openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: YouTube Analytics Analytics Groups Analytics Reports API
  description: 'The YouTube Analytics API enables you to retrieve YouTube Analytics data for channels and content owners.

    Use this API to generate custom analytics reports, track video performance metrics, monitor audience engagement,

    and gain insights into viewer demographics and behavior patterns.


    ## Key Features

    - Retrieve channel and video performance metrics

    - Access audience demographics and geographic data

    - Monitor engagement metrics like likes, comments, and shares

    - Track revenue and ad performance data (for monetized content)

    - Generate custom date-range reports


    ## Authentication

    All API requests require OAuth 2.0 authentication with appropriate scopes.

    '
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Google Developers
    url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics
    email: youtube-api-support@google.com
  license:
    name: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    url: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    identifier: CC-BY-3.0
  termsOfService: https://developers.google.com/terms/
  x-logo:
    url: https://www.youtube.com/img/desktop/yt_1200.png
servers:
- url: https://youtubeanalytics.googleapis.com/v2
  description: YouTube Analytics API Production Server
security:
- OAuth2:
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly
tags:
- name: Analytics Reports
  description: Operations for retrieving YouTube Analytics reports and metrics
paths:
  /reports:
    get:
      tags:
      - Analytics Reports
      operationId: getAnalyticsReports
      summary: Retrieve YouTube Analytics Reports
      description: 'Retrieves YouTube Analytics data for a channel or content owner.

        The API response contains a report with the requested dimensions and metrics

        for the specified date range. You can filter results by various dimensions

        such as video, country, or traffic source.

        '
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 100
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: "{\n  \"dispatcher\": \"FALLBACK\",\n  \"fallback\": \"SuccessfulAnalyticsReportExample\"\n}\n"
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Ids'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/StartDate'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EndDate'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Metrics'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Dimensions'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Filters'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MaxResults'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/StartIndex'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Currency'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccessToken'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PrettyPrint'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing analytics report data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnalyticsReportResponse'
              examples:
                SuccessfulAnalyticsReportExample:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/SuccessfulAnalyticsReportExample'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                BadRequestErrorExample:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/BadRequestErrorExample'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                UnauthorizedErrorExample:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/UnauthorizedErrorExample'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - insufficient permissions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                ForbiddenErrorExample:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/ForbiddenErrorExample'
components:
  parameters:
    Currency:
      name: currency
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Currency code for revenue metrics (ISO 4217)
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^[A-Z]{3}$
        example: USD
    Sort:
      name: sort
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'A comma-separated list of dimensions or metrics to sort by.

        Prefix with - for descending order.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
        example: -views
    MaxResults:
      name: maxResults
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Maximum number of rows to include in the response (1-500)
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 500
        default: 100
        example: 50
    Ids:
      name: ids
      in: query
      required: true
      description: 'Identifies the YouTube channel or content owner for which you are retrieving

        YouTube Analytics data. Use channel==CHANNEL_ID or contentOwner==CONTENT_OWNER_ID.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
        example: channel==UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw
    AccessToken:
      name: access_token
      in: query
      required: false
      description: OAuth 2.0 access token for authentication
      schema:
        type: string
    Metrics:
      name: metrics
      in: query
      required: true
      description: 'A comma-separated list of YouTube Analytics metrics to retrieve.

        Common metrics include views, estimatedMinutesWatched, averageViewDuration, likes, dislikes, comments, shares.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
        example: views,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration,likes
    Dimensions:
      name: dimensions
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'A comma-separated list of YouTube Analytics dimensions.

