Youtube · Schema
Video
A video resource represents a YouTube video.
GoogleMediaSocialStreamingVideoVideos
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| kind | string | Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#video. |
| etag | string | The Etag of this resource. |
| id | string | The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the video. |
| snippet | object | Basic details about a video, including its title, description, tags, and category. |
| contentDetails | object | Information about the video content, including the length of the video and an indication of whether captions are available. |
| status | object | The status of an uploaded video. |
| statistics | object | Statistics about the video such as the number of times the video has been viewed or liked. |
| player | object | Information used to play the video. |
| localizations | object | The localizations object contains translations of the video's metadata. |
JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"description": "A video resource represents a YouTube video.",
"properties": {
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#video.",
"example": "youtube#video"
},
"etag": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The Etag of this resource.",
"example": "XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k"
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the video.",
"example": "abc123def456"
},
"snippet": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Basic details about a video, including its title, description, tags, and category.",
"properties": {
"publishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The date and time when the video was published.",
"example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"format": "date-time"
},
"channelId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The ID of the YouTube channel that published the video.",
"example": "500123"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The video title.",
"example": "Example Title"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The video description.",
"example": "A sample description for this resource."
},
"thumbnails": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A map of thumbnail images associated with the video.",
"example": "example_value"
},
"channelTitle": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The channel title of the YouTube channel that published the video.",
"example": "example_value"
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"description": "A list of keyword tags associated with the video.",
"example": [],
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"categoryId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The YouTube video category associated with the video.",
"example": "500123"
},
"liveBroadcastContent": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Indicates if the video is an upcoming/active live broadcast.",
"example": "live",
"enum": [
"live",
"none",
"upcoming"
]
},
"defaultLanguage": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The language of the text in the video resource's snippet.title and snippet.description properties.",
"example": "en"
},
"localized": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The snippet.localized object contains either a localized title and description for the video or the title in the default language.",
"example": "example_value",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The localized video title."
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The localized video description."
}
}
}
}
},
"contentDetails": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Information about the video content, including the length of the video and an indication of whether captions are available.",
"properties": {
"duration": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The length of the video in ISO 8601 format.",
"example": "example_value"
},
"dimension": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Indicates whether the video is available in 3D or in 2D.",
"example": "example_value"
},
"definition": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Indicates whether the video is available in high definition or standard definition.",
"example": "hd",
"enum": [
"hd",
"sd"
]
},
"caption": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Indicates whether captions are available for the video.",
"example": "false",
"enum": [
"false",
"true"
]
},
"licensedContent": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Indicates whether the video represents licensed content, which means that the content has been claimed by a YouTube content partner.",
"example": true
},
"contentRating": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Specifies the ratings that the video received under various rating schemes.",
"example": "example_value"
}
}
},
"status": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The status of an uploaded video.",
"properties": {
"uploadStatus": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The status of the uploaded video.",
"example": "deleted",
"enum": [
"deleted",
"failed",
"processed",
"rejected",
"uploaded"
]
},
"privacyStatus": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The video's privacy status.",
"example": "private",
"enum": [
"private",
"public",
"unlisted"
]
},
"license": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The video's license.",
"example": "creativeCommon",
"enum": [
"creativeCommon",
"youtube"
]
},
"embeddable": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Indicates whether the video can be embedded on another website.",
"example": true
},
"publicStatsViewable": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Indicates whether the video's extended statistics on the video's watch page are publicly viewable.",
"example": true
},
"madeForKids": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Indicates whether the video is designated as child-directed.",
"example": "channel==UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw"
}
}
},
"statistics": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Statistics about the video such as the number of times the video has been viewed or liked.",
"properties": {
"viewCount": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The number of times the video has been viewed.",
"example": 42
},
"likeCount": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The number of users who have indicated that they liked the video.",
"example": 42
},
"dislikeCount": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The number of users who have indicated that they disliked the video.",
"example": 42
},
"favoriteCount": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The number of users who have added the video to their favorites list.",
"example": 42
},
"commentCount": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The number of comments for the video.",
"example": 42
}
}
},
"player": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Information used to play the video.",
"properties": {
"embedHtml": {
"type": "string",
"description": "An iframe tag that embeds a player that will play the video.",
"example": "example_value"
},
"embedHeight": {
"type": "number",
"description": "The height of the embedded player returned in the player.embedHtml property.",
"example": 42.5
},
"embedWidth": {
"type": "number",
"description": "The width of the embedded player returned in the player.embedHtml property.",
"example": 42.5
}
}
},
"localizations": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The localizations object contains translations of the video's metadata.",
"example": "example_value"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"etag"
],
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "Video",
"x-schema-source": "openapi",
"x-source-url": "openapi/youtube-data-api-openapi.yml"
}