Java

This example uses the Java client library.

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package com.google.api.services.samples.youtube.cmdline.data;

import com.google.api.client.auth.oauth2.Credential;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonResponseException;
import com.google.api.services.samples.youtube.cmdline.Auth;
import com.google.api.services.youtube.YouTube;
import com.google.api.services.youtube.model.*;
import com.google.common.collect.Lists;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Creates a new, private playlist in the authorized user's channel and add
 * a video to that new playlist.
 *
 * @author Jeremy Walker
 */
public class PlaylistUpdates {

    /**
     * Define a global instance of a Youtube object, which will be used
     * to make YouTube Data API requests.
     */
    private static YouTube youtube;

    /**
     * Define a global variable that identifies the video that will be added
     * to the new playlist.
     */
    private static final String VIDEO_ID = "SZj6rAYkYOg";

    /**
     * Authorize the user, create a playlist, and add an item to the playlist.
     *
     * @param args command line args (not used).
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // This OAuth 2.0 access scope allows for full read/write access to the
        // authenticated user's account.
        List<String> scopes = Lists.newArrayList("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube");

        try {
            // Authorize the request.
            Credential credential = Auth.authorize(scopes, "playlistupdates");

            // This object is used to make YouTube Data API requests.
            youtube = new YouTube.Builder(Auth.HTTP_TRANSPORT, Auth.JSON_FACTORY, credential)
                    .setApplicationName("youtube-cmdline-playlistupdates-sample")
                    .build();

            // Create a new, private playlist in the authorized user's channel.
            String playlistId = insertPlaylist();

            // If a valid playlist was created, add a video to that playlist.
            insertPlaylistItem(playlistId, VIDEO_ID);

        } catch (GoogleJsonResponseException e) {
            System.err.println("There was a service error: " + e.getDetails().getCode() + " : " + e.getDetails().getMessage());
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.err.println("IOException: " + e.getMessage());
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (Throwable t) {
            System.err.println("Throwable: " + t.getMessage());
            t.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Create a playlist and add it to the authorized account.
     */
    private static String insertPlaylist() throws IOException {

        // This code constructs the playlist resource that is being inserted.
        // It defines the playlist's title, description, and privacy status.
        PlaylistSnippet playlistSnippet = new PlaylistSnippet();
        playlistSnippet.setTitle("Test Playlist " + Calendar.getInstance().getTime());
        playlistSnippet.setDescription("A private playlist created with the YouTube API v3");
        PlaylistStatus playlistStatus = new PlaylistStatus();
        playlistStatus.setPrivacyStatus("private");

        Playlist youTubePlaylist = new Playlist();
        youTubePlaylist.setSnippet(playlistSnippet);
        youTubePlaylist.setStatus(playlistStatus);

        // Call the API to insert the new playlist. In the API call, the first
        // argument identifies the resource parts that the API response should
        // contain, and the second argument is the playlist being inserted.
        YouTube.Playlists.Insert playlistInsertCommand =
                youtube.playlists().insert("snippet,status", youTubePlaylist);
        Playlist playlistInserted = playlistInsertCommand.execute();

        // Print data from the API response and return the new playlist's
        // unique playlist ID.
        System.out.println("New Playlist name: " + playlistInserted.getSnippet().getTitle());
        System.out.println(" - Privacy: " + playlistInserted.getStatus().getPrivacyStatus());
        System.out.println(" - Description: " + playlistInserted.getSnippet().getDescription());
        System.out.println(" - Posted: " + playlistInserted.getSnippet().getPublishedAt());
        System.out.println(" - Channel: " + playlistInserted.getSnippet().getChannelId() + "\n");
        return playlistInserted.getId();

    }

    /**
     * Create a playlist item with the specified video ID and add it to the
     * specified playlist.
     *
     * @param playlistId assign to newly created playlistitem
     * @param videoId    YouTube video id to add to playlistitem
     */
    private static String insertPlaylistItem(String playlistId, String videoId) throws IOException {

        // Define a resourceId that identifies the video being added to the
        // playlist.
        ResourceId resourceId = new ResourceId();
        resourceId.setKind("youtube#video");
        resourceId.setVideoId(videoId);

        // Set fields included in the playlistItem resource's "snippet" part.
        PlaylistItemSnippet playlistItemSnippet = new PlaylistItemSnippet();
        playlistItemSnippet.setTitle("First video in the test playlist");
        playlistItemSnippet.setPlaylistId(playlistId);
        playlistItemSnippet.setResourceId(resourceId);

        // Create the playlistItem resource and set its snippet to the
        // object created above.
        PlaylistItem playlistItem = new PlaylistItem();
        playlistItem.setSnippet(playlistItemSnippet);

        // Call the API to add the playlist item to the specified playlist.
        // In the API call, the first argument identifies the resource parts
        // that the API response should contain, and the second argument is
        // the playlist item being inserted.
        YouTube.PlaylistItems.Insert playlistItemsInsertCommand =
                youtube.playlistItems().insert("snippet,contentDetails", playlistItem);
        PlaylistItem returnedPlaylistItem = playlistItemsInsertCommand.execute();

        // Print data from the API response and return the new playlist
        // item's unique playlistItem ID.

