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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POST /v1/youtube/video$0.02/call

Live testing

API Key

Video ID*

Country Code

Optional. Two-letter country code for geo-specific results.

Response

Example response — hit "Run" 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);

Why YepAPI is cheaper

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

Provider	Cost / call	Catch
YepAPI	$0.02	No minimum. Pay as you go.
YouTube Data API v3	$0.00	10K units/day free, complex quota
RapidAPI YouTube	$0.00	$51/mo plan

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.

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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Search

$0.01

YouTube search API — find videos, channels, and playlists with filters for date, duration, and type. Structured JSON results from $0.01/call.

POST /v1/youtube/search

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