This page shows sample YouTube Analytics API requests. Each example briefly describes the report being retrieved and then shows the corresponding dimensions, metrics, filters, and sort parameter values. (The channel reports and content owner reports documents identify the reports that the API supports.)
Each example links to and populates the Google APIs Explorer with the values shown. The examples also use default start and end dates (YYYY-MM-DD) of 2023-09-01 and 2024-03-31.
After linking to the APIs Explorer, you must still specify the channel or content owner for which you are retrieving reports. The APIs Explorer will populate the ids parameter value with either channel==MINE or contentOwner==CONTENT_OWNER_ID, depending on the query that you have clicked. For channel reports, you could change MINE to the authenticated user's channel ID. For content owner reports, you need to replace CONTENT_OWNER_ID with your content owner ID.
You also have to be authenticated as the specified channel or content owner so that the APIs Explorer can authorize your API requests using OAuth 2.0.
Sorting requests by multiple dimensions/metrics
The API supports the ability to sort response data using multiple dimensions or metrics. For example, the request below retrieves daily traffic source data for a particular channel's videos. Each row in the result set identifies the number of views and the estimated watch time that originated from a particular type of traffic source (e.g. EXT_URL) on a particular day.
dimensions=day,insightTrafficSourceType
metrics=views,estimatedWatchTime
sort=day,-views
In the response, results are sorted chronologically. Within the set of results for each day, results are sorted in descending order by view count. So, the first row in the result set contains data for the traffic source that generated the most views on the first day in the requested date range. The second row contains data for the traffic source that generated the next highest number of views on the first day.
Channel reports
Video reports
Total view counts, estimated watch time, and more for a channel
This query retrieves aggregated metrics for the channel's content. The report returns a single row of data that contains totals for each requested metric during the specified date range.
metrics=views,comments,likes,dislikes,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration
Country-specific view counts (and more) for a channel
This query retrieves metrics for a specific country for a channel's videos. The report returns a single row of data that contains totals for each requested metric during the specified date range.
metrics=views,comments,likes,dislikes,estimatedMinutesWatched
filters=country==US
Top 10 – Most watched videos for a channel
This query retrieves a channel's 10 most watched videos, as measured by estimated minutes watched during the specified date range. Results are sorted by estimated minutes watched in descending order.
Note: This report requires you to specify a value for the sort request parameter and to set the maxResults parameter to an integer value of 10 or less.
dimensions=video
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views,likes,subscribersGained
maxResults=10
sort=-estimatedMinutesWatched
Top 10 – Annotation click-through rates for a channel's most viewed videos
This request retrieves view counts, annotation click-through rates, annotation close rates, and annotation impressions for the channel's 10 most viewed videos. Results are sorted by view count in descending order, which means that the most viewed video will be listed first.
Note: This report requires you to specify a value for the sort request parameter and to set the maxResults parameter to an integer value of 10 or less.
dimensions=video
metrics=views,likes,annotationClickThroughRate,annotationCloseRate,annotationImpressions
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Playlist reports
Total playlist views for a channel
This request retrieves total playlist starts, estimated minutes watched, views (an aggregated video metric), playlist views (an in-playlist metric), and views per playlist start for playlists in the authenticated user's channel.
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts,playlistViews,viewsPerPlaylistStart
Statistics for a specific playlist
This request retrieves total playlist starts, estimated minutes watched, views (an
aggregated video metric),
playlist views (an in-playlist metric),
and views per playlist start for a specific playlist. Note that to run this query in the APIs
Explorer, you must replace the string PLAYLIST_ID in the filters
parameter value with the playlist ID for a playlist in the authenticated user's channel.
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts,playlistViews,viewsPerPlaylistStart
filters=playlist==PLAYLIST_ID
To retrieve aggregate statistics for multiple playlists, you can also replace the string PLAYLIST_ID with a comma-separated list of up to 500 playlists IDs for playlists in the authenticated user's channel.
Top 10 – Most watched playlists for a channel
This query retrieves a channel's 10 most watched playlists, as measured by playlist views during the specified date range. It also retrieves several other playlist metrics, such as the number of times that viewers initiated playback of each playlist and the average amount of time that a viewer watched videos in the playlist after it was started. Results are sorted by playlist views in descending order.
