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Live YouTube Video Info Advanced


Live YouTube Video Info provides real-time data on the video you specify in the request. You will get data from the watching page containing key video and content metrics as well as the channel where the video is published.

Instead of ‘login’ and ‘password’ use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-dashboard

<?php
// You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/php/php_RestClient.zip
require('RestClient.php');
$api_url = 'https://api.dataforseo.com/';
try {
    // Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-dashboard
    $client = new RestClient($api_url, null, 'login', 'password');
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
    echo "n";
    print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
    print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
    print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
    print  $e->getTraceAsString();
    echo "n";
    exit();
}
$post_array = array();
// You can set only one task at a time
$post_array[] = array(
    "language_code" => "en",
    "location_code" => 2840,
    "video_id" => mb_convert_encoding("vQXvyV0zIP4", "UTF-8")
);
try {
    // POST /v3/serp/youtube/video_info/live/advanced
    // in addition to 'youtube' and 'video_info' you can also set other search engine and type parameters
    // the full list of possible parameters is available in documentation
    $result = $client->post('/v3/serp/youtube/video_info/live/advanced', $post_array);
    print_r($result);
    // do something with post result
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
    echo "n";
    print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
    print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
    print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
    print  $e->getTraceAsString();
    echo "n";
}
$client = null;
?>

