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GET /v1/youtube/web_v2/get_video_info

Get video information

stable · 2 credits per success

Get YouTube video details;Returns raw complete data (includes playerResponse and initialData);📌 Required;*video_id** (string);**Purpose**: Video ID;**How to get**: Extract from video URL, e.g., `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaSNBz4qMQY`, video_id is `oaSNBz4qMQY`;**Example**: `"oaSNBz4qMQY"`;⚙️ Optional;*language_code** (string, optional);**Purpose**: Set language preference;**Default**: `"zh…

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Request

curl
curl -s 'https://api.wellbyte.net/v1/youtube/web_v2/get_video_info?video_id=oaSNBz4qMQY&need_format=true&language_code=zh-CN' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dg_live_…"

Response

Sample captured 2026-09-23

data{
code:0
data{
title:"We Found A Scary Hidden Paintings in Minecraft"
author:"Maizen"
captions[ 1 item ]
category:"Gaming"
chapters:null
keywords[ 2 items ]
video_id:"oaSNBz4qMQY"
date_text:"2026年1月9日"
embed_url:"https://www.youtube.com/embed/oaSNBz4qMQY"
endscreen[ 2 items ]
video_url:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaSNBz4qMQY"
channel_id:"UCJHBJ7F-nAIlMGolm0Hu4vg"
is_private:false
like_count:"26130"
thumbnails[ 1 item ]
view_count:"4012604"
channel_url:"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHBJ7F-nAIlMGolm0Hu4vg"
description:
"Today, we've moved into a sorcerer village! This village hides a dark secret... ..."
is_unlisted:false
is_verified:true
merchandise:null
super_title:null
upload_date:"2026-01-09T21:37:22-08:00"
is_crawlable:true
publish_date:"2026-01-09T21:37:22-08:00"
allow_ratings:true
badge_tooltip:"已验证"
comment_count:"1406"
channel_handle:"@maizenofficial"
is_family_safe:true
length_seconds:"785"
is_live_content:false
like_count_text:"2.6万"
storyboard_spec:
"https://i.ytimg.com/sb/oaSNBz4qMQY/storyboard3_L$L/$N.jpg?sqp=-oaymwENSDfyq4qpAw..."
view_count_text:"4,012,604次观看"
short_view_count:"401万次观看"
owner_profile_url:"http://www.youtube.com/@maizenofficial"
is_shorts_eligible:false
playability_status:"OK"
relative_date_text:"7个月前"
available_countries[ 2 items ]
subscriber_count_text:"1760万位订阅者"
channel_avatar_thumbnails[ 2 items ]
}
meta{
endpoint:"youtube.web_v2.get_video_info"
cache_hit:false
elapsed_ms:0
request_id:"req_sample"
credits_charged:0
}
message:"ok"
}

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    Request parameters

    NameTypeInRequiredDescriptionExample
    video_idstringqueryyes视频IDoaSNBz4qMQY
    need_formatbooleanqueryno是否需要清洗数据,提取关键内容,移除冗余数据true
    language_codestringqueryno语言代码(如zh-CN, en-US等)zh-CN

    Response fields

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    Errors

    codeHTTPMeaningBilled
    40001400Invalid parametersno
    40102401Invalid or revoked API Keyno
    40201402Insufficient creditsno
    40402404Resource not foundno
    42201422Quality gate failedno
    42901429Rate limit exceededno
    50401504Upstream timeoutno
    50201502Upstream errorno

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