Note: Since this report uses the playlist dimension, you must specify a value for the sort request parameter and also set the maxResults parameter to an integer value of 10 or less.
dimensions=playlist
metrics=playlistViews,playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts,averageTimeInPlaylist,playlistSaves
maxResults=10
sort=-playlistViews
Video reports
Daily watch time metrics for a channel's videos
This query retrieves daily view counts, watch time metrics, and new subscriber counts for a channel's videos. The report returns one row of data for each day in the requested date range. Rows are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration,averageViewPercentage,subscribersGained
sort=day
Daily annotation metrics for a channel's videos
This request retrieves daily view counts, annotation click-through rates, annotation close rates, and annotation impressions for the channel's content. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day
metrics=views,likes,annotationClickThroughRate,annotationCloseRate,annotationImpressions
sort=day
Playlist reports
Daily playlist views for a channel
This request retrieves daily view counts (an aggregated video metric), playlist views (an in-playlist metric), playlist starts, estimated minutes watched, and views per playlist start for the authenticated user's channel. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts,playlistViews,viewsPerPlaylistStart
sort=day
Video reports
Country-specific watch time metrics for a channel's videos
This query retrieves country-specific view counts, watch time metrics, and subscription figures for a channel's videos. The report returns one row of data for each country where the channel's videos were watched. Rows are sorted in descending order of number of minutes watched.
dimensions=country
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration,averageViewPercentage,subscribersGained
sort=-estimatedMinutesWatched
Country-specific annotation metrics for a channel's videos
This request retrieves country-specific view counts, annotation click-through rates, annotation close rates, and annotation impressions for the channel's videos. Results are sorted by annotation click-through rate in descending order, which means that the country with the highest annotation click-through rate will be listed first.
dimensions=country
metrics=views,likes,annotationClickThroughRate,annotationCloseRate,annotationImpressions
sort=-annotationClickThroughRate
Province-specific metrics for U.S. states and Washington D.C.
This request retrieves a province-by-province breakdown of view counts, estimated minutes watched, and average view duration for the channel's videos. The data covers U.S. states and Washington D.C. Results are sorted alphabetically by provinces' ISO 3166-2 codes.
dimensions=province
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration
filters=claimedStatus==claimed;country==US
sort=province
Top 10 – Most viewed videos in a specific country
This query retrieves the channel's 10 most viewed videos, as measured by number of views during the specified date range, in a specified country. Results are sorted by view count in descending order.
Note: This report requires you to specify a value for the sort request parameter and to set the maxResults parameter to an integer value of 10 or less.
dimensions=video
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,likes,subscribersGained
filters=country==US
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Top 10 U.S. cities by total views
This query retrieves a list of the 10 U.S. cities that accounted for the most views of the channel's content during the specified date range. The query could be modified to request data for another country by choosing another valid value for that filter. Similarly, the query could be modified to retrieve data for a subcontinent, such as Western Europe or Southeastern Asia, by using the subContinent filter and one of its valid values. Other filters are supported, too. Results are sorted by view count in descending order.
dimensions=city
metrics=views
filters=country==US
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Top 10 U.S. cities by total views for each content type
This query retrieves a list of the 10 U.S. cities that accounted for the most views of the channel's content during the specified date range for each supported creatorContentType. Results are sorted by view count in descending order.
dimensions=city,creatorContentType
metrics=views
filters=country==US
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Top 10 U.S. cities by total watch time
This query retrieves a list of the top 10 days during the specified date range when any U.S. city accounted for the greatest total daily watch time of the channel's content. The query results identify the total watch time, the date on which the watch time occurred, and the city where the content was estimated to have been viewed. Results are sorted in descending order of total watch time.
dimensions=city,day
metrics=estimatedWatchTime
filters=country==US
maxResults=10
sort=-estimatedWatchTime
Top 10 – Most viewed videos in Europe
This query retrieves the channel's 10 most viewed videos in Europe, as measured by number of views during the specified date range. The query could be modified to request data for another continent by choosing another valid value for that filter. Similarly, the query could be modified to retrieve data for a subcontinent, such as Western Europe or Southeastern Asia, by using the subContinent filter and one of its valid values. Results are sorted by view count in descending order.
Note: This report requires you to specify a value for the sort request parameter and to set the maxResults parameter to an integer value of 10 or less.
dimensions=video
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,likes,subscribersGained
filters=continent==150
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Playlist reports
Country-specific watch time metrics for a channel's playlists
This query retrieves country-specific view counts (an aggregated video metric), playlist views (an in-playlist metric), and watch time metrics for a channel's playlists. The report returns one row of data for each country where the channel's playlists were watched. Rows are sorted in descending order of number of minutes watched.
dimensions=country
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts,averageTimeInPlaylist
sort=-estimatedMinutesWatched
Top 10 – Most started playlists in the United States
This query retrieves the 10 playlists that viewers in the United States started watching most frequently during the specified date range. Results are sorted by number of playlist starts in descending order.
