YouTube Data API

E697201

YouTube developer product web API

The YouTube Data API is a Google service that lets developers programmatically access and manage YouTube resources such as videos, channels, and playlists.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
YouTube Data API canonical	1
YouTube Data API v2	1
YouTube Data API v3	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7934078 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: YouTube Data API
Context triple: [Google APIs, includes, YouTube Data API]

A. YouTube
YouTube is a global online video-sharing and streaming platform where users can upload, watch, and interact with a vast range of video content.
B. YouTube BrandConnect (in some regions)
YouTube BrandConnect is YouTube’s branded content and influencer marketing platform that connects creators with advertisers for paid brand integrations and sponsorships.
C. YouTube Studio
YouTube Studio is YouTube’s creator dashboard and management platform for uploading videos, tracking analytics, and managing channels.
D. Dailymotion
Dailymotion is a French video-sharing platform that allows users to upload, watch, and share videos, serving as an alternative to sites like YouTube and Vimeo.
E. YouTube Shorts
YouTube Shorts is YouTube’s short-form vertical video platform designed for quick, snackable content similar to TikTok and Instagram Reels.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: YouTube Data API
Target entity description: The YouTube Data API is a Google service that lets developers programmatically access and manage YouTube resources such as videos, channels, and playlists.

A. YouTube
YouTube is a global online video-sharing and streaming platform where users can upload, watch, and interact with a vast range of video content.
B. YouTube BrandConnect (in some regions)
YouTube BrandConnect is YouTube’s branded content and influencer marketing platform that connects creators with advertisers for paid brand integrations and sponsorships.
C. YouTube Studio
YouTube Studio is YouTube’s creator dashboard and management platform for uploading videos, tracking analytics, and managing channels.
D. Dailymotion
Dailymotion is a French video-sharing platform that allows users to upload, watch, and share videos, serving as an alternative to sites like YouTube and Vimeo.
E. YouTube Shorts
YouTube Shorts is YouTube’s short-form vertical video platform designed for quick, snackable content similar to TikTok and Instagram Reels.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	YouTube developer product ⓘ web API ⓘ
accessControl	scopes-based permissions ⓘ
accessEndpoint	https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3 ⓘ
allows	managing comments ⓘ managing playlists ⓘ managing subscriptions ⓘ retrieving channel metadata ⓘ retrieving playlist metadata ⓘ retrieving video metadata ⓘ searching for channels ⓘ searching for playlists ⓘ searching for videos ⓘ uploading videos ⓘ
authenticationMethod	API key ⓘ OAuth 2.0 ⓘ
category	video platform API ⓘ
developedBy	Google ⓘ
documentedAt	https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3 ⓘ
exposesResource	caption ⓘ channel ⓘ channelSection ⓘ comment ⓘ commentThread ⓘ guideCategory ⓘ i18nLanguage ⓘ i18nRegion ⓘ liveBroadcast ⓘ liveStream ⓘ playlist ⓘ playlistItem ⓘ subscription ⓘ superChatEvent ⓘ linked to: Super Chat video ⓘ videoCategory ⓘ watermark ⓘ
hasClientLibrary	.NET client library ⓘ Java client library ⓘ JavaScript client library ⓘ PHP client library ⓘ Python client library ⓘ Ruby client library ⓘ
hasVersion	YouTube Data API v3 ⓘ linked to: YouTube Data API
partOf	Google APIs ecosystem ⓘ linked to: Google APIs YouTube API family ⓘ linked to: YouTube
primaryUse	access YouTube data programmatically ⓘ manage YouTube content programmatically ⓘ
providedBy	Google Cloud ⓘ YouTube ⓘ
quotaUnit	quota cost per request ⓘ
rateLimited	true ⓘ
relatedTo	YouTube Analytics API ⓘ YouTube Live Streaming API ⓘ YouTube Player APIs ⓘ linked to: YouTube
replaced	YouTube Data API v2 ⓘ linked to: YouTube Data API
requires	Google Cloud project ⓘ enabled YouTube Data API service in Google Cloud console ⓘ
supportsFeature	ETag-based caching ⓘ filtering ⓘ pagination ⓘ partial responses via fields parameter ⓘ sorting ⓘ
supportsLanguage	multiple programming languages via client libraries ⓘ
supportsOperation	delete resources ⓘ insert resources ⓘ list resources ⓘ search resources ⓘ update resources ⓘ
supportsProtocol	HTTP ⓘ HTTPS ⓘ
usesDataFormat	JSON ⓘ
usesQuotaSystem	true ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Google APIs → includes → YouTube Data API ⓘ

YouTube Data API → hasVersion → YouTube Data API v3 ⓘ

linked to: YouTube Data API

YouTube Data API → replaced → YouTube Data API v2 ⓘ