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GET /v1/youtube/web_v2/get_video_info_v2

Get video information V2

stable · 2 credits per success

Fetch YouTube video details via an alternative extraction path (more stable field extraction);Use when v1 `/get_video_info` returns empty title/author (age-gated, unlisted, music videos, etc.);📌 Required (one of);*video_id** (string) - Video ID, e.g. `"dQw4w9WgXcQ"`;*video_url** (string) - Full video URL (ignored if video_id provided);⚙️ Optional;*need_format** (bool) - Whether to return cleaned…

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Request

curl
curl -s 'https://api.wellbyte.net/v1/youtube/web_v2/get_video_info_v2?video_id=dQw4w9WgXcQ&video_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdQw4w9WgXcQ&need_format=true' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dg_live_…"

Response

Sample captured 2026-09-23

data{
code:0
data{
title:"Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)"
author:"Rick Astley"
rating:null
captions[ 2 items ]
category:"Music"
chapters:null
keywords[ 2 items ]
video_id:"dQw4w9WgXcQ"
date_text:"2009年10月24日"
embed_url:"https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ"
endscreen[ 2 items ]
video_url:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
channel_id:"UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw"
is_private:false
like_count:"19350675"
thumbnails[ 1 item ]
view_count:"1807972897"
channel_url:"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw"
description:
"The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. Never: The Au..."
is_unlisted:false
is_verified:true
merchandise:null
super_title:"#RickAstley"
upload_date:"2009-10-24T23:57:33-07:00"
is_crawlable:true
publish_date:"2009-10-24T23:57:33-07:00"
allow_ratings:true
badge_tooltip:"音乐人官方频道"
comment_count:"245万"
thumbnail_url:"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg"
channel_handle:"@RickAstleyYT"
is_family_safe:true
length_seconds:"213"
is_live_content:false
like_count_text:"1935万"
storyboard_spec:
"https://i.ytimg.com/sb/dQw4w9WgXcQ/storyboard3_L$L/$N.jpg?sqp=-oaymwENSDfyq4qpAw..."
view_count_text:"1,807,972,897次观看"
short_view_count:""
owner_profile_url:"http://www.youtube.com/@RickAstleyYT"
is_shorts_eligible:false
playability_status:"OK"
relative_date_text:"16年前"
available_countries[ 2 items ]
subscriber_count_text:"453万位订阅者"
channel_avatar_thumbnails[ 2 items ]
}
meta{
endpoint:"youtube.web_v2.get_video_info_v2"
cache_hit:false
elapsed_ms:0
request_id:"req_sample"
credits_charged:0
}
message:"ok"
}

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    Request parameters

    NameTypeInRequiredDescriptionExample
    video_idstringqueryno视频IDdQw4w9WgXcQ
    video_urlstringqueryno视频URLhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
    need_formatbooleanqueryno是否需要清洗数据,提取关键字段true

    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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