What you can do with YouTube
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19 things you can do
YouTube
YouTube APIs provide programmatic access to YouTube data including videos, playlists, channels, user interactions, live streaming, analytics, captions, and embedded player controls.
19 multi-step recipesRecipes: multi-step jobs
Channel Comment Threads and ReplySurface channel comment threads and reply to the first one.Channel Playlists and Items
Drill from a channel into its playlists and the items of the first one.Copy Playlist Items
Clone the first two items of a source playlist into a new playlist.Create Playlist and Add Items
Create a playlist and populate it with two videos.Discover and Comment
Find a video by query and post a comment on it.Moderate Comment Threads
Review held comments on a video and moderate the first one.My Channel Uploads
List the authenticated user's uploads and inspect the latest video.Post Comment Thread and Reply
Create a top-level comment thread, then reply to its top-level comment.Post and Moderate a Comment Thread
Create a top-level comment and apply a moderation status to it.Search Channel and Subscribe
Find a channel by query and subscribe to it.Search Playlist and List Items
Find a playlist by query and enumerate its items.Search Video and List Captions
Find a video and enumerate its caption tracks.Search to Video Comment Threads
Find a video by query and surface its details and comment threads.Subscribe and Confirm
Create a subscription and verify it by listing the user's subscriptions.Trending Videos to Playlist
Capture the top trending video and save it into a new playlist.Update Video Metadata
Fetch a video then patch its snippet metadata.Upload Video and Add to Playlist
Insert a video, create a playlist, and place the video in it.Upload and Update a Caption Track
Insert a draft caption track and then publish it.Video Engagement Report
Combine video stats with its top comment thread and replies.