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Endpoint Call Quotas

Explore how different YouTube Data API methods consume quota points and understand the cost of endpoint calls. This lesson helps you manage API usage effectively while integrating YouTube features.

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In this lesson, we’ll explore how much endpoint calls cost in different method calls from YouTube Data API resources.

YouTube Data API resource

Method quotes for different resources are described in the table below:

Methods

Quotes

channelBanners.insert

50 units

channels.update

50 units

channels.list

1 unit

videos.insert

1600 units

thumbnails.set

~50 units

videos.update

50 units

videos.list

1 unit

videos.delete

50 units

videos.rate

50 units

commentThreads.insert

50 units

commentThreads.list

1 unit

playlists.insert

50 units

playlists.update

50 units

playlists.list

1 unit

playlists.delete

50 units

playlistItems.insert

50 units

playlistItems.update

50 units

playlistItems.list

1 unit

playlistItems.delete

50 units

search.list

100 units

activities.list

1 unit