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

{
  "version": "0.1.20240801",
  "status_code": 20000,
  "status_message": "Ok.",
  "time": "5.0955 sec.",
  "cost": 0.006,
  "tasks_count": 1,
  "tasks_error": 0,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "08131514-1535-0139-0000-91124ccdb0d8",
      "status_code": 20000,
      "status_message": "Ok.",
      "time": "5.0293 sec.",
      "cost": 0.006,
      "result_count": 1,
      "path": [
        "v3",
        "serp",
        "youtube",
        "video_info",
        "live",
        "advanced"
      ],
      "data": {
        "api": "serp",
        "function": "live",
        "se": "youtube",
        "se_type": "video_info",
        "language_code": "en",
        "location_code": 2840,
        "video_id": "vQXvyV0zIP4",
        "device": "desktop",
        "os": "windows"
      },
      "result": [
        {
          "video_id": "vQXvyV0zIP4",
          "se_domain": "youtube.com",
          "location_code": 2840,
          "language_code": "en",
          "check_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQXvyV0zIP4",
          "datetime": "2024-08-13 12:14:06 +00:00",
          "spell": null,
          "refinement_chips": null,
          "item_types": [
            "youtube_video_info"
          ],
          "items_count": 1,
          "items": [
            {
              "type": "youtube_video_info",
              "rank_group": 1,
              "rank_absolute": 1,
              "video_id": "vQXvyV0zIP4",
              "title": "The first-ever BMW M5 CS.",
              "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQXvyV0zIP4",
              "thumbnail_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/vQXvyV0zIP4/maxresdefault.webp?v=629bd562",
              "channel_id": "UCl1hby9X42xkXUiAVcJS81A",
              "channel_name": "BMW M",
              "channel_url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl1hby9X42xkXUiAVcJS81A",
              "channel_logo": "https://i.ytimg.com/an/l1hby9X42xkXUiAVcJS81A/featured_channel.jpg?v=640af58c",
              "description": "The most powerful BMW production car there has ever been: the BMW M5 CS. Reduced in weight by 70 kg, it delivers ground-breaking performance figures and BMW M5 genes down to the smallest detail. A superior output of 635 hp catapults the high performance saloon from 0 to 100 km/h in an impressive 3.0 seconds.\nFuel consumption weighted combined in l/100km; 11.3-11.1 (NECD); 11.3-10.9 (WLTP)\nCO2 emmissions weighted combined in g/km: 258-253 (NEDC); 257-248 (WLTP)\nThe values of fuel consumptions, CO2 emissions and energy consumptions shown were determined according to the European Regulation (EC) 715/2007 in the version applicable at the time of type approval. The figures refer to a vehicle with basic configuration in Germany and the range shown considers optional equipment and the different size of wheels and tires available on the selected model. The values of the vehicles are already based on the new WLTP regulation and are translated back into NEDC-equivalent values in order to ensure the comparison between the vehicles. [With respect to these vehicles, for vehicle related taxes or other duties based (at least inter alia) on CO2-emissions the CO2 values may differ to the values stated here.] The CO2 efficiency specifications are determined according to Directive 1999/94/EC and the European Regulation in its current version applicable. The values shown are based on the fuel consumption, CO2 values and energy consumptions according to the NEDC cycle for the classification. Further information on official fuel consumption figures and specific CO2 emission values of new passenger cars is included in the following guideline: 'Leitfaden über den Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer Personenkraftwagen' (Guide to the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and electric power consumption of new passenger cars), which can be obtained free of charge from all dealerships, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at https://www.dat.de/co2/.",
              "views_count": 5582811,
              "likes_count": 100646,
              "comments_count": 4367,
              "channel_subscribers_count": {
                "displayed_count": "478K subscribers",
                "count": 478000
              },
              "publication_date": "Premiered Jan 26, 2021",
              "timestamp": "2021-01-26 23:00:09 +00:00",
              "keywords": [
                "bmw m5 cs",
                "bmw m5",
                "2021 bmw m5 cs",
                "new bmw m5 cs",
                "m5 cs",
                "bmw m5 cs 2020",
                "bmw m5 cs 2021"
              ],
              "category": "Autos & Vehicles",
              "is_live": false,
              "is_embeddable": true,
              "duration_time": "02:09",
              "duration_time_seconds": 129,
              "subtitles": null,
              "streaming_quality": [
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "1080p",
                  "width": 1920,
                  "height": 1080,
                  "bitrate": 2509265,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"avc1.640028\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "1080p",
                  "width": 1920,
                  "height": 1080,
                  "bitrate": 1674650,
                  "mime_type": "video/webm; codecs=\"vp9\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "1080p",
                  "width": 1920,
                  "height": 1080,
                  "bitrate": 1422179,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"av01.0.08M.08\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "720p",
                  "width": 1280,
                  "height": 720,
                  "bitrate": 790161,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"avc1.4d401f\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "720p",
                  "width": 1280,
                  "height": 720,
                  "bitrate": 771076,
                  "mime_type": "video/webm; codecs=\"vp9\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "720p",
                  "width": 1280,
                  "height": 720,
                  "bitrate": 813957,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"av01.0.05M.08\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "480p",
                  "width": 854,
                  "height": 480,
                  "bitrate": 442360,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"avc1.4d401e\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "480p",
                  "width": 854,
                  "height": 480,
                  "bitrate": 503683,
                  "mime_type": "video/webm; codecs=\"vp9\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "480p",
                  "width": 854,
                  "height": 480,
                  "bitrate": 452294,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"av01.0.04M.08\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "360p",
                  "width": 640,
                  "height": 360,
                  "bitrate": 252069,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"avc1.42001E, mp4a.40.2\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "360p",
                  "width": 640,
                  "height": 360,
                  "bitrate": 285831,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"avc1.4d401e\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "360p",
                  "width": 640,
                  "height": 360,
                  "bitrate": 357824,
                  "mime_type": "video/webm; codecs=\"vp9\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "360p",
                  "width": 640,
                  "height": 360,
                  "bitrate": 301339,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"av01.0.01M.08\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "240p",
                  "width": 426,
                  "height": 240,
                  "bitrate": 159791,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"avc1.4d4015\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "240p",
                  "width": 426,
                  "height": 240,
                  "bitrate": 209657,
                  "mime_type": "video/webm; codecs=\"vp9\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "240p",
                  "width": 426,
                  "height": 240,
                  "bitrate": 114773,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"av01.0.00M.08\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "144p",
                  "width": 256,
                  "height": 144,
                  "bitrate": 94615,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"avc1.4d400c\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "144p",
                  "width": 256,
                  "height": 144,
                  "bitrate": 94779,
                  "mime_type": "video/webm; codecs=\"vp9\"",
                  "fps": 25
                },
                {
                  "type": "streaming_quality_element",
                  "label": "144p",
                  "width": 256,
                  "height": 144,
                  "bitrate": 87281,
                  "mime_type": "video/mp4; codecs=\"av01.0.00M.08\"",
                  "fps": 25
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

All POST data should be sent in the JSON format (UTF-8 encoding). When setting a task, you should send all task parameters in the task array of the generic POST array. You can send up to 2000 API calls per minute, each Live SERP API call can contain only one task.

Below you will find a detailed description of the fields you can use for setting a task.