        Common dimensions include video, channel, country, day, month.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
        example: video,day
    PrettyPrint:
      name: prettyPrint
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Returns response with indentations and line breaks for readability
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: true
    StartDate:
      name: startDate
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The start date for the data retrieval in YYYY-MM-DD format
      schema:
        type: string
        format: date
        example: '2024-01-01'
    Filters:
      name: filters
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'A list of filters to apply to the data. Filters use the format dimension==value

        and can be combined with semicolons.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
        example: country==US;video==dQw4w9WgXcQ
    EndDate:
      name: endDate
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The end date for the data retrieval in YYYY-MM-DD format
      schema:
        type: string
        format: date
        example: '2024-01-31'
    StartIndex:
      name: startIndex
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Index of the first row to retrieve (1-based)
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
        example: 1
  examples:
    UnauthorizedErrorExample:
      summary: Unauthorized error
      description: Example error response for authentication failure
      value:
        error:
          code: 401
          message: Invalid credentials
          errors:
          - domain: youtube.analytics
            reason: authError
            message: The access token is invalid or expired
            locationType: header
            location: Authorization
    SuccessfulAnalyticsReportExample:
      summary: Successful analytics report response
      description: Example response containing video views and engagement metrics
      value:
        kind: youtubeAnalytics#resultTable
        columnHeaders:
        - name: video
          columnType: DIMENSION
          dataType: STRING
        - name: views
          columnType: METRIC
          dataType: INTEGER
        - name: estimatedMinutesWatched
          columnType: METRIC
          dataType: FLOAT
        - name: averageViewDuration
          columnType: METRIC
          dataType: FLOAT
        - name: likes
          columnType: METRIC
          dataType: INTEGER
        rows:
        - - dQw4w9WgXcQ
          - 1500000
          - 3750000.5
          - 150.2
          - 45000
        - - abc123XYZ789
          - 500000
          - 1000000.0
          - 120.0
          - 15000
    ForbiddenErrorExample:
      summary: Forbidden error
      description: Example error response for insufficient permissions
      value:
        error:
          code: 403
          message: Access forbidden
          errors:
          - domain: youtube.analytics
            reason: forbidden
            message: The authenticated user does not have permission to access this resource
            locationType: header
            location: Authorization
    BadRequestErrorExample:
      summary: Bad request error
      description: Example error response for invalid parameters
      value:
        error:
          code: 400
          message: Invalid parameter value
          errors:
          - domain: youtube.analytics
            reason: invalidParameter
            message: The parameter 'startDate' has an invalid value
            locationType: parameter
            location: startDate
  schemas:
    ColumnHeader:
      type: object
      description: Defines a column in the analytics report
      required:
      - name
      - columnType
      - dataType
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the dimension or metric
          example: views
        columnType:
          type: string
          description: Whether the column is a dimension or metric
          enum:
          - DIMENSION
          - METRIC
          example: METRIC
        dataType:
          type: string
          description: The data type of the column values
          enum:
          - STRING
          - INTEGER
          - FLOAT
          example: INTEGER
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Error response object
      required:
      - error
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetails'
    ErrorDetails:
      type: object
      description: Details about an API error
      required:
      - code
      - message
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 400
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Invalid parameter value
        errors:
          type: array
          description: List of specific errors
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorItem'
    ErrorItem:
      type: object
      description: Individual error detail
      properties:
        domain:
          type: string
          description: Error domain
          example: youtube.analytics
        reason:
          type: string
          description: Error reason code
          example: invalidParameter
        message:
          type: string
          description: Detailed error message
          example: The parameter 'startDate' has an invalid value
        locationType:
          type: string
          description: Type of location where error occurred
          example: parameter
        location:
          type: string
          description: Specific location of the error
          example: startDate
    AnalyticsReportResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response object containing YouTube Analytics report data
      required:
      - kind
      - columnHeaders
      - rows
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          description: Identifies the API resource type
          example: youtubeAnalytics#resultTable
        columnHeaders:
          type: array
          description: Column header definitions for the report data
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ColumnHeader'
        rows:
          type: array
          description: Data rows containing the requested metrics and dimensions
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              oneOf:
              - type: string
              - type: number
              - type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authentication for YouTube Analytics API
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube: Manage your YouTube account
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly: View your YouTube account
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly: View YouTube Analytics reports
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics-monetary.readonly: View YouTube Analytics monetary reports
externalDocs:
  description: YouTube Analytics API Documentation
  url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics