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Title: YouTube Developer Documentation  |  Google for Developers

Source: https://developers.google.com/youtube/documentation?hl=en


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YouTube

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Home Products YouTube Guides

- YouTube offers APIs and tools to integrate YouTube functionalities, like video playback and channel subscriptions, into your website or app.

- Developers can utilize YouTube Player APIs for Android, iOS, and web embeds to customize video playback experiences.

- The YouTube Data API enables access to features like video uploads, playlist management, and data retrieval for analytics and live streaming.

- Resources like the YouTube Subscribe Button facilitate user engagement and channel growth directly within external platforms.

YouTube offers APIs and tools to integrate YouTube functionalities, like video playback and channel subscriptions, into your website or app. Developers can utilize YouTube Player APIs for Android, iOS, and web embeds to customize video playback experiences. The YouTube Data API enables access to features like video uploads, playlist management, and data retrieval for analytics and live streaming. Resources like the YouTube Subscribe Button facilitate user engagement and channel growth directly within external platforms. YouTube has a number of APIs and tools that let you embed YouTube functionality into your own website and applications.

YouTube Player and Widgets

IFrame Player API Reference iOS Helper Library YouTube Player Parameters YouTube Subscribe Button

YouTube Data and Resources

Use the following table to find the YouTube API that best fits your needs: YouTube Data API YouTube Live Streaming API YouTube Analytics API YouTube Reporting API YouTube Content ID API details Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Last updated 2026-04-28 UTC.

  [Blog](https://blog.youtube)
  The latest news on the YouTube blog

- GitHub Find API code samples and other YouTube open-source projects.

- Issue Tracker Something wrong? Send us a bug report!

- Stack Overflow Ask a question under the youtube-api tag

- YouTube Researcher Program For researchers interested in using data from YouTube’s global API

Blog GitHub Issue Tracker Stack Overflow YouTube Researcher Program

Tools




      [Google APIs Explorer](https://developers.google.com/apis-explorer/#p/)






      [YouTube Player Demo](https://developers.google.com/youtube/youtube_player_demo)






      [Configure a Subscribe Button](https://developers.google.com/youtube/youtube_subscribe_button)

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      [Google APIs Explorer](https://developers.google.com/apis-explorer/#p/)

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      [YouTube Player Demo](https://developers.google.com/youtube/youtube_player_demo)

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      [Configure a Subscribe Button](https://developers.google.com/youtube/youtube_subscribe_button)

- Issue Tracker

      [File a bug](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/new?component=186600&template=874803)






      [Request a feature](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/new?component=186600&template=874803)






      [See open issues](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues?q=componentid:186600)

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      [File a bug](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/new?component=186600&template=874803)

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      [Request a feature](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/new?component=186600&template=874803)

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      [See open issues](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues?q=componentid:186600)

- Product Info

      [Terms of Service](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service)






      [Developer Policies](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/developer-policies)






      [Required Minimum Functionality](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/required-minimum-functionality)






      [Branding Guidelines](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/branding-guidelines)

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      [Terms of Service](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service)

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      [Developer Policies](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/developer-policies)

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      [Required Minimum Functionality](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/required-minimum-functionality)

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      [Branding Guidelines](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/branding-guidelines)

Tools

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      [Google APIs Explorer](https://developers.google.com/apis-explorer/#p/)

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      [YouTube Player Demo](https://developers.google.com/youtube/youtube_player_demo)

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      [Configure a Subscribe Button](https://developers.google.com/youtube/youtube_subscribe_button)

Google APIs Explorer YouTube Player Demo Configure a Subscribe Button

Issue Tracker

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      [File a bug](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/new?component=186600&template=874803)

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      [Request a feature](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/new?component=186600&template=874803)

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      [See open issues](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues?q=componentid:186600)

File a bug Request a feature See open issues

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      [Terms of Service](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service)

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      [Developer Policies](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/developer-policies)

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      [Required Minimum Functionality](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/required-minimum-functionality)

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      [Branding Guidelines](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/branding-guidelines)

Terms of Service Developer Policies Required Minimum Functionality Branding Guidelines

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    [Terms](https://developers.google.com/terms/site-terms)

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    [Privacy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)

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    [Manage cookies](https://developers.google.com/youtube/documentation?hl=en)

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  [English](https://developers.google.com/youtube/documentation?hl=en)

- Deutsch

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- Português – Brasil

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- 中文 – 简体

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- 日本語

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English Deutsch Español Español – América Latina Français Indonesia Italiano Polski Português – Brasil Tiếng Việt Türkçe

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