POST/v1/youtube/video

YouTube Video Details API

Full YouTube video metadata — title, views, likes, description, keywords, thumbnails, and available formats. Video intelligence from $0.02/call.

Retrieve comprehensive video metadata including title, description, view count, likes, channel info, keywords, thumbnails, and available formats. Uses 6 quota units upstream.

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Try it live

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POST/v1/youtube/videovideo$0.02/call

Response

Example response — hit "Send Request" to see a live result

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "status": "OK",
    "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video)",
    "channelTitle": "Rick Astley",
    "viewCount": "1756095483",
    "likeCount": "18882500",
    "lengthSeconds": "213",
    "keywords": [
      "rick astley",
      "Never Gonna Give You Up"
    ]
  }
}

Features

✓Full video metadata: title, description, views, likes

✓Channel info with subscriber count

✓Video keywords and tags

✓Multiple thumbnail sizes

✓Available video/audio formats and qualities

Use cases

Video Analytics

Track video performance metrics over time — views, likes, and engagement for any YouTube video.

Content Database

Build a searchable database of YouTube video metadata for your platform or research project.

Thumbnail Extraction

Get high-resolution thumbnails for video embedding or preview generation in your app.

Channel Monitoring

Monitor specific videos or channels for view count milestones and engagement changes.

Media Processing

Access available video formats and qualities for media processing pipelines.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

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

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Frequently asked questions

Retrieve comprehensive video metadata including title, description, view count, likes, channel info, keywords, thumbnails, and available formats. Uses 6 quota units upstream.

Each API call costs $0.02. 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/video. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.

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POST /v1/youtube/search

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