Build a Sample Application

This page walks you through the steps of building an application that uses several different APIs to chart viewing statistics for a user's YouTube videos. The application performs the following tasks:

  • It uses the YouTube Data API to retrieve a list of the currently authenticated user's uploaded videos and then displays a list of video titles.
  • When the user clicks on a particular video, the application calls the YouTube Analytics API to retrieve analytics data for that video.
  • The application uses the Google Visualization API to chart the analytics data.

The following steps describe the process of building the application. In step 1, you create the application's HTML and CSS files. Steps 2 through 5 describe different parts of the JavaScript that the application uses. The complete sample code is also included at the end of the document.

  1. Step 1: Build your HTML page and CSS file
  2. Step 2: Enable OAuth 2.0 authentication
  3. Step 3: Retrieve data for the currently logged-in user
  4. Step 4: Request Analytics data for a video
  5. Step 5: Display Analytics data in a chart

Important: You need to register your application with Google to obtain an OAuth 2.0 client ID for your application.

Step 1: Build your HTML page and CSS file

In this step, you'll create an HTML page that loads the JavaScript libraries that the application will use. The HTML below shows the code for the page:

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Google I/O YouTube Codelab</title>
  <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
  <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript" src="//www.google.com/jsapi"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript" src="index.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/client.js?onload=onJSClientLoad"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="login-container" class="pre-auth">This application requires access to your YouTube account.
    Please <a href="#" id="login-link">authorize</a> to continue.
  </div>
  <div class="post-auth">
    <div id="message"></div>
    <div id="chart"></div>
    <div>Choose a Video:</div>
    <ul id="video-list"></ul>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

As shown in the <head> tag of the sample page, the application uses the following libraries:

  • jQuery provides helper methods to simplify HTML document traversing, event handling, animating and Ajax interactions.
  • The Google API loader (www.google.com/jsapi) lets you easily import one or more Google APIs. This sample application uses the API loader to load the Google Visualization API, which is used to chart the retrieved Analytics data.
  • The index.js library contains functions specific to the sample application. This tutorial walks you through the steps to create those functions.
  • The Google APIs Client Library for JavaScript helps you to implement OAuth 2.0 authentication and to call the YouTube Analytics API.

The sample application also includes the index.css file. A sample CSS file, which you could save in the same directory as your HTML page, is shown below:


body {
  font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.pre-auth {
  display: none;
}

.post-auth {
  display: none;
}

#chart {
  width: 500px;
  height: 300px;
  margin-bottom: 1em;
}

#video-list {
  padding-left: 1em;
  list-style-type: none;
}
#video-list > li {
  cursor: pointer;
}
#video-list > li:hover {
  color: blue;
}

Step 2: Enable OAuth 2.0 authentication

In this step, you'll start building the index.js file that's being called by your HTML page. With that in mind, create a file named index.js in the same directory as your HTML page and insert the following code in that file. Replace the string YOUR_CLIENT_ID with the client ID for your registered application.

(function() {

  // Retrieve your client ID from the Google API Console at
  // https://console.cloud.google.com/.
  var OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID';
  var OAUTH2_SCOPES = [
    'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly',
    'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly'
  ];

  // Upon loading, the Google APIs JS client automatically invokes this callback.
  // See https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/javascript/features/authentication 
  window.onJSClientLoad = function() {
    gapi.auth.init(function() {
      window.setTimeout(checkAuth, 1);
    });
  };

  // Attempt the immediate OAuth 2.0 client flow as soon as the page loads.
  // If the currently logged-in Google Account has previously authorized
  // the client specified as the OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID, then the authorization
  // succeeds with no user intervention. Otherwise, it fails and the
  // user interface that prompts for authorization needs to display.
  function checkAuth() {
    gapi.auth.authorize({
      client_id: OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID,
      scope: OAUTH2_SCOPES,
      immediate: true
    }, handleAuthResult);
  }

  // Handle the result of a gapi.auth.authorize() call.
  function handleAuthResult(authResult) {
    if (authResult) {
      // Authorization was successful. Hide authorization prompts and show
      // content that should be visible after authorization succeeds.
      $('.pre-auth').hide();
      $('.post-auth').show();

      loadAPIClientInterfaces();
    } else {
      // Authorization was unsuccessful. Show content related to prompting for
      // authorization and hide content that should be visible if authorization
      // succeeds.
      $('.post-auth').hide();
      $('.pre-auth').show();