Note: Since this report uses the playlist dimension, you must specify a value for the sort request parameter and also set the maxResults parameter to an integer value of 10 or less.
dimensions=playlist
metrics=playlistStarts,views,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration
filters=isCurated==1;country==US
maxResults=10
sort=-playlistStarts
Video reports
Viewcounts and watch time from different playback locations
This query retrieves the number of views and estimated watch time for a particular channel's videos. Results are aggregated based on the type of page or application where video playbacks occurred, and results are sorted in descending order by view count.
dimensions=insightPlaybackLocationType
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
sort=-views
Daily view counts and watch time from different playback locations
This query retrieves daily view counts and estimated watch time in the United States for a particular channel's videos. Results are grouped by day for each type of page or application where video playbacks occurred. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,insightPlaybackLocationType
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
filters=country==US
sort=day
Top 10 – Third-party sites that generate the most views for an embedded video
This query retrieves view counts and estimated watch time for a particular video or group of videos. Results are grouped by the third-party site where the video was embedded. Results are sorted in descending order by view count. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string VIDEO_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of one or more video IDs for your uploaded videos.
dimensions=insightPlaybackLocationDetail
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched
filters=video==VIDEO_ID;insightPlaybackLocationType==EMBEDDED
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Playlist reports
Playlist view counts and watch time from different playback locations
This query retrieves the number of view counts (an aggregated video metric), playlist views (an in-playlist metric), estimated watch time, and playlist starts for a particular channel's playlists. Results are aggregated based on the type of page or application where video playbacks occurred, and results are sorted in descending order by playlist starts.
dimensions=insightPlaybackLocationType
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts,playlistViews
sort=-playlistStarts
Daily playlist view counts and watch time from different playback locations
This query retrieves daily playlist starts, view counts (an aggregated video metric), playlist views (an in-playlist metric), and estimated watch time in the United States for a particular channel's playlists. Results are grouped by day for each type of page or application where playlist views occurred. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,insightPlaybackLocationType
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts,playlistViews
filters=country==US
sort=day
Video reports
Likes and dislikes by content type
This query retrieves the number of likes and dislikes for each type of content on a channel.
dimensions=creatorContentType
metrics=likes,dislikes
Video reports
Viewcounts and watch time from different traffic sources in a country
This request retrieves the number of views and estimated watch time for the channel's videos in a specified country. The metrics are aggregated by traffic source, which describes the manner in which users reached the video.
dimensions=insightTrafficSourceType
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched
filters=country==US
Daily view counts and watch time from different traffic sources
This request retrieves daily view counts and daily estimated watch time for the channel's videos. The metrics are aggregated on a daily basis by traffic source and sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,insightTrafficSourceType
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched
sort=day
Top 10 – YouTube search terms that generate the most traffic for a video
This query retrieves the 10 search terms that generated the most views from YouTube search results for one or more specific videos. Results are sorted by view count in descending order. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string VIDEO_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 video IDs.
For example, you could run the query for a single video or replace VIDEO_ID to identify the search terms that generate the most traffic for that video. You could also list all of the videos in a particular playlist to determine which search terms generate the most traffic for any of the videos in that playlist.
dimensions=insightTrafficSourceDetail
metrics=views
filters=video==VIDEO_ID;insightTrafficSourceType==YT_SEARCH
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Top 10 – External websites that generate the most traffic for a video
This query retrieves the 10 external websites that generated the most views for a specific video or group of videos. Results are sorted by estimated watch time in descending order. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string VIDEO_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 video IDs for your uploaded videos.
dimensions=insightTrafficSourceDetail
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
filters=video==VIDEO_ID;insightTrafficSourceType==EXT_URL
maxResults=25
sort=-estimatedMinutesWatched
Playlist reports
Playlist view counts and watch time from different traffic sources in a country
This request retrieves the number of views (an aggregated video metric), playlist views (an in-playlist metric), playlist starts, and estimated watch time for playlist views in a specified country. The metrics are aggregated by traffic source, which describes the manner in which users reached the playlist.
dimensions=insightTrafficSourceType
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatchedplaylistStarts,playlistViews
filters=country==US
Daily playlist view counts and watch time from different traffic sources
This request retrieves a channel's daily playlist views (an in-playlist metric), playlist starts, and estimated watch time. It also retrieves total views (an aggregated video metric). The metrics are aggregated on a daily basis by traffic source and sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,insightTrafficSourceType
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts,playlistViews
sort=day
Video reports
Daily device type metrics for the Android operating system
This query retrieves daily view counts and estimated watch time on Android devices for a particular channel's videos. Results are grouped by day for each type of device where video playbacks occurred. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,deviceType
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
filters=operatingSystem==ANDROID
sort=day
Daily operating system metrics for mobile devices
This query retrieves daily view counts and estimated watch time on mobile devices for a particular channel's videos. Results are grouped by day for each operating system on which video playbacks occurred. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,operatingSystem
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
filters=deviceType==MOBILE
sort=day
Daily operating system and device type metrics
This query retrieves daily view counts and estimated watch time for a channel. Statistics are grouped by operating system and device type. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,operatingSystem,deviceType
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
sort=day
Playlist reports
Daily device type metrics for playlist views on the Android operating system
This query retrieves daily views (an aggregated video metric), playlist views (an in-playlist metric), and estimated watch time on Android devices for a particular channel's playlists. Results are grouped by day for each type of device where playlist views occurred. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,deviceType
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,playlistViews
filters=operatingSystem==ANDROID
sort=day
Daily operating system metrics for playlist views on mobile devices
This query retrieves daily views (an aggregated video metric), playlist views (an in-playlist metric), and estimated watch time on mobile devices for a particular channel's playlists. Results are grouped by day for each operating system on which playlist views occurred. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,operatingSystem
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched
filters=deviceType==MOBILE
sort=day
Video reports
Viewer demographics in California (age group and gender)
This report retrieves statistics about the age group and gender of viewers in California who watched the channel's videos. Results are sorted by gender and then by age group. This query could be modified to retrieve the same statistics for all viewers worldwide or all viewers in a country, continent, subcontinent, or another U.S. state by adjusting the filters parameter value.
