YouTube

About YouTube

The YouTube developer offering provides APIs and tools for embedding and managing YouTube content within third-party sites and apps. It covers playing videos through an embedded player with customizable playback (via IFrame or iOS player parameters), searching and managing YouTube data such as uploads and playlists, and adding channel analytics and reporting.

Additional features include one-click Subscribe Buttons for channels and tools for scheduling and managing live broadcasts. Supporting resources include an APIs Explorer, a player demo tool, a subscribe button configuration tool, code samples on GitHub, an issue tracker for bug reports, and a Stack Overflow tag for questions.

This is aimed at developers building applications or websites that integrate YouTube video playback, data access, analytics, or live streaming functionality. A separate Researcher Program is available for those using YouTube data for research purposes.

Key features

• Embed an IFrame or iOS player to play YouTube videos directly in apps
• Search, upload, and manage YouTube videos and playlists via the Data API
• Analytics and reporting on channel and video performance
• One-click Subscribe buttons for YouTube channels
• Schedule and manage live YouTube broadcasts and video streams

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