        System.out.println("New PlaylistItem name: " + returnedPlaylistItem.getSnippet().getTitle());
        System.out.println(" - Video id: " + returnedPlaylistItem.getSnippet().getResourceId().getVideoId());
        System.out.println(" - Posted: " + returnedPlaylistItem.getSnippet().getPublishedAt());
        System.out.println(" - Channel: " + returnedPlaylistItem.getSnippet().getChannelId());
        return returnedPlaylistItem.getId();

    }
}

JavaScript

The JavaScript code below performs the following functions:

1. It enables the user to create a private playlist and then displays information about the newly created playlist.
2. It enables the user to add a video to the playlist and displays the API response from that operation. Note that the JavaScript code supports the ability to specify the position where the video should start and stop playing, but the HTML below does not provide a way to specify those values.

Again, you need to update the client ID in the auth.js file to run this code.

This example uses the JavaScript client library.

// Define some variables used to remember state.
var playlistId, channelId;

// After the API loads, call a function to enable the playlist creation form.
function handleAPILoaded() {
  enableForm();
}

// Enable the form for creating a playlist.
function enableForm() {
  $('#playlist-button').attr('disabled', false);
}

// Create a private playlist.
function createPlaylist() {
  var request = gapi.client.youtube.playlists.insert({
    part: 'snippet,status',
    resource: {
      snippet: {
        title: 'Test Playlist',
        description: 'A private playlist created with the YouTube API'
      },
      status: {
        privacyStatus: 'private'
      }
    }
  });
  request.execute(function(response) {
    var result = response.result;
    if (result) {
      playlistId = result.id;
      $('#playlist-id').val(playlistId);
      $('#playlist-title').html(result.snippet.title);
      $('#playlist-description').html(result.snippet.description);
    } else {
      $('#status').html('Could not create playlist');
    }
  });
}

// Add a video ID specified in the form to the playlist.
function addVideoToPlaylist() {
  addToPlaylist($('#video-id').val());
}

// Add a video to a playlist. The "startPos" and "endPos" values let you
// start and stop the video at specific times when the video is played as
// part of the playlist. However, these values are not set in this example.
function addToPlaylist(id, startPos, endPos) {
  var details = {
    videoId: id,
    kind: 'youtube#video'
  }
  if (startPos != undefined) {
    details['startAt'] = startPos;
  }
  if (endPos != undefined) {
    details['endAt'] = endPos;
  }
  var request = gapi.client.youtube.playlistItems.insert({
    part: 'snippet',
    resource: {
      snippet: {
        playlistId: playlistId,
        resourceId: details
      }
    }
  });
  request.execute(function(response) {
    $('#status').html('<pre>' + JSON.stringify(response.result) + '</pre>');
  });
}

.NET

The code sample below calls the API's playlists.insert method to create a private playlist owned by the channel authorizing the request.

This example uses the .NET client library.

/*
*/
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;
using Google.Apis.Services;
using Google.Apis.Upload;
using Google.Apis.Util.Store;
using Google.Apis.YouTube.v3;
using Google.Apis.YouTube.v3.Data;

namespace Google.Apis.YouTube.Samples
{
  /// <summary>
  /// YouTube Data API v3 sample: create a playlist.
  /// Relies on the Google APIs Client Library for .NET, v1.7.0 or higher.
  /// See https://code.google.com/p/google-api-dotnet-client/wiki/GettingStarted
  /// </summary>
  internal class PlaylistUpdates
  {
    [STAThread]
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("YouTube Data API: Playlist Updates");
      Console.WriteLine("==================================");

      try
      {
        new PlaylistUpdates().Run().Wait();
      }
      catch (AggregateException ex)
      {
        foreach (var e in ex.InnerExceptions)
        {
          Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e.Message);
        }
      }

      Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue...");
      Console.ReadKey();
    }

    private async Task Run()
    {
      UserCredential credential;
      using (var stream = new FileStream("client_secrets.json", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
      {
        credential = await GoogleWebAuthorizationBroker.AuthorizeAsync(
            GoogleClientSecrets.Load(stream).Secrets,
            // This OAuth 2.0 access scope allows for full read/write access to the
            // authenticated user's account.
            new[] { YouTubeService.Scope.Youtube },
            "user",
            CancellationToken.None,
            new FileDataStore(this.GetType().ToString())
        );
      }

      var youtubeService = new YouTubeService(new BaseClientService.Initializer()
      {
        HttpClientInitializer = credential,
        ApplicationName = this.GetType().ToString()
      });