dimensions=ageGroup,gender
metrics=viewerPercentage
filters=province==US-CA
sort=gender,ageGroup
Playlist reports
Playlist viewer demographics in California (age group and gender)
This report retrieves statistics about the age group and gender of viewers in California who
watched the channel's playlists. Results are sorted by gender and then by age group. This
query could be modified to retrieve the same statistics for all viewers worldwide or all
viewers in a country, continent, subcontinent, or another U.S. state by adjusting the filters parameter value.
dimensions=ageGroup,gender
metrics=viewerPercentage
filters=province==US-CA
sort=gender,ageGroup
Sharing metrics, aggregated by service where videos were shared
This request retrieves the number of times that users used the Share button to share a channel's videos. Results are aggregated by sharing service (Google+, Twitter, etc.) and sorted in descending order of number of shares.
dimensions=sharingService
metrics=shares
sort=-shares
Audience retention metrics for a video
This report measures a video's ability to retain its audience. The report can only be retrieved for a single video at a time. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string VIDEO_ID in the filters parameter value with the video ID for one of your uploaded videos. Note that audience retention reports do not support the ability to specify multiple values for the video filter.
In this example, the report uses the audienceType filter to restrict the response so that it only contains data for organic views, which are the result of a direct user action, such as a search for a video or a click on a suggested video. As such, the report does not include data for views from TrueView in-stream or TrueView in-display ads. You can remove the filter to retrieve the video's audience retention data from all audience types.
Note that data for the audienceType filter is available as of September 25, 2013. The API will not return data for queries that use the filter to try to retrieve data from earlier dates. Queries that do not use the filter work for any date after July 1, 2008.
dimensions=elapsedVideoTimeRatio
metrics=audienceWatchRatio,relativeRetentionPerformance
filters=video==VIDEO_ID;audienceType==ORGANIC
Channel revenue and ad performance metrics
This request retrieves a channel's revenue and ad performance metrics. The report returns a single row of data that contains totals for each requested metric during the specified date range.
metrics=views,estimatedRevenue,estimatedAdRevenue,estimatedRedPartnerRevenue,grossRevenue,adImpressions,cpm,playbackBasedCpm,monetizedPlaybacks
Daily revenue and ad performance metrics
This request retrieves a channel's daily revenue and ad performance metrics.
dimensions=day
metrics=views,estimatedRevenue,estimatedAdRevenue,estimatedRedPartnerRevenue,grossRevenue,adImpressions,cpm,playbackBasedCpm,monetizedPlaybacks
Country-specific revenue and ad performance metrics
This request retrieves a channel's country-specific revenue and ad performance metrics. Results are sorted in descending order by revenue amount, which means that the first country listed will be the one where the partner had the greatest net revenue.
dimensions=country
metrics=views,estimatedRevenue,estimatedAdRevenue,estimatedRedPartnerRevenue,grossRevenue,adImpressions,cpm,playbackBasedCpm,monetizedPlaybacks
sort=-estimatedRevenue
Top 10 – Videos with the highest revenue
This request retrieves revenue and ad performance metrics for the channel's 10 videos with the greatest revenue. Results are sorted in descending order by revenue amount, which means that the first video will be the one that had the highest estimated revenue.
dimensions=video
metrics=views,estimatedRevenue,estimatedAdRevenue,estimatedRedPartnerRevenue,grossRevenue,adImpressions,cpm,playbackBasedCpm,monetizedPlaybacks
maxResults=10
sort=-estimatedRevenue
Ad performance metrics for different ad types
This request retrieves ad performance metrics for the content owner's claimed content. Results are grouped by ad type, which enables you to compare revenue and CPM values across different ad types.
dimensions=adType
metrics=grossRevenue,adImpressions,cpm
filters=claimedStatus==claimed
sort=-adType
Content owner reports
Video reports
Total view counts, estimated watch time, and more for all claimed content
This query retrieves aggregated metrics for the content owner's claimed content. The report returns a single row of data that contains totals for each requested metric during the specified date range.
