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YouTube APIs - Video Details (V1)

prod-global
GET
/api/youtube/get-video-detail/v1

Retrieves detailed metadata for a specific YouTube video, including its title, description, view counts, channel information, and media assets.

Typical use cases

  • Tracking video engagement and statistics
  • Extracting video metadata for content analysis
  • Verifying video availability and status

Parameters

NameInTypeRequiredDescription
tokenquerystringYesAccess token for this API service.
videoIdquerystringYesThe unique identifier for a YouTube video.

Code Samples

💡 Environment Note

Default samples use https://api.justoneapi.com (prod-global). For users in Mainland China, it is recommended to replace it with http://47.117.133.51:30015 (prod-cn) for better performance. See Environment Guide.

bash
# Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
curl -X GET "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/youtube/get-video-detail/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&videoId=VALUE"
text
I want to use the "Video Details (V1)" API from Just One API.
API Endpoint: https://api.justoneapi.com/api/youtube/get-video-detail/v1
HTTP Method: GET
Authentication: Append "?token=YOUR_API_KEY" to the URL.
OpenAPI Definition: https://docs.justoneapi.com/openapi/youtube-apis/video-details-v1-en.json

Parameters:
- token (query): Access token for this API service. (Required)
- videoId (query): The unique identifier for a YouTube video. (Required)

Return format: JSON

Response Handling & Error Codes:
1. Business results should be determined by the "code" field in the response body (code 0 means success).
2. Timeout Recommendation: Set request timeout to at least 60 seconds.
3. Business Code Reference:
   - 0: Success
   - 100: Invalid or Inactive Token
   - 301: Collection Failed. Please Retry.
   - 302: Rate Limit Exceeded
   - 303: Daily Quota Exceeded
   - 400: Invalid Parameters
   - 500: Internal Server Error
   - 600: Permission Denied
   - 601: Insufficient Balance

Please help me write a script in my preferred programming language to call this API and handle the response.
python
# Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
import requests

url = "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/youtube/get-video-detail/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&videoId=VALUE"
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())
js
// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
const response = await fetch("https://api.justoneapi.com/api/youtube/get-video-detail/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&videoId=VALUE", {
  method: "GET"
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
java
// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://api.justoneapi.com/api/youtube/get-video-detail/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&videoId=VALUE"))
            .method("GET", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
            .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }
}
go
// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	client := &http.Client{}
	url := "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/youtube/get-video-detail/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&videoId=VALUE"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
php
// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
<?php
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/youtube/get-video-detail/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&videoId=VALUE");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "GET");
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo $response;

Responses

json
{
  "code": 0,
  "data": {
    "responseContext": {
      "visitorData": "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%3D%3D",
      "serviceTrackingParams": [
        {
          "service": "ECATCHER",
          "params": [
            {
              "key": "client.version",
              "value": "1.60"
            },
            {
              "key": "client.name",
              "value": "ANDROID_VR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "maxAgeSeconds": 0,
      "rolloutToken": "CKyD1LTi07HIlAEQ25CslP2SkwMY25CslP2SkwM%3D"
    },
    "playabilityStatus": {
      "status": "ERROR",
      "reason": "This video is unavailable",
      "contextParams": "Q0FBU0FnZ0E="
    },
    "trackingParams": "CAAQu2kiEwi8jqyU_ZKTAxWvxQsFHQpMFZ_KAQRGPVEy"
  }
}

💡 Note: For list data, the example shows only 1-2 items for simplicity. The actual count depends on the API response.