The following code samples, which use the Google APIs Client Library for Ruby, are available for the YouTube Data API. You can download these code samples from the ruby folder of the YouTube APIs code sample repository on GitHub.
Add a channel subscription
This sample calls the API's subscriptions.insert method to add a subscription to a specified channel.
#!/usr/bin/ruby require 'rubygems' gem 'google-api-client', '>0.7' require 'google/api_client' require 'google/api_client/client_secrets' require 'google/api_client/auth/file_storage' require 'google/api_client/auth/installed_app' require 'trollop' # This OAuth 2.0 access scope allows for full read/write access to the # authenticated user's account. YOUTUBE_SCOPE = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube' YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME = 'youtube' YOUTUBE_API_VERSION = 'v3' def get_authenticated_service client = Google::APIClient.new( :application_name => $PROGRAM_NAME, :application_version => '1.0.0' ) youtube = client.discovered_api(YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME, YOUTUBE_API_VERSION) file_storage = Google::APIClient::FileStorage.new("#{$PROGRAM_NAME}-oauth2.json") if file_storage.authorization.nil? client_secrets = Google::APIClient::ClientSecrets.load flow = Google::APIClient::InstalledAppFlow.new( :client_id => client_secrets.client_id, :client_secret => client_secrets.client_secret, :scope => [YOUTUBE_SCOPE] ) client.authorization = flow.authorize(file_storage) else client.authorization = file_storage.authorization end return client, youtube end def main opts = Trollop::options do opt :channel_id, 'ID of the channel to subscribe to.', :type => String, :default => 'UCtVd0c0tGXuTSbU5d8cSBUg' end client, youtube = get_authenticated_service begin body = { :snippet => { :resourceId => { :channelId => opts[:channel_id] } } } # Call the API's youtube.subscriptions.insert method to add the subscription # to the specified channel. subscriptions_response = client.execute!( :api_method => youtube.subscriptions.insert, :parameters => { :part => body.keys.join(',') }, :body_object => body ) puts "A subscription to '#{subscriptions_response.data.snippet.title}' was added." rescue Google::APIClient::TransmissionError => e puts e.result.body end end main
Authorize a request
The following code sample performs OAuth 2.0 authorization by checking for the presence of a local file that contains authorization credentials. If the file is not present, the script opens a browser and waits for a response, then saves the returned credentials locally.
require 'google/api_client' require 'google/api_client/client_secrets' require 'json' require 'launchy' require 'thin' RESPONSE_HTML = <<stop <html> <head> <title>OAuth 2 Flow Complete</title> </head> <body> You have successfully completed the OAuth 2 flow. Please close this browser window and return to your program. </body> </html> stop FILE_POSTFIX = '-oauth2.json' # Small helper for the sample apps for performing OAuth 2.0 flows from the command # line. Starts an embedded server to handle redirects. class CommandLineOAuthHelper def initialize(scope) credentials = Google::APIClient::ClientSecrets.load @authorization = Signet::OAuth2::Client.new( :authorization_uri => credentials.authorization_uri, :token_credential_uri => credentials.token_credential_uri, :client_id => credentials.client_id, :client_secret => credentials.client_secret, :redirect_uri => credentials.redirect_uris.first, :scope => scope ) end # Request authorization. Checks to see if a local file with credentials is present, and uses that. # Otherwise, opens a browser and waits for response, then saves the credentials locally. def authorize credentialsFile = $0 + FILE_POSTFIX if File.exist? credentialsFile File.open(credentialsFile, 'r') do |file| credentials = JSON.load(file) @authorization.access_token = credentials['access_token'] @authorization.client_id = credentials['client_id'] @authorization.client_secret = credentials['client_secret'] @authorization.refresh_token = credentials['refresh_token'] @authorization.expires_in = (Time.parse(credentials['token_expiry']) - Time.now).ceil if @authorization.expired? @authorization.fetch_access_token! save(credentialsFile) end end else auth = @authorization url = @authorization.authorization_uri().to_s server = Thin::Server.new('0.0.0.0', 8080) do run lambda { |env| # Exchange the auth code & quit req = Rack::Request.new(env) auth.code = req['code'] auth.fetch_access_token! server.stop() [200, {'Content-Type' => 'text/html'}, RESPONSE_HTML] } end Launchy.open(url) server.start() save(credentialsFile) end return @authorization end def save(credentialsFile) File.open(credentialsFile, 'w', 0600) do |file| json = JSON.dump({ :access_token => @authorization.access_token, :client_id => @authorization.client_id, :client_secret => @authorization.client_secret, :refresh_token => @authorization.refresh_token, :token_expiry => @authorization.expires_at }) file.write(json) end end end
Retrieve my uploads
This 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.
