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YouTube API with .NET 8 πΊ
Hey Reader,
I've always been curious about tinkering with YouTube's API using .NETβlike fetching all the videos from any channel, updating video descriptions, and more. If that sounds like your cup of tea, you'll want to stick around.
This Week's Video: YouTube API with .NET 8 πΊ
In the latest video, I walk you through the initial steps for working with the YouTube API via a .NET Web API. We kick things off by securing the necessary credentials and proceed to list out all the videos from any channel (yes, not just yours!) in an easy-to-read format using a Data Transfer Object (DTO). Check out the video below.
Essential Code Highlights π₯οΈ
If you're someone who'd rather dive straight into the code, no worries, I've got your back.
First things first, grab the "Google.Apis.YouTube.v3" NuGet Package.
To obtain your YouTube API key, just follow the guide over here: YouTube API Getting Started.
Let's jump into coding!
Initially, you'll want to build two models: one for the specific video details and another for the collective response. We'll only need one controller method to get this rolling.
Now onto crafting the controller method. I've included two parameters: a pageToken and the max number of results. Please note, the API caps your request at 50 results, so the pageToken is your ticket to more.
We'll initiate by creating a YouTubeService instance and laying out the search query.
With the ChannelId, you can specify the channel you want the videos fromβand this can be any channel, not just your own! We then sort the videos by their release date and request for a "snippet", which will return just the relevant info like title, description, and thumbnails. After that, we execute the query and build our response in a way that's more convenient for us.
Lastly, we formulate our YouTubeResponse using the list of videos and the tokens for navigating to the next and previous pages.
That's the whole shebang!
For the full code rundown, either βwatch the videoβ or head to my βPatreonβ for the repository download.
π If you've got questions or particular topics on your mind, just hit 'reply'βyour feedback is golden. A big shoutout to everyone who makes this community so awesome! π Extra gratitude to my βPatronsβ for powering this newsletter and the YouTube channel.
Catch you on our next coding adventure. Take care and code on! π»
Patrick
Patrick God
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