      // Make the #login-link clickable. Attempt a non-immediate OAuth 2.0
      // client flow. The current function is called when that flow completes.
      $('#login-link').click(function() {
        gapi.auth.authorize({
          client_id: OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID,
          scope: OAUTH2_SCOPES,
          immediate: false
        }, handleAuthResult);
      });
    }
  }

  // This helper method displays a message on the page.
  function displayMessage(message) {
    $('#message').text(message).show();
  }

  // This helper method hides a previously displayed message on the page.
  function hideMessage() {
    $('#message').hide();
  }
  /* In later steps, add additional functions above this line. */
})();

Step 3: Retrieve data for the currently logged-in user

In this step, you'll add a function to your index.js file that retrieves the currently logged-in user's uploaded videos feed using the YouTube Data API (v2.0). That feed will specify the user's YouTube channel ID, which you will need when calling the YouTube Analytics API. In addition, the sample app will list the user's uploaded videos so that the user can retrieve Analytics data for any individual video.

Make the following changes to your index.js file:

  1. Add a function that loads the client interface for the YouTube Analytics and Data APIs. This is a prerequisite to using the Google APIs JavaScript client.

    Once both API client interfaces are loaded, the function calls the getUserChannel function.

      // Load the client interfaces for the YouTube Analytics and Data APIs, which
  // are required to use the Google APIs JS client. More info is available at
  // https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/javascript/dev/dev_jscript#loading-the-client-library-and-the-api
  function loadAPIClientInterfaces() {
    gapi.client.load('youtube', 'v3', function() {
      gapi.client.load('youtubeAnalytics', 'v1', function() {
        // After both client interfaces load, use the Data API to request
        // information about the authenticated user's channel.
        getUserChannel();
      });
    });
  }

  2. Add the channelId variable as well as the getUserChannel function. The function calls the YouTube Data API (v3) and includes the mine parameter, which indicates that the request is for the currently authenticated user's channel information. The channelId will be sent to the Analytics API to identify the channel for whom you are retrieving Analytics data.

      // Keep track of the currently authenticated user's YouTube channel ID.
  var channelId;

  // Call the Data API to retrieve information about the currently
  // authenticated user's YouTube channel.
  function getUserChannel() {
    // Also see: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/channels/list
    var request = gapi.client.youtube.channels.list({
      // Setting the "mine" request parameter's value to "true" indicates that
      // you want to retrieve the currently authenticated user's channel.
      mine: true,
      part: 'id,contentDetails'
    });

    request.execute(function(response) {
      if ('error' in response) {
        displayMessage(response.error.message);
      } else {
        // We need the channel's channel ID to make calls to the Analytics API.
        // The channel ID value has the form "UCdLFeWKpkLhkguiMZUp8lWA".
        channelId = response.items[0].id;
        // Retrieve the playlist ID that uniquely identifies the playlist of
        // videos uploaded to the authenticated user's channel. This value has
        // the form "UUdLFeWKpkLhkguiMZUp8lWA".
        var uploadsListId = response.items[0].contentDetails.relatedPlaylists.uploads;
        // Use the playlist ID to retrieve the list of uploaded videos.
        getPlaylistItems(uploadsListId);
      }
    });
  }

  3. Add the getPlaylistItems function, which retrieves the items in a specified playlist. In this case, the playlist lists the videos uploaded to the user's channel. (Note that the sample function below only retrieves the first 50 items in that feed, and you would need to implement pagination to fetch additional items.)

    After retrieving the list of playlist items, the function calls the getVideoMetadata() function. That function then obtains metadata about each video in the list and adds each video to the list that the user sees.