metrics=views,comments,likes,dislikes,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration
filters=claimedStatus==claimed
Country-specific view counts (and more) for all self-uploaded videos
This query retrieves metrics for a specific country for videos that the content owner uploaded. The report returns a single row of data that contains totals for each requested metric during the specified date range.
metrics=views,comments,likes,dislikes,shares
filters=uploaderType==self;country==FR
Total view counts (and more) for all claimed third-party content
This query retrieves aggregated metrics for videos that the content owner claimed but did not upload. The report returns a single row of data that contains totals for each requested metric during the specified date range.
metrics=views,comments,likes,dislikes,shares
filters=uploaderType==thirdParty;claimedStatus==claimed
Total view counts (and more) for all self-uploaded content
This query retrieves aggregated metrics for videos that the content owner uploaded. The report returns a single row of data that contains totals for each requested metric during the specified date range.
metrics=views,comments,likes,dislikes,estimatedMinutesWatched
filters=uploaderType==self
Total view counts (and more) for all claimed, self-uploaded content
This query retrieves aggregated metrics for videos that the content owner uploaded and also claimed. The report returns a single row of data that contains totals for each requested metric during the specified date range.
metrics=views,comments,likes,dislikes,estimatedMinutesWatched
filters=uploaderType==self;claimedStatus==claimed
Top 10 – Most viewed videos for a content owner
This query retrieves the 10 most viewed videos, as measured by number of views during the specified date range, that the content owner uploaded. Results are sorted by view count in descending order.
dimensions=video
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,estimatedRevenue,estimatedAdRevenue,monetizedPlaybacks,adImpressions
filters=uploaderType==self
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Top 10 – Most watched videos for a content owner
This query retrieves the 10 most watched videos, as measured by estimated minutes watched during the specified date range, that the content owner uploaded. Results are sorted by estimated minutes watched in descending order.
dimensions=video
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration,averageViewPercentage,views,subscribersGained
filters=uploaderType==self
maxResults=10
sort=-estimatedMinutesWatched
Top 10 – Most viewed videos for a content owner's channel
This query retrieves the 10 most viewed videos for a specific channel or group of channels that the content owner manages. Results are sorted by view count in descending order. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string CHANNEL_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 channel IDs for your channels.
dimensions=video
metrics=views
filters=channel==CHANNEL_ID
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Top 10 – Annotation click-through rates for a channel's most viewed videos
This request retrieves view counts, annotation click-through rates, annotation close rates, and annotation impressions for the 10 most viewed videos in a specified channel or group of channels. Results are sorted by view count in descending order, which means that the most viewed video will be listed first. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string CHANNEL_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 channel IDs for your channels.
dimensions=video
metrics=views,likes,annotationClickThroughRate,annotationCloseRate,annotationImpressions
filters=channel==CHANNEL_ID
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Playlist reports
Playlist views for a content owner's channels
This request retrieves total playlist starts, playlist estimated minutes watched, playlist
views, and views per playlist start for playlists in the content owner's channels. The
playlistViews metric counts only video views that occurred in the context of a
playlist. Since all of the requested metrics are in-playlist metrics, the request does not
also need to include the playlist or group filter.
metrics=playlistViews,playlistStarts,playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched,viewsPerPlaylistStart
Statistics for a specific playlist
This request retrieves total playlist starts, estimated minutes watched, views (an
aggregated video metric),
playlist views (an in-playlist metric),
and views per playlist start for a specific playlist. Note that to run this query in the APIs
Explorer, you must replace the string PLAYLIST_ID in the filters
parameter value with the playlist ID for a playlist in one of the content owner's channels.
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts,playlistViews,viewsPerPlaylistStart
filters=playlist==PLAYLIST_ID
To retrieve aggregate statistics for multiple playlists, you can also replace the string PLAYLIST_ID with a comma-separated list of up to 500 playlists IDs for playlists in the content owner's channels.
Video reports
Daily watch time metrics for self-uploaded content
This query retrieves daily watch time metrics, as well as view counts, monetized playback counts, and impression counts for videos that the content owner uploaded. The report returns one row of data for each day in the requested date range, and rows are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewPercentage,views,monetizedPlaybacks,adImpressions
filters=uploaderType==self
sort=day
Annotation metrics for claimed content
This request retrieves daily view counts, annotation click-through rates, annotation close rates, and annotation impressions for the content owner's claimed content. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day
metrics=views,likes,annotationClickThroughRate,annotationCloseRate,annotationImpressions
filters=claimedStatus==claimed
sort=day
Playlist reports
Daily playlist views for a content owner
This request retrieves metrics for daily user interactions with videos in the content owner's playlists. The metrics retrieved in the report are playlistViews, playlistStarts, playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched, and viewsPerPlaylistStart. All of these metrics are in-playlist metrics. Since all of the requested metrics are in-playlist metrics, the request does not need to also include the playlist or group filter.
