POST/v1/youtube/metadata

YouTube Metadata API

Real-time YouTube video metrics API — live view counts, like counts, and formatted numbers. Perfect for live dashboards and viral tracking from $0.01/call.

Fetch real-time view count and like count for any YouTube video. Returns both raw numbers and formatted text (e.g., '18M'). Ideal for live dashboards and real-time monitoring.

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POST /v1/youtube/metadata$0.01/call

Live testing

API Key

Video ID*

Response

Example response — hit "Run" to see a live result

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "viewCountText": "1,758,165,530 views",
    "viewCount": "1758165530",
    "likeCountText": "18M",
    "likeCount": 18905025
  }
}

Features

✓Real-time view and like counts

✓Both raw numbers and formatted text

✓Lightweight and fast response

✓Perfect for live dashboards

Use cases

Live Dashboard

Display real-time view and like counts on a live analytics dashboard.

Viral Tracking

Monitor view velocity to detect when a video starts going viral.

Engagement Monitoring

Track like-to-view ratios over time for content performance analysis.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/youtube/metadata', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Why YepAPI is cheaper

No monthly minimums. No enterprise plans. Just pay per call.

Provider	Cost / call	Catch
YepAPI	$0.01	No minimum. Pay as you go.
YouTube Data API v3	$0.00	10K units/day free

Frequently asked questions

Fetch real-time view count and like count for any YouTube video. Returns both raw numbers and formatted text (e.g., '18M'). Ideal for live dashboards and real-time monitoring.

Each API call costs $0.01. No monthly minimums or subscriptions — you only pay for what you use.

Sign up for a free API key, then send a POST request to /v1/youtube/metadata. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.

YepAPI bundles SEO, AI, and web scraping APIs under one key with no monthly minimums. You get lower per-call pricing, a unified dashboard, and one billing account instead of managing multiple providers.

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