      // Call the Data API to retrieve the items in a particular playlist. In this
  // example, we are retrieving a playlist of the currently authenticated user's
  // uploaded videos. By default, the list returns the most recent videos first.
  function getPlaylistItems(listId) {
    // See https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/playlistitems/list
    var request = gapi.client.youtube.playlistItems.list({
      playlistId: listId,
      part: 'snippet'
    });

    request.execute(function(response) {
      if ('error' in response) {
        displayMessage(response.error.message);
      } else {
        if ('items' in response) {
          // The jQuery.map() function iterates through all of the items in
          // the response and creates a new array that only contains the
          // specific property we're looking for: videoId.
          var videoIds = $.map(response.items, function(item) {
            return item.snippet.resourceId.videoId;
          });

          // Now that we know the IDs of all the videos in the uploads list,
          // we can retrieve information about each video.
          getVideoMetadata(videoIds);
        } else {
          displayMessage('There are no videos in your channel.');
        }
      }
    });
  }

  // Given an array of video IDs, this function obtains metadata about each
  // video and then uses that metadata to display a list of videos.
  function getVideoMetadata(videoIds) {
    // https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videos/list
    var request = gapi.client.youtube.videos.list({
      // The 'id' property's value is a comma-separated string of video IDs.
      id: videoIds.join(','),
      part: 'id,snippet,statistics'
    });

    request.execute(function(response) {
      if ('error' in response) {
        displayMessage(response.error.message);
      } else {
        // Get the jQuery wrapper for the #video-list element before starting
        // the loop.
        var videoList = $('#video-list');
        $.each(response.items, function() {
          // Exclude videos that do not have any views, since those videos
          // will not have any interesting viewcount Analytics data.
          if (this.statistics.viewCount == 0) {
            return;
          }

          var title = this.snippet.title;
          var videoId = this.id;

          // Create a new <li> element that contains an <a> element.
          // Set the <a> element's text content to the video's title, and
          // add a click handler that will display Analytics data when invoked.
          var liElement = $('<li>');
          var aElement = $('<a>');
          // Setting the href value to '#' ensures that the browser renders the
          // <a> element as a clickable link.
          aElement.attr('href', '#');
          aElement.text(title);
          aElement.click(function() {
            displayVideoAnalytics(videoId);
          });

          // Call the jQuery.append() method to add the new <a> element to
          // the <li> element, and the <li> element to the parent
          // list, which is identified by the 'videoList' variable.
          liElement.append(aElement);
          videoList.append(liElement);
        });

        if (videoList.children().length == 0) {
          // Display a message if the channel does not have any viewed videos.
          displayMessage('Your channel does not have any videos that have been viewed.');
        }
      }
    });
  }

Step 4: Request Analytics data for a video

In this step, you'll modify the sample application so that when you click on a video's title, the application calls the YouTube Analytics API to retrieve Analytics data for that video. To do so, make the following changes to the sample application:

  1. Add a variable that specifies the default date range for the retrieved Analytics report data.

      var ONE_MONTH_IN_MILLISECONDS = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30;

  2. Add code that creates a YYYY-MM-DD string for a date object and that pads day and month numbers in dates to two digits:

      // This boilerplate code takes a Date object and returns a YYYY-MM-DD string.
  function formatDateString(date) {
    var yyyy = date.getFullYear().toString();
    var mm = padToTwoCharacters(date.getMonth() + 1);
    var dd = padToTwoCharacters(date.getDate());

    return yyyy + '-' + mm + '-' + dd;
  }

  // If number is a single digit, prepend a '0'. Otherwise, return the number
  //  as a string.
  function padToTwoCharacters(number) {
    if (number < 10) {
      return '0' + number;
    } else {
      return number.toString();
    }
  }

  3. Define the displayVideoAnalytics function, which retrieves YouTube Analytics data for a video. This function will execute when the user clicks on a video in the list. The getVideoMetadata function, which prints the list of videos and was defined in step 3, defines the click event handler.

      // This function requests YouTube Analytics data for a video and displays
  // the results in a chart.
  function displayVideoAnalytics(videoId) {
    if (channelId) {
      // To use a different date range, modify the ONE_MONTH_IN_MILLISECONDS
      // variable to a different millisecond delta as desired.
      var today = new Date();
      var lastMonth = new Date(today.getTime() - ONE_MONTH_IN_MILLISECONDS);

