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YouTube Video Details API

Public metadata of one YouTube video from its watch page, as a signed-out visitor sees it: title, description, channel with subscriber count, exact views and likes, comment count, publish and upload dates, duration, category, keywords, hashtags, thumbnails, chapters, live and family-safe flags, and the caption languages on offer. Accepts a video ID or any YouTube video, Shorts or live URL. Removed or private videos, verification pages, blocks and failures are free.

GEThttps://api.gridlode.com/v1/youtube/video
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Parameters

NameTypeDescription
video_idrequiredstringYouTube video ID (11 characters) or any youtube.com / youtu.be video, Shorts or live URL.
hlstringInterface language for texts such as dates.
Default: "en"
glstringTwo-letter country code to view the video from.
Default: "us"
max_ageintegerAccept a cached answer up to this many seconds old, billed at 50%. Default 0 (always fresh).

Response fields

    Code

    curl "https://api.gridlode.com/v1/youtube/video?video_id=aircAruvnKk" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GRIDLODE_KEY"
    1 credit per request
    One credit is $0.001 on the smallest pack, from $0.0003 on enterprise plans.
    Half price for cached data
    Cached for up to 6 h. Pass max_age to use it.
    Failed requests are free
    Blocks, timeouts and target errors never cost credits.

    Market reference: SearchAPI YouTube Video $4.00 → $1.00 per 1k; Outscraper YouTube videos $3 → $1 per 1k.

    Questions

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    How much does the YouTube Video Details API cost?

    1 credit per request. One credit costs $0.001 on the smallest pack and as little as $0.0003 on enterprise plans. Cached answers cost half and failed calls are free.

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