YouTubeYouTubeSocial

YouTube video stats by video id — views, likes, duration

youtube.youtube.video.detail

Get a YouTube video's metadata and stats (views, likes, comments, duration)

Price: freeAt provider cost
Success rate: 100%Last 30 days · 7,337 calls
Latency p50: 186 msp95 395 ms
Last verified: Jul 28, 2026Verified working

GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/youtube.youtube.video.detail?id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&part=snippet%2CstatisticsPreview

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Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

batching 50 ids costs the same 1 unit as one id — always batch

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`id`	string	Required	video id (the v= parameter of the watch URL); up to 50 comma-separated ids in one call	`dQw4w9WgXcQ`
`part`	string	Required	snippet=title/description/tags, statistics=counts, contentDetails=duration	`snippet,statistics,contentDetails`

Query parameters
idstringRequired
video id (the v= parameter of the watch URL); up to 50 comma-separated ids in one call
Example: dQw4w9WgXcQ
partstringRequired
snippet=title/description/tags, statistics=counts, contentDetails=duration
Example: snippet,statistics,contentDetails

Code samples

Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.

Preview

curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/youtube.youtube.video.detail?id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&part=snippet%2Cstatistics' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/youtube.youtube.video.detail?id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&part=snippet%2Cstatistics",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/youtube.youtube.video.detail?id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&part=snippet%2Cstatistics", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
  },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());

This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data. Calls are billed at free, including the service fee.