      var request = gapi.client.youtubeAnalytics.reports.query({
        // The start-date and end-date parameters must be YYYY-MM-DD strings.
        'start-date': formatDateString(lastMonth),
        'end-date': formatDateString(today),
        // At this time, you need to explicitly specify channel==channelId.
        // See https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics/v1/#ids
        ids: 'channel==' + channelId,
        dimensions: 'day',
        sort: 'day',
        // See https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics/v1/available_reports
        // for details about the different filters and metrics you can request
        // if the "dimensions" parameter value is "day".
        metrics: 'views',
        filters: 'video==' + videoId
      });

      request.execute(function(response) {
        // This function is called regardless of whether the request succeeds.
        // The response contains YouTube Analytics data or an error message.
        if ('error' in response) {
          displayMessage(response.error.message);
        } else {
          displayChart(videoId, response);
        }
      });
    } else {
      // The currently authenticated user's channel ID is not available.
      displayMessage('The YouTube channel ID for the current user is not available.');
    }
  }

    See the API documentation's available reports page for more information about the data that could be retrieved and valid value combinations for the metrics, dimensions, and filters parameters.

Step 5: Display Analytics data in a chart

In this step, you'll add the displayChart function, which sends the YouTube Analytics data to the Google Visualization API. That API then charts the information.

  1. Load the Google Visualization API, which will display your data in a chart. See the Visualization API documentation for more details about charting options.

    google.load('visualization', '1.0', {'packages': ['corechart']});

  2. Define a new function named displayChart that uses the Google Visualization API to dynamically generate a chart showing the Analytics data.

      // Call the Google Chart Tools API to generate a chart of Analytics data.
  function displayChart(videoId, response) {
    if ('rows' in response) {
      hideMessage();

      // The columnHeaders property contains an array of objects representing
      // each column's title -- e.g.: [{name:"day"},{name:"views"}]
      // We need these column titles as a simple array, so we call jQuery.map()
      // to get each element's "name" property and create a new array that only
      // contains those values.
      var columns = $.map(response.columnHeaders, function(item) {
        return item.name;
      });
      // The google.visualization.arrayToDataTable() function wants an array
      // of arrays. The first element is an array of column titles, calculated
      // above as "columns". The remaining elements are arrays that each
      // represent a row of data. Fortunately, response.rows is already in
      // this format, so it can just be concatenated.
      // See https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/datatables_dataviews#arraytodatatable
      var chartDataArray = [columns].concat(response.rows);
      var chartDataTable = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable(chartDataArray);

      var chart = new google.visualization.LineChart(document.getElementById('chart'));
      chart.draw(chartDataTable, {
        // Additional options can be set if desired as described at:
        // https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/reference#visdraw
        title: 'Views per Day of Video ' + videoId
      });
    } else {
      displayMessage('No data available for video ' + videoId);
    }
  }

See the complete index.js file

The index.js file below incorporates all of the changes from the steps shown above. Again, remember that you need to replace the string YOUR_CLIENT_ID with the client ID for your registered application.

(function() {
  // Retrieve your client ID from the Google API Console at
  // https://console.cloud.google.com/.
  var OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID';
  var OAUTH2_SCOPES = [
    'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly',
    'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly'
  ];

  var ONE_MONTH_IN_MILLISECONDS = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30;

  // Keep track of the currently authenticated user's YouTube channel ID.
  var channelId;

  // For information about the Google Chart Tools API, see:
  // https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/quick_start
  google.load('visualization', '1.0', {'packages': ['corechart']});

  // Upon loading, the Google APIs JS client automatically invokes this callback.
  // See https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/javascript/features/authentication 
  window.onJSClientLoad = function() {
    gapi.auth.init(function() {
      window.setTimeout(checkAuth, 1);
    });
  };

  // Attempt the immediate OAuth 2.0 client flow as soon as the page loads.
  // If the currently logged-in Google Account has previously authorized
  // the client specified as the OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID, then the authorization
  // succeeds with no user intervention. Otherwise, it fails and the
  // user interface that prompts for authorization needs to display.
  function checkAuth() {
    gapi.auth.authorize({
      client_id: OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID,
      scope: OAUTH2_SCOPES,
      immediate: true
    }, handleAuthResult);
  }

