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I know that embedding a video with autoplay will NOT increment video count.
My question is, playing the video from javascript, with the youtube api, does it trigger incrementing video count?
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YouTube counts a view depending on whether the viewer initiated the watching of a video or not. In the past the view count would increase whenever the video was loaded. Furthermore, it depends on how long the viewer was watching the video and whether the video is real or not (tipping point is 301 views when verifying the video).
Use a Yes & no. YouTube’s challenge is to count looped videos from fans, while not counting those from creators trying to game the system. I don’t know any specifics, but they do, indeed, have the algorithm filter out looped plays that are likely the result of the later.
Private videos do not contribute to the public view count. However, the stats are still available on YouTube Analytics. There are also additional unlisted and deleted video dynamics at play, that I explain here: What is the meaning of unique views in YouTube channel analytics?
When it comes to understanding views on YouTube, it’s important to get what a view really means. YouTube counts a view depending on whether the viewer initiated the watching of a video or not. In the past the view count would increase whenever the video was loaded.
If you autoplay the video it won't count but you can have it count as long as you don't autoplay and let the user interacts with a 'Play' button.
- Playback controls and player settings : player.playVideo():Void plays the currently cued/loaded video. Note: A playback only counts toward a video's official view count if it is initiated via a native play button in the player.
https://developers.google.com/youtube/js_api_reference
- Playback locations report: Embedded players on other websites: This shows how many people viewed your video when it was embedded on another website, like a blog. Click on the link to drill down to a breakdown of views across the various sites that have embedded your video.
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1714546?hl=en&ref_topic=3029003
No. Playbacks started with the javascript API do not count, nor do any other views which are initiated by software (auto playing, iframing the page, playlist player, chromeless player api, etc).
YouTube Developer Relations response: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/youtube-api-gdata/7SsbvOJMWL0/rBCBqnFaxRgJ
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