generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/revision_history,
  https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/deprecation-policy,
  https://status.cloud.google.com
description: Versioning, deprecation, SLA, and status posture for the YouTube (Google) APIs.
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: v3
  detail: >-
    YouTube Data API is v3 (path /youtube/v3); Analytics is v2 (/v2); Reporting is
    v1 (/v1); Content ID/Partner is v1. Version is pinned in the URI path.
  docs: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/deprecation-policy
  announcement: revision history + Google API deprecation policy (typically 1 year notice for API Services)
  sunset_header: false
  detail: >-
    Deprecations and removals are communicated through the revision history and the
    developer policies; the API does not emit RFC 8594 Sunset/Deprecation headers.
sla:
  url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service
  uptime_target: null
  detail: Governed by the YouTube API Services Terms of Service; no numeric public SLA for the free tier.
status_page: https://status.cloud.google.com
quota_note: >-
  Access is metered by a daily quota-unit budget (default 10,000 units/day for the
  Data API); see rate-limits/youtube-rate-limits.yml.
deprecated_operations: []