  // Handle the result of a gapi.auth.authorize() call.
  function handleAuthResult(authResult) {
    if (authResult) {
      // Authorization was successful. Hide authorization prompts and show
      // content that should be visible after authorization succeeds.
      $('.pre-auth').hide();
      $('.post-auth').show();

      loadAPIClientInterfaces();
    } else {
      // Authorization was unsuccessful. Show content related to prompting for
      // authorization and hide content that should be visible if authorization
      // succeeds.
      $('.post-auth').hide();
      $('.pre-auth').show();

      // Make the #login-link clickable. Attempt a non-immediate OAuth 2.0
      // client flow. The current function is called when that flow completes.
      $('#login-link').click(function() {
        gapi.auth.authorize({
          client_id: OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID,
          scope: OAUTH2_SCOPES,
          immediate: false
        }, handleAuthResult);
      });
    }
  }

  // Load the client interfaces for the YouTube Analytics and Data APIs, which
  // are required to use the Google APIs JS client. More info is available at
  // https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/javascript/dev/dev_jscript#loading-the-client-library-and-the-api
  function loadAPIClientInterfaces() {
    gapi.client.load('youtube', 'v3', function() {
      gapi.client.load('youtubeAnalytics', 'v1', function() {
        // After both client interfaces load, use the Data API to request
        // information about the authenticated user's channel.
        getUserChannel();
      });
    });
  }

  // Call the Data API to retrieve information about the currently
  // authenticated user's YouTube channel.
  function getUserChannel() {
    // Also see: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/channels/list
    var request = gapi.client.youtube.channels.list({
      // Setting the "mine" request parameter's value to "true" indicates that
      // you want to retrieve the currently authenticated user's channel.
      mine: true,
      part: 'id,contentDetails'
    });

    request.execute(function(response) {
      if ('error' in response) {
        displayMessage(response.error.message);
      } else {
        // We need the channel's channel ID to make calls to the Analytics API.
        // The channel ID value has the form "UCdLFeWKpkLhkguiMZUp8lWA".
        channelId = response.items[0].id;
        // Retrieve the playlist ID that uniquely identifies the playlist of
        // videos uploaded to the authenticated user's channel. This value has
        // the form "UUdLFeWKpkLhkguiMZUp8lWA".
        var uploadsListId = response.items[0].contentDetails.relatedPlaylists.uploads;
        // Use the playlist ID to retrieve the list of uploaded videos.
        getPlaylistItems(uploadsListId);
      }
    });
  }

  // Call the Data API to retrieve the items in a particular playlist. In this
  // example, we are retrieving a playlist of the currently authenticated user's
  // uploaded videos. By default, the list returns the most recent videos first.
  function getPlaylistItems(listId) {
    // See https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/playlistitems/list
    var request = gapi.client.youtube.playlistItems.list({
      playlistId: listId,
      part: 'snippet'
    });

    request.execute(function(response) {
      if ('error' in response) {
        displayMessage(response.error.message);
      } else {
        if ('items' in response) {
          // The jQuery.map() function iterates through all of the items in
          // the response and creates a new array that only contains the
          // specific property we're looking for: videoId.
          var videoIds = $.map(response.items, function(item) {
            return item.snippet.resourceId.videoId;
          });

          // Now that we know the IDs of all the videos in the uploads list,
          // we can retrieve information about each video.
          getVideoMetadata(videoIds);
        } else {
          displayMessage('There are no videos in your channel.');
        }
      }
    });
  }

  // Given an array of video IDs, this function obtains metadata about each
  // video and then uses that metadata to display a list of videos.
  function getVideoMetadata(videoIds) {
    // https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videos/list
    var request = gapi.client.youtube.videos.list({
      // The 'id' property's value is a comma-separated string of video IDs.
      id: videoIds.join(','),
      part: 'id,snippet,statistics'
    });

    request.execute(function(response) {
      if ('error' in response) {
        displayMessage(response.error.message);
      } else {
        // Get the jQuery wrapper for the #video-list element before starting
        // the loop.
        var videoList = $('#video-list');
        $.each(response.items, function() {
          // Exclude videos that do not have any views, since those videos
          // will not have any interesting viewcount Analytics data.
          if (this.statistics.viewCount == 0) {
            return;
          }

          var title = this.snippet.title;
          var videoId = this.id;

