.NET Code Samples

  • These code samples, available in the dotnet folder of the YouTube APIs code sample repository on GitHub, utilize the Google APIs Client Library for .NET to interact with the YouTube Data API.

  • One code sample demonstrates how to create a private playlist using the playlists.insert method, allowing the authenticated channel to own it and also allowing the adding of a video to that same playlist.

  • Another code sample uses the playlistItems.list method and the channels.list method to retrieve a list of videos uploaded to the authenticated user's channel.

  • A separate code sample provides functionality to perform keyword-based searches through the search.list method, categorizing results into videos, channels, and playlists.

  • The last code sample covers uploading a video to the channel associated with the request, using the videos.insert method to successfully complete the upload.

The following code samples, which use the Google APIs Client Library for .NET, are available for the YouTube Data API. You can download these code samples from the dotnet folder of the YouTube APIs code sample repository on GitHub.

Create a playlist

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

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://developers.google.com/api-client-library/dotnet/get_started
  /// </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);
    }
  }
}

Retrieve my uploads

The following code sample calls the API's playlistItems.list method to retrieve a list of videos uploaded to the channel associated with the request. The code also calls the channels.list method with the mine parameter set to true to retrieve the playlist ID that identifies the channel's uploaded videos.

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.