dimensions=day
metrics=playlistViews,playlistStarts,playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched,viewsPerPlaylistStart
sort=day
Video reports
Country-specific watch time metrics for self-uploaded content
This query retrieves view counts, watch time metrics, and estimated ad revenue for each country. The metrics are for videos that the content owner uploaded. The report returns one row of data for each country where the videos were watched, and rows are sorted in descending order of number of minutes watched.
dimensions=country
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration,averageViewPercentage,estimatedRevenue,estimatedAdRevenue,grossRevenue
filters=uploaderType==self
sort=-estimatedMinutesWatched
Country-specific annotation metrics for self-uploaded content
This request retrieves country-specific view counts, annotation click-through rates, annotation close rates, and annotation impressions for the content owner's uploaded videos. Results are sorted by annotation click-through rate in descending order, which means that the country with the highest annotation click-through rate will be listed first.
dimensions=country
metrics=views,likes,annotationClickThroughRate,annotationCloseRate,annotationImpressions
filters=uploaderType==self
sort=-annotationClickThroughRate
Province-specific metrics for U.S. states and Washington D.C.
This request retrieves a province-by-province breakdown of view counts, estimated minutes watched, and average view duration for the content owner's claimed videos. The data covers U.S. states and Washington D.C. Results are sorted alphabetically by provinces' ISO 3166-2 codes.
dimensions=province
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration
filters=claimedStatus==claimed;country==US
sort=province
Top 10 U.S. cities by total views
This query retrieves a list of the 10 U.S. cities that accounted for the most views of the content owner's claimed videos during the specified date range. The query could be modified to request data for another country by choosing another valid value for that filter. Similarly, the query could be modified to retrieve data for a subcontinent, such as Western Europe or Southeastern Asia, by using the subContinent filter and one of its valid values. Other filters are supported, too. Results are sorted by view count in descending order.
dimensions=city
metrics=views
filters=claimedStatus==claimed;country==US
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Top 10 U.S. cities by total views for each content type
This query retrieves a list of the 10 U.S. cities that accounted for the most views of the content owner's claimed content during the specified date range for each supported creatorContentType. Results are sorted by view count in descending order.
dimensions=city,creatorContentType
metrics=views
filters=claimedStatus==claimed;country==US
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Top 10 U.S. cities by total watch time
This query retrieves a list of the top 10 days during the specified date range when any U.S. city accounted for the greatest total daily watch time of the content owner's claimed content. The query results identify the total watch time, the date on which the watch time occurred, and the city where the content was estimated to have been viewed. Results are sorted in descending order of total watch time.
dimensions=city,day
metrics=estimatedWatchTime
filters=claimedStatus==claimed;country==US
maxResults=10
sort=-estimatedWatchTime
Top 10 – Most watched videos in Europe
This query retrieves the 10 most watched videos in Europe, among videos claimed by the content owner, as measured by number of views during the specified date range. The query could be modified to request data for another continent by choosing another valid value for that filter. Similarly, the query could be modified to retrieve data for a subcontinent, such as Western Europe or Southeastern Asia, by using the subContinent filter and one of its valid values. Results are sorted by view count in descending order.
dimensions=video
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,likes,subscribersGained
filters=claimedStatus==claimed;filters=continent==150
maxResults=10
sort=-estimatedMinutesWatched
Playlist reports
Country-specific watch time metrics for a content owner's playlists
This query retrieves country-specific playlist view counts and playlist watch time metrics for all playlists in the content owner's channels. The report returns one row of data for each country where the playlists were watched. Rows are sorted in descending order of number of minutes watched.
dimensions=country
metrics=playlistViews,playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts,averageTimeInPlaylist
sort=-playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched
Top 10 – Most started playlists in the United States
This query retrieves the 10 playlists from the content owner's channels that viewers in the United States started watching most frequently during the specified date range. Results are sorted by number of playlist starts in descending order.
Note: Since this report uses the
playlist dimension, you must
specify a value for the sort request parameter and also set th
maxResults parameter to an integer value of 10 or less.
dimensions=playlist
metrics=playlistStarts,playlistViews,playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched,playlistAverageViewDuration
filters=country==US
maxResults=10
sort=-playlistStarts
Video reports
Likes and dislikes by content type
This query retrieves the number of likes and dislikes for each type of content on a particular channel or group of channels. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string CHANNEL_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 channel IDs for your channels.
dimensions=creatorContentType
metrics=likes,dislikes
filters=channel==CHANNEL_ID
Video reports
Viewcounts and watch time from different playback locations
This query retrieves the number of views and estimated watch time for videos uploaded to a particular channel or group of channels. Results are aggregated based on the type of page or application where video playbacks occurred, and results are sorted in descending order by view count. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string CHANNEL_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 channel IDs for your channels.