          // Create a new <li> element that contains an <a> element.
          // Set the <a> element's text content to the video's title, and
          // add a click handler that will display Analytics data when invoked.
          var liElement = $('<li>');
          var aElement = $('<a>');
          // Setting the href value to '#' ensures that the browser renders the
          // <a> element as a clickable link.
          aElement.attr('href', '#');
          aElement.text(title);
          aElement.click(function() {
            displayVideoAnalytics(videoId);
          });

          // Call the jQuery.append() method to add the new <a> element to
          // the <li> element, and the <li> element to the parent
          // list, which is identified by the 'videoList' variable.
          liElement.append(aElement);
          videoList.append(liElement);
        });

        if (videoList.children().length == 0) {
          // Display a message if the channel does not have any viewed videos.
          displayMessage('Your channel does not have any videos that have been viewed.');
        }
      }
    });
  }

  // This function requests YouTube Analytics data for a video and displays
  // the results in a chart.
  function displayVideoAnalytics(videoId) {
    if (channelId) {
      // To use a different date range, modify the ONE_MONTH_IN_MILLISECONDS
      // variable to a different millisecond delta as desired.
      var today = new Date();
      var lastMonth = new Date(today.getTime() - ONE_MONTH_IN_MILLISECONDS);

      var request = gapi.client.youtubeAnalytics.reports.query({
        // The start-date and end-date parameters must be YYYY-MM-DD strings.
        'start-date': formatDateString(lastMonth),
        'end-date': formatDateString(today),
        // At this time, you need to explicitly specify channel==channelId.
        // See https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics/v1/#ids
        ids: 'channel==' + channelId,
        dimensions: 'day',
        sort: 'day',
        // See https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics/v1/available_reports
        // for details about the different filters and metrics you can request
        // if the "dimensions" parameter value is "day".
        metrics: 'views',
        filters: 'video==' + videoId
      });

      request.execute(function(response) {
        // This function is called regardless of whether the request succeeds.
        // The response contains YouTube Analytics data or an error message.
        if ('error' in response) {
          displayMessage(response.error.message);
        } else {
          displayChart(videoId, response);
        }
      });
    } else {
      // The currently authenticated user's channel ID is not available.
      displayMessage('The YouTube channel ID for the current user is not available.');
    }
  }

  // This boilerplate code takes a Date object and returns a YYYY-MM-DD string.
  function formatDateString(date) {
    var yyyy = date.getFullYear().toString();
    var mm = padToTwoCharacters(date.getMonth() + 1);
    var dd = padToTwoCharacters(date.getDate());

    return yyyy + '-' + mm + '-' + dd;
  }

  // If number is a single digit, prepend a '0'. Otherwise, return the number
  //  as a string.
  function padToTwoCharacters(number) {
    if (number < 10) {
      return '0' + number;
    } else {
      return number.toString();
    }
  }

  // Call the Google Chart Tools API to generate a chart of Analytics data.
  function displayChart(videoId, response) {
    if ('rows' in response) {
      hideMessage();

      // The columnHeaders property contains an array of objects representing
      // each column's title -- e.g.: [{name:"day"},{name:"views"}]
      // We need these column titles as a simple array, so we call jQuery.map()
      // to get each element's "name" property and create a new array that only
      // contains those values.
      var columns = $.map(response.columnHeaders, function(item) {
        return item.name;
      });
      // The google.visualization.arrayToDataTable() function wants an array
      // of arrays. The first element is an array of column titles, calculated
      // above as "columns". The remaining elements are arrays that each
      // represent a row of data. Fortunately, response.rows is already in
      // this format, so it can just be concatenated.
      // See https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/datatables_dataviews#arraytodatatable
      var chartDataArray = [columns].concat(response.rows);
      var chartDataTable = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable(chartDataArray);

      var chart = new google.visualization.LineChart(document.getElementById('chart'));
      chart.draw(chartDataTable, {
        // Additional options can be set if desired as described at:
        // https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/reference#visdraw
        title: 'Views per Day of Video ' + videoId
      });
    } else {
      displayMessage('No data available for video ' + videoId);
    }
  }

  // This helper method displays a message on the page.
  function displayMessage(message) {
    $('#message').text(message).show();
  }

  // This helper method hides a previously displayed message on the page.
  function hideMessage() {
    $('#message').hide();
  }
})();