This Python script fetches video details from a YouTube channel using the YouTube Data API. It retrieves information such as video titles, URLs, view counts, upload dates, durations, and descriptions. The data is saved to a JSON file for further analysis or use. The sample ouput json file contains the output I got for my YouTube channel with 3 videos.
- YouTube Data API Integration:
- Fetches video details using the YouTube Data API.
- Supports pagination to retrieve all videos (up to 50 per request).
- Data Extraction:
- Extracts video metadata: title, URL, views, upload date, duration, and description.
- Efficient Data Storage:
- Saves the fetched data to a JSON file (
youtube_channel_data.json) for easy access and analysis.
- Saves the fetched data to a JSON file (
- Input:
- Provide your YouTube Data API key and the channel ID of the target YouTube channel.
- The channel ID is not similar to the channel handle.
- The channel ID can be fetched from https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/channels?part=id&forUsername=USERNAME&key=YOUR_API_KEY
- Process:
- The script makes API requests to fetch video IDs and their metadata.
- It ensure all videos of the channel are retrieved.
- Output:
- A JSON file containing structured video data.
- Python 3.8+
- Libraries:
requests - YouTube Data API key (obtain from Google Cloud Console).
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.