dimensions=insightPlaybackLocationType
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
filters=channel==CHANNEL_ID
sort=-views
Daily view counts and watch time from different playback locations
This query retrieves daily view counts and estimated watch time in the United States for videos uploaded to a particular channel or group of channels. Results are grouped by day for each type of page or application where video playbacks occurred. Results are sorted in reverse chronological order. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string CHANNEL_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 channel IDs for your channels.
dimensions=day,insightPlaybackLocationType
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
filters=country==US;channel==CHANNEL_ID
sort=-day
Top 10 – Third-party sites that generate the most views for an embedded video
This query retrieves view counts and estimated watch time for a particular video or group of videos. Results are grouped by the third-party site where the video was embedded. Results are sorted in descending order by view count. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string VIDEO_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 video IDs for your uploaded videos.
dimensions=insightPlaybackLocationDetail
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched
filters=video==VIDEO_ID;insightPlaybackLocationType==EMBEDDED
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Playlist reports
Playlist view counts and watch time from different playback locations
This query retrieves the number of playlist views, playlist estimated watch time, and playlist starts for all playlists in a content owner's channels. Results are aggregated based on the type of page or application where video playbacks occurred, and results are sorted in descending order by playlist starts.
dimensions=insightPlaybackLocationType
metrics=playlistViews,playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched,playlistStarts
sort=-playlistStarts
Playlist view counts and watch time from different playback locations
This query retrieves daily playlist starts, playlist view counts, and playlist estimated watch time in the United States for all playlists in a content owner's channels. Results are returned for each type of page or application where playlist views occurred.
dimensions=day,insightPlaybackLocationType metrics=playlistStarts,playlistViews,playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched filters=country==US
Video reports
Viewcounts and watch time from different traffic sources
This request retrieves the number of views and estimated watch time for the content owner's videos. The metrics are aggregated by traffic source, which describes the manner in which users reached the video.
dimensions=insightTrafficSourceType
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched
filters=uploaderType==self
Daily view counts and watch time from different traffic sources
This request retrieves daily view counts and daily estimated watch time for the content owner's videos. The metrics are aggregated on a daily basis by traffic source and sorted in reverse chronological order.
dimensions=day,insightTrafficSourceType
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched
filters=uploaderType==self
sort=-day
Note: The next two sample reports are only supported for specific traffic sources. VIDEO_REMIXES, NOTIFICATION, END_SCREEN, CAMPAIGN_CARD, VIDEO_REMIXES, and NO_LINK_EMBEDDED traffic sources are some of the unsupported ones.
Top 10 – YouTube search terms that generate the most traffic for a video
This query retrieves the 10 search terms that generated the most views from YouTube search results for a specific video or group of videos. Results are sorted by view count in descending order. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string VIDEO_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 video IDs for your uploaded videos.
dimensions=insightTrafficSourceDetail
metrics=views
filters=video==VIDEO_ID;insightTrafficSourceType==YT_SEARCH
maxResults=10
sort=-views
Top 10 – External websites that generate the most traffic for a video
This query retrieves the 10 external websites that generated the most views from Google search results for a specific video or group of videos. Results are sorted by estimated watch time in descending order. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string VIDEO_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 video IDs for your uploaded videos.
dimensions=insightTrafficSourceDetail
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
filters=video==VIDEO_ID;insightTrafficSourceType==EXT_URL
maxResults=25
sort=-estimatedMinutesWatched
Playlist reports
Playlist view counts and watch time from different traffic sources in a country
This request retrieves the number of playlist views, playlist starts, and playlist estimated watch time for playlist views in a specified country. The metrics are aggregated by traffic source, which describes the manner in which users reached the playlist.
dimensions=insightTrafficSourceType
metrics=playlistViews,playlistStarts,playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched
filters=country==US
Playlist view counts and watch time from different traffic sources
This request retrieves playlist views, playlist starts, and playlist estimated watch time
for playlists in one or more of a content owner's channels. The metrics are aggregated by
traffic source. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string
CHANNEL_ID in the filters parameter value with a comma-separated
list of up to 500 channel IDs for your channels.
dimensions=day,insightTrafficSourceType
metrics=playlistViews,playlistStarts,playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched
filters=channel==CHANNEL_ID
Video reports
Daily device type metrics for claimed videos
This query retrieves daily view counts and estimated watch time by device type for videos claimed by a particular content owner. Results are grouped by day for each type of device where video playbacks occurred. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,deviceType
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
filters=claimedStatus==claimed
sort=day
Daily operating system metrics for claimed videos viewed on mobile devices
This query retrieves daily view counts and estimated watch time by operating system for views of videos claimed by a specified content owner that took place on mobile devices. Results are grouped by day for each operating system where video playbacks occurred. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,operatingSystem
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
filters=claimedStatus==claimed;deviceType==MOBILE
sort=day
Daily operating system and device type metrics
This query retrieves daily view counts and estimated watch time for videos claimed by a particular content owner. Statistics are grouped by operating system and device type. Results are sorted in chronological order.
