YouTube API

YouTube playlist

Playlist metadata: title, description, owning channel, video count and privacy.

Endpoint

GET/v1/youtube/playlistlive · proven1 credit
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Parameters

Query parameters

NameRequiredDescriptionExample
playlist_idyesPlaylist idPLOU2XLYxmsIKpaV8h0AGE05so0fAwwfTw
dry_runnoRead a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution.1

Examples

Make the request

curl
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/youtube/playlist?playlist_id=PLOU2XLYxmsIKpaV8h0AGE05so0fAwwfTw" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
typescript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
  "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/youtube/playlist?playlist_id=PLOU2XLYxmsIKpaV8h0AGE05so0fAwwfTw",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();

if (!body.success) {
  // one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
  throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}

console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);
Python
python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/youtube/playlist?playlist_id=PLOU2XLYxmsIKpaV8h0AGE05so0fAwwfTw",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()

if not body["success"]:
    # one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")

print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])

Response

Response fields and example

This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.

200 · application/json
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "youtube",
  "endpoint": "/v1/youtube/playlist",
  "data": {
    "channel": {
      "id": "example",
      "name": "example",
      "url": "https://example.com/example"
    },
    "description": "example",
    "id": "example",
    "privacy_status": "example",
    "published_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
    "thumbnails": {
      "default": {
        "height": 0,
        "url": "https://example.com/example",
        "width": 0
      },
      "high": {
        "height": 0,
        "url": "https://example.com/example",
        "width": 0
      },
      "maxres": {
        "height": 0,
        "url": "https://example.com/example",
        "width": 0
      },
      "medium": {
        "height": 0,
        "url": "https://example.com/example",
        "width": 0
      },
      "standard": {
        "height": 0,
        "url": "https://example.com/example",
        "width": 0
      }
    },
    "title": "example",
    "url": "https://example.com/example",
    "video_count": 0
  },
  "credits_used": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 99,
  "request_id": "req_…",
  "cached": false
}

The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.

Schema basis: observed response shapes, not an exhaustive field specification. See schema coverage and validation limits.

Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.

Field inside dataTypeMeaning
channelobject | nullOptional channel supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
channel.idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value.
channel.namestring | nullOptional name supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
channel.urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
descriptionstring | nullSource description; null or absent means not supplied.
idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value.
privacy_statusstring | nullOptional privacy status supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
published_atstring | nullSource publication time when available.
thumbnailsobject | nullOptional thumbnails supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.defaultobject | nullOptional default supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.default.heightnumber | nullOptional height supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.default.urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
thumbnails.default.widthnumber | nullOptional width supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.highobject | nullOptional high supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.high.heightnumber | nullOptional height supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.high.urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
thumbnails.high.widthnumber | nullOptional width supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.maxresobject | nullOptional maxres supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.maxres.heightnumber | nullOptional height supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.maxres.urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
thumbnails.maxres.widthnumber | nullOptional width supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.mediumobject | nullOptional medium supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.medium.heightnumber | nullOptional height supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.medium.urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
thumbnails.medium.widthnumber | nullOptional width supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.standardobject | nullOptional standard supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.standard.heightnumber | nullOptional height supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
thumbnails.standard.urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
thumbnails.standard.widthnumber | nullOptional width supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
titlestring | nullSource title when supplied.
urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
video_countnumber | nullOptional video count supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.

Optional fields reviewed from preserved successful responses. Additive fields and source variations remain allowed; validate the fields your workflow requires.

The example is invented and illustrates types only; zero and empty values are not claims about a real result.

Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference

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