Access structured YouTube metadata instantly.
Provide a video ID and receive a JSON response with titles, descriptions, and engagement metrics. No complex scraping logic or proxy management required.
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Change the parameters and run a real request against the endpoint. No account, no key.
Free to try, no account. Costs 15 credits on your own key.
Run the request to see a live response.
curl -X POST https://automatio.ai/api/v1/query \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTOMATIO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"tool":"youtube_video_info","params":{"videoId":"dQw4w9WgXcQ"}}'How it works
One request, one response.
- 1
Send video ID
Submit a POST request with the specific YouTube video identifier in the params object.
- 2
Extract metadata
The system retrieves the public video page and parses the underlying data structure for relevant fields.
- 3
Receive JSON
Get a structured JSON object containing the video statistics, channel info, and metadata.
Capabilities
What you get.
Everything this endpoint does, without running the infrastructure yourself.
Engagement metrics
Retrieve current view counts, like counts, and comment totals for specific videos.
Channel details
Access information about the uploader, including channel name, ID, and subscriber counts.
Full descriptions
Extract the complete video description text and the original publication timestamp.
Category classification
Identify the video category and tags assigned by the creator for better indexing.
Cost of ownership
Build it yourself, or call this.
Both are real options. Here is what each one actually costs you.
Manual scraping
- Write custom DOM parsers for YouTube's dynamic layout
- Manage a rotation of residential proxies to avoid blocks
- Constant maintenance to fix selectors when the UI updates
- Significant server overhead for headless browsers.
Automatio Data API
- Standardized JSON output regardless of UI changes
- No proxy or infrastructure management required
- Single authentication method for all tools
- Billed only on successful data retrieval.
Integrate
Built for the language you use.
One HTTP endpoint. Copy the call in your language and go.
curl -X POST https://automatio.ai/api/v1/query \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTOMATIO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "tool": "youtube_video_info", "params": { "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ" } }'In production
What people build with it.
Competitor Analysis
Input a list of competitor video IDs to extract and compare view counts and engagement rates. This data allows marketing teams to benchmark performance against industry standards.
Content Library Management
Extract metadata for a high volume of videos to sync external content with an internal CMS. This ensures titles and descriptions remain accurate without manual data entry.
Social Listening Tools
Build monitoring services that alert users when specific videos reach view count milestones or update their metadata. You send the ID and get back structured stats for tracking logic.
Alternatives
When to use something else.
A page that pretends it has no alternatives reads as an advert. These are the other real options.
Official YouTube Data API
Better for extremely high-volume applications if you can navigate the complex OAuth scopes and strict quota limitations.
Local headless scraping
A viable option for small, infrequent tasks where you can tolerate the maintenance burden and handle proxy management yourself.
Before you integrate
What it does not do.
The boundaries are as useful as the features. These are the ones worth knowing up front.
Public videos only
This endpoint cannot access private or unlisted videos, nor can it bypass age-gate or region-lock restrictions.
No media files
The API provides metadata and asset URLs only; it does not provide raw video or audio streams for download.
Display latency
Metrics such as view counts reflect the public-facing page, which may lag slightly behind real-time Creator Studio analytics.
Reference
15 credits per call- Endpoint
- POST https://automatio.ai/api/v1/query
- Tool ID
- youtube_video_info
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| videoId | string | YouTube video ID or URL (e.g., "dQw4w9WgXcQ" or "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...") |
The same endpoints are available over MCP, and the full machine-readable catalogue lives in the API documentation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about YouTube Video Data API
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Every YouTube endpoint.
One key, one endpoint shape. These all bill per successful call the same way.
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