dimensions=day,operatingSystem,deviceType
metrics=estimatedMinutesWatched,views
sort=day
Playlist reports
Device type metrics for playlist views on the Android operating system
This query retrieves playlist view counts and playlist estimated watch time on Android devices
for playlists in one or more of a content owner's channels. Results are returned for
each type of device where playlist views occurred. Note that to run this query in the APIs
Explorer, you must replace the string CHANNEL_ID in the filters
parameter value with a comma-separated list of up to 500 channel IDs for your channels.
dimensions=deviceType
metrics=playlistViews,playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched
filters=channel==CHANNEL_ID;operatingSystem==ANDROID
Operating system metrics for playlist views on mobile devices
This query retrieves playlist view counts and playlist estimated watch time on mobile devices for playlists in any of a content owner's channels. Results are returned for each operating system on which playlist views occurred.
dimensions=operatingSystem
metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched
filters=deviceType==MOBILE
Video reports
Viewer demographics in California (age group and gender)
This report retrieves statistics about the age group and gender of viewers in California who watched the content owner's claimed content. Results are sorted by gender and then by age group. This query could be modified to retrieve the same statistics for all viewers worldwide or all viewers in a country, continent, subcontinent, or another U.S. state by adjusting the filters parameter value.
dimensions=ageGroup,gender
metrics=viewerPercentage
filters=claimedStatus==claimed;province==US-CA
sort=gender,ageGroup
Sharing metrics, aggregated by service where videos were shared
This request retrieves the number of times that users used the Share button to share videos that the content owner uploaded. Results are aggregated by sharing service (Google+, Twitter, etc.) and sorted in descending order of number of shares.
dimensions=sharingService
metrics=shares
filters=uploaderType==self
sort=-shares
Audience retention metrics for a video
This report measures a video's ability to retain its audience. The report can only be retrieved for a single video at a time. Note that to run this query in the APIs Explorer, you must replace the string VIDEO_ID in the filters parameter value with the video ID for one of your uploaded videos. Note that audience retention reports do not support the ability to specify multiple values for the video filter.
In this example, the report uses the audienceType filter to restrict the response so that it only contains data for organic views, which are the result of a direct user action, such as a search for a video or a click on a suggested video. As such, the report does not include data for views from TrueView in-stream or TrueView in-display ads. You can remove the filter to retrieve the video's audience retention data from all audience types.
Note that data for the audienceType filter is available as of September 25, 2013. The API will not return data for queries that use the filter to try to retrieve data from earlier dates. Queries that do not use the filter work for any date after July 1, 2008.
dimensions=elapsedVideoTimeRatio
metrics=audienceWatchRatio,relativeRetentionPerformance
filters=video==VIDEO_ID;audienceType==ORGANIC
Revenue and ad performance metrics for claimed content
This request retrieves revenue and ad performance metrics for the content owner's claimed content. The report returns a single row of data that contains totals for each requested metric during the specified date range.
metrics=views,estimatedRevenue,estimatedAdRevenue,estimatedRedPartnerRevenue,grossRevenue,adImpressions,cpm,playbackBasedCpm,monetizedPlaybacks
filters=claimedStatus==claimed
Daily revenue and ad performance metrics
This request retrieves daily revenue and ad performance metrics for the content owner's claimed content.
dimensions=day
metrics=views,estimatedRevenue,estimatedAdRevenue,estimatedRedPartnerRevenue,grossRevenue,adImpressions,cpm,playbackBasedCpm,monetizedPlaybacks
filters=claimedStatus==claimed
Country-specific revenue and ad performance metrics
This request retrieves country-specific revenue and ad performance metrics for the content owner's claimed content. Results are sorted in descending order by revenue amount, which means that the first country listed will be the one where the partner had the greatest estimated revenue.
dimensions=country
metrics=views,estimatedRevenue,estimatedAdRevenue,estimatedRedPartnerRevenue,grossRevenue,adImpressions,cpm,playbackBasedCpm,monetizedPlaybacks
filters=claimedStatus==claimed
sort=-estimatedRevenue
Top 10 – Videos with the highest revenue
This request retrieves revenue and ad performance metrics for the 10 videos that where claimed by the content owner claimed and that had the highest revenue. Results are sorted in descending order by revenue amount, which means that the first video will be the one that had the highest estimated revenue.
dimensions=video
metrics=views,estimatedRevenue,estimatedAdRevenue,estimatedRedPartnerRevenue,grossRevenue,adImpressions,cpm,playbackBasedCpm,monetizedPlaybacks
filters=claimedStatus==claimed
maxResults=10
sort=-estimatedRevenue
Ad performance metrics for different ad types
This request retrieves ad performance metrics for the content owner's claimed content. Results are grouped by ad type, which enables you to compare revenue and CPM values across different ad types.
dimensions=adType
metrics=grossRevenue,adImpressions,cpm
filters=claimedStatus==claimed
sort=-adType