Get LIKED youtube videos via API

Question

I know how to get the count of 'liked' videos using the YouTube API, but I want to get a list of those videos.

After reading the docs, I think it can be done by getting the 'liked' playlist, but I do not know exactly how.

Can I get the 'liked' video list through the Javascript API?

Answer 1

If you're using v3 of the API, then you can get your liked video list. First, do a call to your channels feed, like this:

https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/channels?part=contentDetails&mine=true&key={YOUR_API_KEY}

Then, in the response, you'll have a list of related playlists -- one will be keyed "likes." Take that playlist ID and request its items feed:

https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems?part=snippet&playlistId={PLAYLIST_ID}&key={YOUR_API_KEY}

If you don't use v3 of the API, you probably won't have a lot of success in getting the liked videos.

Answer 2

As of 2020, the /videos endpoint lets you filter directly for liked videos, e.g.:

GET https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos?myRating=like&part=snippet
Authorization: Bearer <oauth token>