#!/usr/bin/ruby require 'rubygems' gem 'google-api-client', '>0.7' require 'google/api_client' require 'google/api_client/client_secrets' require 'google/api_client/auth/file_storage' require 'google/api_client/auth/installed_app' # This OAuth 2.0 access scope allows for read-only access to the authenticated # user's account, but not other types of account access. YOUTUBE_READONLY_SCOPE = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly' YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME = 'youtube' YOUTUBE_API_VERSION = 'v3' def get_authenticated_service client = Google::APIClient.new( :application_name => $PROGRAM_NAME, :application_version => '1.0.0' ) youtube = client.discovered_api(YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME, YOUTUBE_API_VERSION) file_storage = Google::APIClient::FileStorage.new("#{$PROGRAM_NAME}-oauth2.json") if file_storage.authorization.nil? client_secrets = Google::APIClient::ClientSecrets.load flow = Google::APIClient::InstalledAppFlow.new( :client_id => client_secrets.client_id, :client_secret => client_secrets.client_secret, :scope => [YOUTUBE_READONLY_SCOPE] ) client.authorization = flow.authorize(file_storage) else client.authorization = file_storage.authorization end return client, youtube end def main client, youtube = get_authenticated_service begin # Retrieve the "contentDetails" part of the channel resource for the # authenticated user's channel. channels_response = client.execute!( :api_method => youtube.channels.list, :parameters => { :mine => true, :part => 'contentDetails' } ) channels_response.data.items.each do |channel| # From the API response, extract the playlist ID that identifies the list # of videos uploaded to the authenticated user's channel. uploads_list_id = channel['contentDetails']['relatedPlaylists']['uploads'] # Retrieve the list of videos uploaded to the authenticated user's channel. next_page_token = '' until next_page_token.nil? playlistitems_response = client.execute!( :api_method => youtube.playlist_items.list, :parameters => { :playlistId => uploads_list_id, :part => 'snippet', :maxResults => 50, :pageToken => next_page_token } ) puts "Videos in list #{uploads_list_id}" # Print information about each video. playlistitems_response.data.items.each do |playlist_item| title = playlist_item['snippet']['title'] video_id = playlist_item['snippet']['resourceId']['videoId'] puts "#{title} (#{video_id})" end next_page_token = playlistitems_response.next_page_token end puts end rescue Google::APIClient::TransmissionError => e puts e.result.body end end main
Search by keyword
This sample calls the API's search.list method to retrieve search results associated with a particular keyword.
