YouTube Media API
Unlock the world's largest video library. Retrieve detailed metadata, adaptive stream URLs, and channel insights.
Scalable YouTube Data Extraction
ImbueData's YouTube Media API offers a streamlined interface to accessing complex video data. Focus on building your application while our infrastructure ensures reliable access to video streams, thumbnails, descriptions, and channel statistics. Ideal for educational platforms, video analytics tools, and content curation services needing robust Youtube integration.
Use Cases
- Video Analytics & SEO Tools
- Educational Content Platforms (LMS)
- Influencer Discovery
- Content Curation Apps
Comprehensive Video Info
Access titles, descriptions, tags, categories, view counts, and duration in a single request.
Stream URL Extraction
Generate direct playback or download links for various video qualities and audio-only streams.
Channel Insights
Retrieve channel metadata including subscriber counts, total views, and verification status.
Standardized JSON Response
Explore the structure of the data returned by the API. All responses are fully typed and predictable.
1{
2 "status": "success",
3 "data": {
4 "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
5 "title": "Essential Development Patterns",
6 "description": "A deep dive into modern API architecture...",
7 "channel": {
8 "id": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
9 "name": "Dev Mastery",
10 "subscribers": "1.2M",
11 "is_verified": true
12 },
13 "stats": {
14 "views": 5400000,
15 "likes": 120000
16 },
17 "streams": {
18 "video": [
19 {
20 "quality": "1080p",
21 "url": "https://..."
22 },
23 {
24 "quality": "720p",
25 "url": "https://..."
26 }
27 ],
28 "audio": [
29 {
30 "quality": "medium",
31 "url": "https://..."
32 }
33 ]
34 },
35 "published_at": "2023-10-25"
36 }
37}Frequently Asked Questions
Does this support Shorts?
Yes, the API is fully compatible with both standard long-form videos and YouTube Shorts, providing the same rich data access.
Is authentication required?
You need an API key from ImbueData to authenticate your requests. We handle the complex upstream authentication so you don't have to.
What video qualities are supported?
We support extraction of all available quality formats provided by the source, ranging from 144p up to 4K and 8K where available.
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