YouTube Playlist API
YouTube playlist API — get playlist metadata and all video entries with titles, thumbnails, and durations. Playlist analytics from $0.01/call.
Fetch the full details of any YouTube playlist including its metadata and all contained videos with their individual metadata. Supports pagination for large playlists.
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{
"ok": true,
"data": {
"meta": {
"playlistId": "PLrAXtmErZgOeiKm4sgNOknGvNjby9efdf",
"title": "My Playlist",
"videoCount": "42"
},
"data": [
{
"type": "video",
"videoId": "abc123",
"title": "Video in Playlist",
"lengthText": "12:34"
}
]
}
}Features
The meta block returns the playlist's title, description, and videoCount (e.g. 42), so you know the size and subject before iterating its contents.
Each entry in the data array carries videoId, title, and lengthText (e.g. 12:34), giving you the ordered track list with per-video detail.
Long playlists return a continuation token, so you can page through hundreds of entries from a single playlist ID without truncation.
Every video includes thumbnails, lengthText, and view data, enough to render a playlist UI or run duration-based analytics directly.
Use cases
Course Cataloging
Extract all videos from educational playlists to build course catalogs or learning platforms.
Music Playlist Analysis
Analyze music playlists for genre trends, artist popularity, and track listing patterns.
Content Archiving
Archive playlist contents and metadata before they change or get deleted.
Playlist Comparison
Compare playlists across channels to identify content overlap and unique offerings.
Quick start
Copy this snippet and start making calls.
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/youtube/playlist', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"id": "PLrAXtmErZgOeiKm4sgNOknGvNjby9efdf"
}),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);The YouTube Playlist API — full contents from one playlist ID
The YouTube Playlist API expands a playlist ID into its complete contents. Send id (e.g. PLrAXtmErZgOeiKm4sgNOknGvNjby9efdf) to /v1/youtube/playlist and get a meta object with the playlist title and videoCount, plus an ordered data array of every video — each with videoId, title, and lengthText. It's the endpoint for turning a curated list into structured, iterable data.
At $0.01 per call with continuation-token pagination, even multi-hundred-video playlists are cheap to extract in full. It's ideal for cataloging courses, archiving music sets, or comparing playlists across channels.
What is a YouTube Playlist API?
A YouTube Playlist API takes a playlist ID and returns both the playlist's own metadata and the ordered list of every video inside it, as structured JSON. You get a meta object (title, description, videoCount) and a data array where each item has videoId, title, lengthText, and thumbnails — in playlist order. This is distinct from listing a channel's playlists (which returns the playlists themselves) or a channel's videos (which returns uploads ungrouped). The Playlist endpoint is specifically about drilling into one collection and reading out its members for cataloging, archiving, or analysis.
Build your own course catalog tool
Point it at an educational playlist and you get an ordered lesson list — videoId, title, and duration for each — ready to import as a course outline on a learning platform. Sum lengthText across the array to show total course length. For music, analyze a playlist's track listing for artist and genre patterns. Because the array preserves order, you can also archive a playlist's exact state on a schedule and diff snapshots to detect added, removed, or reordered videos before they change.
YouTube Playlist API pricing — $0.01/call
Each page of a playlist costs $0.01 and returns the meta plus a batch of videos with a continuation token for the rest. There's no daily quota. A 42-video playlist is typically a single call; a 500-video playlist is just a handful of paginated $0.01 calls. Compared to the official Data API's unit metering, you pay flatly per page and pull the whole playlist whenever you want.
Playlist vs. channel-playlists
This endpoint reads the videos inside one playlist. To instead discover which playlists a channel has created, use the Channel Playlists endpoint — it returns each playlist's ID and video count, which you then feed back into this endpoint to expand. The two compose naturally: list a channel's playlists, then iterate each ID through the Playlist API to map a creator's entire organized catalog.
Try the YouTube Playlist API free
Start with $5 in free credit, no card required — that's 500 playlist pages. Extract a full course playlist or music set and inspect the ordered video data before building your catalog.
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Frequently asked questions
Fetch the full details of any YouTube playlist including its metadata and all contained videos with their individual metadata. Supports pagination for large playlists.
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/playlist. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.
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