more information.

The number of users who have indicated that they disliked the video.
statistics.favoriteCount unsigned long
Note: This property has been deprecated. The deprecation is effective as of August 28, 2015. The property's value is now always set to 0.
statistics.commentCount unsigned long
The number of comments for the video.
paidProductPlacementDetails object
The paidProductPlacementDetails object contains information about paid product placement in the video.
paidProductPlacementDetails.hasPaidProductPlacement boolean
Set to true if the content uses paid product placement. Defaults to false.
player object
The player object contains information that you would use to play the video in an embedded player.
player.embedHtml string
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