      // Create a new, private playlist in the authorized user's channel.
      var newPlaylist = new Playlist();
      newPlaylist.Snippet = new PlaylistSnippet();
      newPlaylist.Snippet.Title = "Test Playlist";
      newPlaylist.Snippet.Description = "A playlist created with the YouTube API v3";
      newPlaylist.Status = new PlaylistStatus();
      newPlaylist.Status.PrivacyStatus = "public";
      newPlaylist = await youtubeService.Playlists.Insert(newPlaylist, "snippet,status").ExecuteAsync();

      // Add a video to the newly created playlist.
      var newPlaylistItem = new PlaylistItem();
      newPlaylistItem.Snippet = new PlaylistItemSnippet();
      newPlaylistItem.Snippet.PlaylistId = newPlaylist.Id;
      newPlaylistItem.Snippet.ResourceId = new ResourceId();
      newPlaylistItem.Snippet.ResourceId.Kind = "youtube#video";
      newPlaylistItem.Snippet.ResourceId.VideoId = "GNRMeaz6QRI";
      newPlaylistItem = await youtubeService.PlaylistItems.Insert(newPlaylistItem, "snippet").ExecuteAsync();

      Console.WriteLine("Playlist item id {0} was added to playlist id {1}.", newPlaylistItem.Id, newPlaylist.Id);
    }
  }
}

PHP

The code sample below calls the API's playlists.insert method to create a private playlist owned by the channel authorizing the request.

This example uses the PHP client library.

<?php

// Call set_include_path() as needed to point to your client library.
require_once 'Google/Client.php';
require_once 'Google/Service/YouTube.php';
session_start();

/*
 * You can acquire an OAuth 2.0 client ID and client secret from the
 * Google Developers Console <https://console.developers.google.com/>
 * For more information about using OAuth 2.0 to access Google APIs, please see:
 * <https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/authentication>
 * Please ensure that you have enabled the YouTube Data API for your project.
 */
$OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID = 'REPLACE_ME';
$OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET = 'REPLACE_ME';

$client = new Google_Client();
$client->setClientId($OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID);
$client->setClientSecret($OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET);
$client->setScopes('https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube');
$redirect = filter_var('http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'],
    FILTER_SANITIZE_URL);
$client->setRedirectUri($redirect);

// Define an object that will be used to make all API requests.
$youtube = new Google_Service_YouTube($client);

if (isset($_GET['code'])) {
  if (strval($_SESSION['state']) !== strval($_GET['state'])) {
    die('The session state did not match.');
  }

  $client->authenticate($_GET['code']);
  $_SESSION['token'] = $client->getAccessToken();
  header('Location: ' . $redirect);
}

if (isset($_SESSION['token'])) {
  $client->setAccessToken($_SESSION['token']);
}

// Check to ensure that the access token was successfully acquired.
if ($client->getAccessToken()) {
  try {
    // This code creates a new, private playlist in the authorized user's
    // channel and adds a video to the playlist.

    // 1. Create the snippet for the playlist. Set its title and description.
    $playlistSnippet = new Google_Service_YouTube_PlaylistSnippet();
    $playlistSnippet->setTitle('Test Playlist  ' . date("Y-m-d H:i:s"));
    $playlistSnippet->setDescription('A private playlist created with the YouTube API v3');

    // 2. Define the playlist's status.
    $playlistStatus = new Google_Service_YouTube_PlaylistStatus();
    $playlistStatus->setPrivacyStatus('private');

    // 3. Define a playlist resource and associate the snippet and status
    // defined above with that resource.
    $youTubePlaylist = new Google_Service_YouTube_Playlist();
    $youTubePlaylist->setSnippet($playlistSnippet);
    $youTubePlaylist->setStatus($playlistStatus);

    // 4. Call the playlists.insert method to create the playlist. The API
    // response will contain information about the new playlist.
    $playlistResponse = $youtube->playlists->insert('snippet,status',
        $youTubePlaylist, array());
    $playlistId = $playlistResponse['id'];

    // 5. Add a video to the playlist. First, define the resource being added
    // to the playlist by setting its video ID and kind.
    $resourceId = new Google_Service_YouTube_ResourceId();
    $resourceId->setVideoId('SZj6rAYkYOg');
    $resourceId->setKind('youtube#video');

