YouTube API Python<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nStep1: Set up your project credentials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Start by setting up YouTube API and download your credentials.json in the current direct of your notebook\/Python file.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Use the APIs Explorer widget in the side panel to obtain sample code for retrieving the information about GoogleDevelopers YouTube Channel. This call does not need user authorization or other specialized rights from the user running the sample; it simply utilizes an API key to identify your application.<\/span> Click the code symbol for the first listing to open and populate the fullscreen APIs Explorer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Step2: Set up and run the sample\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- You will be able to see the following information on the left side of the fullscreen API explorer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- List of parameters the method support below the request parameters header. The part and the id parameter values should be set. The part and id parameter value should be set. The parameter <\/span>value,\u00a0UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw, is the ID for the GoogleDevelopers YouTube channel<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n
- You will be able to see credentials\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Below the parameters, there is a section named\u00a0<\/span>Credentials<\/b>. The pulldown menu in that section should display the value\u00a0<\/span>API key<\/b>. The APIs Explorer uses demo credentials by default to make it easier to get started. But you’ll use your own API key to run the sample locally.<\/span><\/li>\n
- On the right side of the fullscreen API explorer you can see tabs with code samples in several languages. Select the Python tab.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Copy the code samples <\/span>and save it in a file named\u00a0example.py.<\/span><\/li>\n
- In the sample that you downloaded, find the\u00a0YOUR_API_KEY\u00a0string and replace it with API Key for your application.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Run the sample from the command line. In your working directory, run: <\/span>python example.py<\/span><\/li>\n
- The sample should execute the request and print the response to\u00a0STDOUT.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Step 3: Run authorized requests<\/strong><\/p>\nYou can now modify your code sample so that it collects information from your YouTube channel instead\u00a0 GoogleDevelopers YouTube channel. You need to authorize this request.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Go back to the documentation for the API’s\u00a0<\/span>channels.list<\/span>\u00a0method.<\/span><\/li>\n
- In the “Common use cases” section, click the code symbol for the third listing in the table. That use case is to call the\u00a0<\/span>list<\/span>\u00a0method for “my channel.”<\/span><\/li>\n
- On the left side of the fullscreen APIs Explorer look for the list of <\/span>parameters <\/span>followed by the\u00a0<\/span>Credentials\u00a0section. However, there are two changes from the example where you retrieved information about the GoogleDevelopers channel:<\/span><\/li>\n
- In the parameters section, instead of the\u00a0<\/span>id<\/span>\u00a0parameter value being set, the\u00a0<\/span>mine<\/span>\u00a0parameter value should be set to\u00a0<\/span>true<\/span>. This instructs the API server to retrieve information about the currently authenticated user’s channel.<\/span><\/li>\n
- In the\u00a0<\/span>Credentials\u00a0section, the pulldown menu should select the option for\u00a0<\/span>Google OAuth 2.0.<\/span><\/li>\n
- In addition, if you click the\u00a0<\/span>Show scopes link, the<\/span>\u00a0scope should be checked.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Select the\u00a0<\/span>Python\u00a0tab, copy the code sample, and save it to\u00a0<\/span>example.py<\/span>. Look for the <\/span>YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE.json<\/span> string and replace it with the location of the client secret file you downloaded in step1.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Run the sample from the command line. In your working directory, run: <\/span>python example.py<\/li>\n
- Copy the URL from the console and open it in your browser.<\/span><\/li>\n
- In case you have not logged into your Google account, you will be prompted to log in. If you are logged into multiple Google accounts, you will be asked to select one account to use for the authorization.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Click the button to grant your application access to the scopes specified in your code sample.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Copy the auth code from the browser and paste it into your terminal. You can then close the browser tab used for the auth flow. The API response should again be printed to\u00a0<\/span>STDOUT<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Also read:\u00a0What to Look for in a Geolocation API<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nHow to use YouTube JavaScript API tutorial<\/b><\/h2>\n
If you want to explore YouTube JavaScript API and learn to use it, the best way would be via a project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nStep1:<\/strong> The first step is to go to the Google Cloud console and create your project.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\nWe have already explained how you can generate the API key in the preceding section.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nStep2: Set up and run the sample<\/strong><\/p>\nTo acquire examples of code to retrieve data from the GoogleDevelopers YouTube channel, use the APIs Explorer widget on the side panel. This call does not need user authorization or other specialized rights from the user running the sample; it simply utilizes an API key to identify your application.<\/span><\/p>\n