Description of the fields for setting a task:

Field name Type Description
video_id string ID of the video
required field
you can find video ID in the URL or ‘youtube_video’ item of YouTube Organic result
example:
vQXvyV0zIP4
location_name string full name of search engine location
required field if you don’t specify location_code
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_code
you can receive the list of available locations of the search engine with their location_name by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/locations
example:
United States
location_code integer search engine location code
required field if you don’t specify location_name 
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_name
you can receive the list of available locations of the search engines with their location_code by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/locations
example:
2840
language_name string full name of search engine language
required field if you don’t specify language_code
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify language_code
you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their language_name by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/languages
example:
English
language_code string search engine language code
required field if you don’t specify language_name
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify language_name
you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their language_code by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/youtube/languages
example:
en
device string device type
optional field
only value: desktop
os string device operating system
optional field
choose from the following values: windows, macos
default value: windows
tag string user-defined task identifier
optional field
the character limit is 255
you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result
you will find the specified tag value in the data object of the response

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As a response of the API server, you will receive JSON-encoded data containing a tasks array with the information specific to the set tasks.

Description of the fields in the results array:

Field name Type Description
version string the current version of the API
status_code integer general status code
you can find the full list of the response codes here
Note: we strongly recommend designing a necessary system for handling related exceptional or error conditions
status_message string general informational message
you can find the full list of general informational messages here
time string execution time, seconds
cost float total tasks cost, USD
tasks_count integer the number of tasks in the tasks array
tasks_error integer the number of tasks in the tasks array returned with an error
tasks array array of tasks
        id string task identifier
unique task identifier in our system in the UUID format
        status_code integer status code of the task
generated by DataForSEO; can be within the following range: 10000-60000
you can find the full list of the response codes here
        status_message string informational message of the task
you can find the full list of general informational messages here
        time string execution time, seconds
        cost float cost of the task, USD
        result_count integer number of elements in the result array
        path array URL path
        data object contains the same parameters that you specified in the POST request
        result array array of results
            video_id string ID of the video received in a POST array
            se_domain string search engine domain in a POST array
            location_code integer location code in a POST array
            language_code string language code in a POST array
            check_url string direct URL to search engine results
you can use it to make sure that we provided accurate results
            datetime string date and time when the result was received
in the UTC format: “yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss +00:00”
example:
2019-11-15 12:57:46 +00:00
            spell object autocorrection of the search engine
if the search engine provided results for a keyword that was corrected, we will specify the keyword corrected by the search engine and the type of autocorrection
            refinement_chips object search refinement chips
equals null
            item_types array types of search results in SERP
contains types of search results (items) found in SERP.
possible item:
youtube_video_info
            items_count integer the number of results returned in the items array
            items array elements of search results found in SERP
                type string type of element = ‘youtube_video_info’
                rank_group integer group rank in SERP
position within a group of elements with identical type values
positions of elements with different type values are omitted from rank_group
                rank_absolute integer absolute rank in SERP for the target domain
absolute position among all the elements in SERP
                video_id string ID of the video received in a POST array
                title string title of the video
                url string URL of the video
                thumbnail_url string the URL of the page where the thumbnail is hosted
                channel_id string the ID of the channel where the video is published
                channel_name string the name of the channel where the video is published
                channel_url string the URL of the channel where the video is published
                channel_logo string the URL of the page where the logo image of the channel is hosted
                description string description of the video
                views_count integer number of views of the video
                likes_count integer number of likes on the video
                comments_count integer number of comments on the video
                channel_subscribers_count object number of subscribers of the channel
                    displayed_count string displayed subscriber count
subscriber count as displayed on YouTube
                    count integer subscriber count
                publication_date string the date when the video is published
                timestamp string date and time when the result is published
in the UTC format: “yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss +00:00”
example:
2022-11-15 12:57:46 +00:00
                keywords array keywords relevant to the video
                category string the category the video belongs to
                is_live boolean indicates whether the video is on live
                is_embeddable boolean indicates whether the video is embeddable
                duration_time string duration of the video
                duration_time_seconds integer duration of the video in seconds
                subtitles array array of elements describing properties of subtitles in the video
                    language string language of subtitles
                    is_translatable boolean defines if subtitles are translatable
                    is_auto_generated boolean defines if subtitles are auto generated
                streaming_quality array array of elements that contain information about all possible streaming qualities of the video
                    type string/td>

type of element = ‘streaming_quality_element’
                    label string/td>

label of the quality element
                    width integer video width in pixels
                    height integer video height in pixels
                    bitrate integer bit rate of the video
                    mime_type string media type of the video
                    fps integer frame rate of the video

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