#!/usr/bin/ruby require 'rubygems' gem 'google-api-client', '>0.7' require 'google/api_client' require 'trollop' # Set DEVELOPER_KEY to the API key value from the APIs & auth > Credentials # tab of # {{ Google Cloud Console }} <{{ https://cloud.google.com/console }}> # Please ensure that you have enabled the YouTube Data API for your project. DEVELOPER_KEY = 'REPLACE_ME' YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME = 'youtube' YOUTUBE_API_VERSION = 'v3' def get_service client = Google::APIClient.new( :key => DEVELOPER_KEY, :authorization => nil, :application_name => $PROGRAM_NAME, :application_version => '1.0.0' ) youtube = client.discovered_api(YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME, YOUTUBE_API_VERSION) return client, youtube end def main opts = Trollop::options do opt :q, 'Search term', :type => String, :default => 'Google' opt :max_results, 'Max results', :type => :int, :default => 25 end client, youtube = get_service begin # Call the search.list method to retrieve results matching the specified # query term. search_response = client.execute!( :api_method => youtube.search.list, :parameters => { :part => 'snippet', :q => opts[:q], :maxResults => opts[:max_results] } ) videos = [] channels = [] playlists = [] # Add each result to the appropriate list, and then display the lists of # matching videos, channels, and playlists. search_response.data.items.each do |search_result| case search_result.id.kind when 'youtube#video' videos << "#{search_result.snippet.title} (#{search_result.id.videoId})" when 'youtube#channel' channels << "#{search_result.snippet.title} (#{search_result.id.channelId})" when 'youtube#playlist' playlists << "#{search_result.snippet.title} (#{search_result.id.playlistId})" end end puts "Videos:\n", videos, "\n" puts "Channels:\n", channels, "\n" puts "Playlists:\n", playlists, "\n" rescue Google::APIClient::TransmissionError => e puts e.result.body end end main
Upload a video
This sample calls the API's videos.insert method to upload a video to the channel associated with the request.
#!/usr/bin/ruby require 'rubygems' gem 'google-api-client', '>0.7' require 'google/api_client' require 'google/api_client/client_secrets' require 'google/api_client/auth/file_storage' require 'google/api_client/auth/installed_app' require 'trollop' # A limited OAuth 2 access scope that allows for uploading files, but not other # types of account access. YOUTUBE_UPLOAD_SCOPE = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.upload' YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME = 'youtube' YOUTUBE_API_VERSION = 'v3' def get_authenticated_service client = Google::APIClient.new( :application_name => $PROGRAM_NAME, :application_version => '1.0.0' ) youtube = client.discovered_api(YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME, YOUTUBE_API_VERSION) file_storage = Google::APIClient::FileStorage.new("#{$PROGRAM_NAME}-oauth2.json") if file_storage.authorization.nil? client_secrets = Google::APIClient::ClientSecrets.load flow = Google::APIClient::InstalledAppFlow.new( :client_id => client_secrets.client_id, :client_secret => client_secrets.client_secret, :scope => [YOUTUBE_UPLOAD_SCOPE] ) client.authorization = flow.authorize(file_storage) else client.authorization = file_storage.authorization end return client, youtube end def main opts = Trollop::options do opt :file, 'Video file to upload', :type => String opt :title, 'Video title', :default => 'Test Title', :type => String opt :description, 'Video description', :default => 'Test Description', :type => String opt :category_id, 'Numeric video category. See https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videoCategories/list', :default => 22, :type => :int opt :keywords, 'Video keywords, comma-separated', :default => '', :type => String opt :privacy_status, 'Video privacy status: public, private, or unlisted', :default => 'public', :type => String end if opts[:file].nil? or not File.file?(opts[:file]) Trollop::die :file, 'does not exist' end client, youtube = get_authenticated_service begin body = { :snippet => { :title => opts[:title], :description => opts[:description], :tags => opts[:keywords].split(','), :categoryId => opts[:category_id], }, :status => { :privacyStatus => opts[:privacy_status] } } videos_insert_response = client.execute!( :api_method => youtube.videos.insert, :body_object => body, :media => Google::APIClient::UploadIO.new(opts[:file], 'video/*'), :parameters => { :uploadType => 'resumable', :part => body.keys.join(',') } ) videos_insert_response.resumable_upload.send_all(client) puts "Video id '#{videos_insert_response.data.id}' was successfully uploaded." rescue Google::APIClient::TransmissionError => e puts e.result.body end end main