    // Then define a snippet for the playlist item. Set the playlist item's
    // title if you want to display a different value than the title of the
    // video being added. Add the resource ID and the playlist ID retrieved
    // in step 4 to the snippet as well.
    $playlistItemSnippet = new Google_Service_YouTube_PlaylistItemSnippet();
    $playlistItemSnippet->setTitle('First video in the test playlist');
    $playlistItemSnippet->setPlaylistId($playlistId);
    $playlistItemSnippet->setResourceId($resourceId);

    // Finally, create a playlistItem resource and add the snippet to the
    // resource, then call the playlistItems.insert method to add the playlist
    // item.
    $playlistItem = new Google_Service_YouTube_PlaylistItem();
    $playlistItem->setSnippet($playlistItemSnippet);
    $playlistItemResponse = $youtube->playlistItems->insert(
        'snippet,contentDetails', $playlistItem, array());

    $htmlBody .= "<h3>New Playlist</h3><ul>";
    $htmlBody .= sprintf('<li>%s (%s)</li>',
        $playlistResponse['snippet']['title'],
        $playlistResponse['id']);
    $htmlBody .= '</ul>';

    $htmlBody .= "<h3>New PlaylistItem</h3><ul>";
    $htmlBody .= sprintf('<li>%s (%s)</li>',
        $playlistItemResponse['snippet']['title'],
        $playlistItemResponse['id']);
    $htmlBody .= '</ul>';

  } catch (Google_ServiceException $e) {
    $htmlBody .= sprintf('<p>A service error occurred: <code>%s</code></p>',
        htmlspecialchars($e->getMessage()));
  } catch (Google_Exception $e) {
    $htmlBody .= sprintf('<p>An client error occurred: <code>%s</code></p>',
        htmlspecialchars($e->getMessage()));
  }

  $_SESSION['token'] = $client->getAccessToken();
} else {
  // If the user hasn't authorized the app, initiate the OAuth flow
  $state = mt_rand();
  $client->setState($state);
  $_SESSION['state'] = $state;

  $authUrl = $client->createAuthUrl();
  $htmlBody = <<<END
  <h3>Authorization Required</h3>
  <p>You need to <a href="$authUrl">authorize access</a> before proceeding.<p>
END;
}
?>

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>New Playlist</title>
</head>
<body>
  <?=$htmlBody?>
</body>
</html>

Python

The code sample below calls the API's playlists.insert method to create a private playlist owned by the channel authorizing the request.

This example uses the Python client library.

#!/usr/bin/python

import httplib2
import os
import sys

from apiclient.discovery import build
from apiclient.errors import HttpError
from oauth2client.client import flow_from_clientsecrets
from oauth2client.file import Storage
from oauth2client.tools import argparser, run_flow


# The CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE variable specifies the name of a file that contains
# the OAuth 2.0 information for this application, including its client_id and
# client_secret. You can acquire an OAuth 2.0 client ID and client secret from
# the Google Developers Console at
# https://console.developers.google.com/.
# Please ensure that you have enabled the YouTube Data API for your project.
# For more information about using OAuth2 to access the YouTube Data API, see:
#   https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/authentication
# For more information about the client_secrets.json file format, see:
#   https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/guide/aaa_client_secrets
CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE = "client_secrets.json"

# This variable defines a message to display if the CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE is
# missing.
MISSING_CLIENT_SECRETS_MESSAGE = """
WARNING: Please configure OAuth 2.0

To make this sample run you will need to populate the client_secrets.json file
found at:

   %s

with information from the Developers Console
https://console.developers.google.com/

For more information about the client_secrets.json file format, please visit:
https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/guide/aaa_client_secrets
""" % os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                                   CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE))

# This OAuth 2.0 access scope allows for full read/write access to the
# authenticated user's account.
YOUTUBE_READ_WRITE_SCOPE = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube"
YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME = "youtube"
YOUTUBE_API_VERSION = "v3"

flow = flow_from_clientsecrets(CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE,
  message=MISSING_CLIENT_SECRETS_MESSAGE,
  scope=YOUTUBE_READ_WRITE_SCOPE)

storage = Storage("%s-oauth2.json" % sys.argv[0])
credentials = storage.get()

if credentials is None or credentials.invalid:
  flags = argparser.parse_args()
  credentials = run_flow(flow, storage, flags)

youtube = build(YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME, YOUTUBE_API_VERSION,
  http=credentials.authorize(httplib2.Http()))

# This code creates a new, private playlist in the authorized user's channel.
playlists_insert_response = youtube.playlists().insert(
  part="snippet,status",
  body=dict(
    snippet=dict(
      title="Test Playlist",
      description="A private playlist created with the YouTube API v3"
    ),
    status=dict(
      privacyStatus="private"
    )
  )
).execute()

print "New playlist id: %s" % playlists_insert_response["id"]