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GET /v1/youtube/playlist

YouTube Playlist API

Returns the videos in a playlist in playlist order: video id, title, thumbnail, channel and publish date. include=engagement adds views, likes, comments and duration.

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curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/youtube/playlist?playlist_id=PLrAXtmErZgOeiKm4sgNOknGvNjby9efdf" \
-H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"
200 OKJSON
{
"success": true,
"platform": "youtube",
"endpoint": "/v1/youtube/playlist",
"schema_version": "2",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"post": {
"id": "<string>",
"url": "<string | null>",
"kind": "<string | null>",
"content": {
"text": "<string | null>",
"media_urls": "<array | null>",
"thumbnail_url": "<string | null>",
"duration_seconds": "<number | null>"
},
"author": {
"id": "<string | null>",
"username": "<string | null>",
"display_name": "<string | null>",
"avatar_url": "<string | null>",
"verified": "<boolean | null>"
},
"engagement": {
"views": "<integer | null>",
"likes": "<integer | null>",
"comments": "<integer | null>",
"shares": "<integer | null>",
"saves": "<integer | null>"
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": "<boolean | null>",
"spoiler": "<boolean | null>",
"pinned": "<boolean | null>",
"deleted": "<boolean>",
"likes_hidden": "<boolean | null>",
"comments_hidden": "<boolean | null>",
"shares_hidden": "<boolean | null>",
"views_hidden": "<boolean | null>",
"saves_hidden": "<boolean | null>"
},
"published_at": "<string | null>",
"language": "<string | null>",
"ext": "<object | null>"
}
}
]
},
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "<string | null>",
"has_more": "<boolean>"
},
"unavailable": [],
"credits_used": "<integer>"
}

When to use it

Use it when you have a playlist id. Same rows as playlist/items from the same source; this lane has a second source behind it, so prefer it when availability matters.

Parameters

Query parameters for GET /v1/youtube/playlist. Send your key in the x-api-key header.

NameRequiredDescription
playlist_idYesYouTube playlist ID
cursorNoPagination cursor from a previous response: fetches the next page.
channel_idNoYouTube channel id: pages that channel's uploads instead of a playlist.
includeNoSet to engagement, channel, or both (engagement,channel) to fill more of every row in this one call. engagement fills post.engagement.views, .likes and .comments, post.content.duration_seconds, author.id and post.author.display_name where the row lacks them, and replaces a date derived from a label such as "4 months ago" with the exact publish time (removing post.ext.published_precision). channel puts the channel's subscriber count on post.ext.author_followers (YouTube's own figure, which it rounds to three significant figures above 1,000) and fills the channel's post.author.display_name, .avatar_url and .username where missing. Send both to cover rows that arrive without a channel id: the video join supplies it and the channel join then uses it. Each join adds 0.2 to 0.7 seconds on a fresh page (one lookup per 50 ids, never more than 8 seconds).

Response fields

The same unified schema every platform returns, so code written for YouTube works on the other eight. A field the platform did not provide is null and listed in unavailable.

FieldTypeNotes
idstringAn identifier, always a string. Never parse it as a number: several platforms use ids above 2^53.
urlstring | null
kindstring | nullThe format of the post. Format words only, never a platform name. short = short-form vertical video (a reel, a TikTok, a YouTube Short).
content.textstring | null
content.media_urlsarray | null
content.thumbnail_urlstring | null
content.duration_secondsnumber | null
author.idstring | null
author.usernamestring | null
author.display_namestring | null
author.avatar_urlstring | null
author.verifiedboolean | null
engagement.viewsinteger | nullA count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero.
engagement.likesinteger | nullA count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero.
engagement.commentsinteger | nullA count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero.
engagement.sharesinteger | nullA count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero.
engagement.savesinteger | nullA count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero.
flags.nsfwboolean | null
flags.spoilerboolean | null
flags.pinnedboolean | null
flags.deletedboolean
flags.likes_hiddenboolean | null
flags.comments_hiddenboolean | null
flags.shares_hiddenboolean | null
flags.views_hiddenboolean | null
flags.saves_hiddenboolean | null
published_atstring | nullISO-8601 timestamp in UTC, ending in Z.
languagestring | nullThe content's language as the platform states it, e.g. en, pt-BR. Detected languages come later (§7.1).
extobject | nullPlatform-specific fields, snake_case.

Every field, error and example is in the YouTube Playlist API reference.

How much does the YouTube Playlist API cost?

Metered: 10–110 credits a call. The ceiling is reserved when the call starts and you are charged what it actually read.

  • Failed calls are free

    A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits.

  • Know the price first

    Add dry_run=1 and the response quotes the call without making it. Nothing is charged.

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    API calls and Chrome extension exports share the same credits, on the free plan too.

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YouTube Playlist API: frequently asked questions

Send GET /v1/youtube/playlist with the playlist_id parameter and your key in the x-api-key header. Returns the videos in a playlist in playlist order: video id, title, thumbnail, channel and publish date. include=engagement adds views, likes, comments and duration.

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