YouTube API
YouTube playlist items
The videos in a playlist, in playlist order, with per-item position and dates.
Endpoint
/v1/youtube/playlist/itemslive · proven1 creditParameters
Query parameters
| Name | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
playlist_id | yes | Playlist id | PLOU2XLYxmsIKpaV8h0AGE05so0fAwwfTw |
max_results | no | Requested page size, 1–50. The paid primary defaults to 50; the source may return fewer. Keep an explicit size unchanged while paginating. | 50 |
cursor | no | Opaque page token from a previous response | CAUQAA |
dry_run | no | Read 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 "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/youtube/playlist/items?playlist_id=PLOU2XLYxmsIKpaV8h0AGE05so0fAwwfTw" \ -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
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/items?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
import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/youtube/playlist/items?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.
{
"success": true,
"platform": "youtube",
"endpoint": "/v1/youtube/playlist/items",
"data": {
"_warnings": [],
"count": 0,
"dropped": 0,
"has_more": false,
"items": [
{
"added_to_playlist_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
"channel": {
"id": "example",
"name": "example"
},
"description": "example",
"id": "example",
"playlist_item_id": "example",
"position": 0,
"published_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
"thumbnails": {
"default": {},
"high": {},
"maxres": {},
"medium": {},
"standard": {}
},
"title": "example",
"url": "https://example.com/example"
}
],
"playlist_id": "example",
"total": 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 data | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
_warnings | array | null | Source array was empty in the reviewed captures; item fields remain unspecified. |
count | number | null | Number of records in this response, not lifetime or total matches. |
dropped | number | null | Optional dropped supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
has_more | boolean | null | Source continuation indicator; null means unknown. |
items | array | null | Returned records. Source coverage and completeness vary. |
items[].added_to_playlist_at | string | null | Optional added to playlist at supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].channel | object | null | Optional channel supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].channel.id | string | null | Source identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value. |
items[].channel.name | string | null | Optional name supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].description | string | null | Source description; null or absent means not supplied. |
items[].id | string | null | Source identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value. |
items[].playlist_item_id | string | null | Optional playlist item id supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].position | number | null | Optional position supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].published_at | string | null | Source publication time when available. |
items[].thumbnails | object | null | Optional thumbnails supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].thumbnails.default | object | null | Optional default supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].thumbnails.high | object | null | Optional high supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].thumbnails.maxres | object | null | Optional maxres supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].thumbnails.medium | object | null | Optional medium supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].thumbnails.standard | object | null | Optional standard supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].title | string | null | Source title when supplied. |
items[].url | string | null | Original source URL when supplied. |
playlist_id | string | null | Optional playlist id supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
total | number | null | Source-reported total; null is 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