apiNG-plugin-youtube is a Youtube Data API v3 plugin for apiNG.

Information

• Supported apiNG models: social, video
• This plugin supports the get-native-data parameter
• This plugin needs an api key ⚠️
• Used promise library: angular-youtube-api-factory (included in distribution files)

Documentation

1. INSTALLATION
   1. Get file
   2. Include file
   3. Add dependency
   4. Add plugin
2. API KEY
   1. Generate your apiKey
   2. Insert your apiKey into aping-config.js
3. USAGE
   1. Models
   2. Requests
   3. Rate limit

1. INSTALLATION

I. Get file

Install via either bower, npm, CDN (jsDelivr) or downloaded files:

• bower install apiNG-plugin-youtube --save
• npm install aping-plugin-youtube --save
• use CDN file
• download apiNG-plugin-youtube.zip

II. Include file

Include aping-plugin-youtube.min.js in your apiNG application

<!-- when using bower -->
<script src="bower_components/apiNG-plugin-youtube/dist/aping-plugin-youtube.min.js"></script>

<!-- when using npm -->
<script src="node_modules/aping-plugin-youtube/dist/aping-plugin-youtube.min.js"></script>

<!-- when using cdn file -->
<script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/aping-plugin-youtube@latest/dist/aping-plugin-youtube.min.js"></script>

<!-- when using downloaded files -->
<script src="aping-plugin-youtube.min.js"></script>

III. Add dependency

Add the module jtt_aping_youtube as a dependency to your app module:

angular.module('app', ['jtt_aping', 'jtt_aping_youtube']);

IV. Add the plugin

Add the plugin's directive aping-youtube="[]" to your apiNG directive and configure your requests

<aping
    template-url="templates/social.html"
    model="social"
    items="20"
    aping-youtube="[{'search':'funny cats'}]">
</aping>

2. API KEY

I. Generate your apiKey

1. Login on console.developers.google.com
2. Select a project, or create a new one.
3. In the sidebar on the left, expand APIs & auth.
   • Click APIs
     • In the list of APIs, make sure the status is ON for the YouTube Data API v3
   • Click Credentials
     • Click New credentials
     • Choose API key
     • Choose Browser key
     • Name and create your API Key

II. Insert your apiKey into aping-config.js

Open js/apiNG/aping-config.js in your application folder. It should be look like this snippet:

angular.module('jtt_aping').config(['$provide', function ($provide) {
    $provide.value("apingDefaultSettings", {
        apingApiKeys : {
            youtube : [
                {'apiKey':'<YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY>'},
            ]
            //...
        }
    });
}]);

⚠️ Replace <YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY> with your youtube apiKey

3. USAGE

I. Models

Supported apiNG models

model	content	support	max items per request	(native) default items per request
social	videos	full	50	5
video	videos	full	50	5

support:

• full: the source platform provides a full list with usable results
  
• partly: the source platfrom provides just partly usable results

II. Requests

Every apiNG plugin expects an array of requests as html attribute.

Requests by Video

parameter	sample	description
videoId	cBLulx9f9vc	Youtube videoId (comma seperated list)

Sample requests:

• [{'videoId':'cBLulx9f9vc'}, {'videoId':'tC76tIp0kBk'}]
• [{'videoId':'cBLulx9f9vc,tC76tIp0kBk'}]

Requests by Channel

parameter	sample	default	description	optional
channelId	UCtQMmwBJGvINGU0lZ_GrZKQ		The channelId parameter indicates that the API response should only contain resources created by the channel (Youtube Name to Channel ID Converter)	no
items	20	5	Items per request (0-50)	yes
search	happy		The search parameter specifies the query term to search for. Your request can also use the Boolean NOT (-) and OR (|) operators to exclude videos or to find videos that are associated with one of several search terms. For example, to search for videos matching either "boating" or "sailing", set the search parameter value to boating|sailing. Similarly, to search for videos matching either "boating" or "sailing" but not "fishing", set the search parameter value to boating|sailing -fishing	yes
order	rating	date	The order parameter specifies the method that will be used to order resources in the API response. Use date, rating, relevance, title, videoCount, viewCount, ($RANDOM)	yes

Sample requests:

• [{'channelId':'UCtQMmwBJGvINGU0lZ_GrZKQ'}, {'channelId':'UC2pmfLm7iq6Ov1UwYrWYkZA'}]
• [{'channelId':'UC37PFGlxWgx4tU6SlhPCdCw', 'items':10, 'search':'prank'}]

Requests by Playlist

parameter	sample	default	description	optional
playlistId	PLykXdRRd47IX_5gUChdhDjgKmQyZtRrC_		The playlistId parameter indicates that the API response should only contain resources containing in the playlist	no
items	20	5	Items per request (0-50)	yes

Sample requests:

• [{'playlistId':'PLXkE1kzapj4a9oWMggQ0i682chTam-I98'}, {'playlistId':'PL0XHkAy96suU3u6rx8S-NBEaHBgqsHTck'}]
• [{'playlistId':'PL0XHkAy96suU3u6rx8S-NBEaHBgqsHTck', 'items':10}]

Requests by Search

parameter	sample	default	description	optional
search	music		The search parameter specifies the query term to search for. Your request can also use the Boolean NOT (-) and OR (|) operators to exclude videos or to find videos that are associated with one of several search terms. For example, to search for videos matching either "boating" or "sailing", set the search parameter value to boating|sailing. Similarly, to search for videos matching either "boating" or "sailing" but not "fishing", set the search parameter value to boating|sailing -fishing	no
items	20	5	Items per request (0-50)	yes
order	rating	date	The order parameter specifies the method that will be used to order resources in the API response. Use date, rating, relevance, title, videoCount, viewCount, ($RANDOM)	yes
lat	-13.163333		Defines a circular geographic area and also restricts a search to videos that specify, in their metadata, a geographic location that falls within that area.	yes
lng	-72.545556		Defines a circular geographic area and also restricts a search to videos that specify, in their metadata, a geographic location that falls within that area.	yes
distance	1km	5000m	The parameter value must be a floating point number followed by a measurement unit. Valid measurement units are m, km, ft, and mi. (valid values: 1500m, 5km, 10000ft, and 0.75mi) The API does not support values larger than 1000 kilometers.	yes

Sample requests:

• [{'search':'eagles'}, {'search':'Thomas Müller'}, {'search':'prank'}]
• [{'search':'machu picchu', 'lat':'-13.163333', 'lng':'-72.545556', 'distance':'5km'}]

Requests by Coordinates

parameter	sample	default	description	optional
lat	-13.163333		Defines a circular geographic area and also restricts a search to videos that specify, in their metadata, a geographic location that falls within that area.	no
lng	-72.545556		Defines a circular geographic area and also restricts a search to videos that specify, in their metadata, a geographic location that falls within that area.	no
distance	1km	5000m	The parameter value must be a floating point number followed by a measurement unit. Valid measurement units are m, km, ft, and mi. (valid values: 1500m, 5km, 10000ft, and 0.75mi) The API does not support values larger than 1000 kilometers.	yes
order	rating	date	The order parameter specifies the method that will be used to order resources in the API response. Use date, rating, relevance, title, videoCount, viewCount, ($RANDOM)	yes
items	20	5	Items per request (0-50)	yes

Sample requests:

• [{'lat':'-13.163333', 'lng':'-72.545556', 'distance':'5km'}]

III. Rate limit

Visit the official Youtube Data API documentations: Quota usage

Licence

MIT