YouTube

YouTube Video Details

Get detailed information about a YouTube video by URL or video ID. Returns the title, full description, channel name and ID, publish date, duration in seconds, view count, category, keywords, and thumbnail. Works for regular videos, Shorts, and live streams.

Price: $0.005 per request. Free tier: 50 requests/month.

get/v1/youtube/video

Request

  • Base URL: https://apidirect.io
  • URL: https://apidirect.io/v1/youtube/video
  • Auth: API key in header X-API-Key

Query parameters

urlstring required

YouTube video URL (watch?v=, youtu.be/, /shorts/, /embed/, /live/ or /v/ forms) or 11-character video ID

Response

Successful response

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.