Get hands-on experience with YouTube Data API and its various methods by building a web application.

Ace the APIs for Entertainment Applications

The YouTube Data APIs make it easier for developers to integrate its functionalities into their applications. In this module, we'll learn how YouTube Data API works with YouTube videos, playlists, and comments. Moving ahead, we'll discuss different resources and methods to interact with them using the YouTube Data API. Finally, we'll learn about the project structure and integration of different resources in detail by looking at a sample application.

YouTube Data API

We've looked at multiple resources that we can use to retrieve data from the API. It’s time to integrate them and use the data in a real-world app.

## Workflow

We have our demo app in the code widget below. Let’s call it “YouTube Mini.” It demonstrates the workflow of searching a YouTube video. The app works as follows:

1. After running the app, we’ll see the “Home” page. The “Home” page has a search bar, where we can enter a keyword or phrase. Next to the search bar, we’ll find the “Search” button. An API request will retrieve the search results associated with the keyword that we entered.
2. Next, we’ll see the “Search results” page. Here, we’ll see the videos that we received as a response to the API request. You can play any video, make it fullscreen, change its settings as you would do on the [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/) website.
3. Below every video, there is a “Channel Stats” button. When we click this button, an API request will retrieve the data of the channel on which the video was uploaded.
4. After clicking the “Channel Stats” button, we’ll be redirected to the “Channel Stats” page. Here, we’ll see the channel name, channel ID, and statistics. The statistics include the video count, subscriber count, and the total number of videos posted on the channel.
   * On the same page, under the “More videos” section, we’ll also find other videos uploaded on the channel.

# Workflow

We have our demo app in the code widget below. Let’s call it “YouTube Mini.” It demonstrates the workflow of searching a YouTube video. The app works as follows:

1. After running the app, we’ll see the “Home” page. The “Home” page has a search bar, where we can enter a keyword or phrase. Next to the search bar, we’ll find the “Search” button. An API request will retrieve the search results associated with the keyword that we entered.
2. Next, we’ll see the “Search results” page. Here, we’ll see the videos that we received as a response to the API request. You can play any video, make it fullscreen, change its settings as you would do on the [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/) website.
3. Below every video, there is a “Channel Stats” button. When we click this button, an API request will retrieve the data of the channel on which the video was uploaded.
4. After clicking the “Channel Stats” button, we’ll be redirected to the “Channel Stats” page. Here, we’ll see the channel name, channel ID, and statistics. The statistics include the video count, subscriber count, and the total number of videos posted on the channel.
   * On the same page, under the “More videos” section, we’ll also find other videos uploaded on the channel.

See how the YouTube Data API resources can be integrated into a real-world app.

Introduction

Getting Started With Resources

Working With YouTube Video's Data

Integrating Playlist Resources in the Demo App

Appendix

Conclusion

Demo App — Part 1

Workflow