YouTube data API

6 YouTube endpoints are live: videos, comments, Channels and search. Only successful calls that return data are billed; each endpoint's parameters, price and full response example are in the API reference.

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Sample · native page style

GET /v1/raw/youtube/videoReal response · excerpt

{
  "id": "soc_you_a3d5e29f65bc",
  "src": "social",
  "platform": "youtube",
  "lang": "ko",
  "text": "PSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V\nPSY - ‘I LUV IT’ M/V @    • …",
  "author": {
    "uid_hash": "b222b8024cc0",
    "followers": 20600000,
    "nickname": "officialpsy",
    "uid": "UCrDkAvwZum-UTjHmzDI2iIw",
    "unique_id": "officialpsy"
  },
  "metrics": {
    "likes": 32323636,
    "comments": 5400000,
    "plays": 6099601169
  },
  "extra": {
    "source_id": "9bZkp7q19f0",
    "title": "PSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V",
    "published_at": "2012-07-15T07:46:32+00:00",
    "video_dur_s": 252,
    "topic": "#GANGNAMSTYLE",
    "topics": [
      "GANGNAMSTYLE"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "PSY"
    ],
    "category": "Music",
    "content_type": "video",
    "cover_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9bZkp7q19f0/maxresdefault.jpg",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0"
  },
  "prov": {
    "hash": "0x2e3ae05063727e69",
    "ts": "2026-10-22T03:30:00+08:00",
    "source": "live"
  }
}

Make the call

curl -G https://api.qovia.ai/v1/raw/youtube/video \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QOVIA_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "video_id=9bZkp7q19f0"

import os, requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.qovia.ai/v1/raw/youtube/video",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['QOVIA_KEY']}"},
    params={"video_id": "9bZkp7q19f0"},
)
print(resp.json()["data"])

// Add to any MCP client, then just ask in plain language
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qovia": {
      "url": "https://api.qovia.ai/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk-qovia-…" }
    }
  }
}

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