This tutorial shows how to retrieve the title and view count of a YouTube video using the YouTube Data API.

Steps

1. Make a request to the YouTube Data API endpoint:

   const response = await fetch(url, {
     url: '${API_HOST}/videos',
     params: {
       part: 'snippet,contentDetails,statistics', 
       id: 'Ks-_Mh1QhMc'
     },
     headers: { 'X-RapidAPI-Key': RAPID_API_KEY }
   });
   

   • Set the url to the videos endpoint
   • Specify the part parameter to include snippet, content details, and statistics
   • Provide the video id
   • Include your RapidAPI key in the headers

2. Parse the JSON response:

   const result = await response.json();
   

3. Extract the video title and view count from the response:

   const title = result.items[0].snippet.title;
   const views = result.items[0].statistics.viewCount;
   

   The video title is located under items[0].snippet.title and the view count under items[0].statistics.viewCount in the response object.

That’s it! You have now retrieved the title and view count for the specified YouTube video using a simple API request in JavaScript.