YouTube Provider
The YouTube provider subscribes to videos matching YouTube search queries.
| Provider name | youtube |
|---|---|
| Type | Pull provider |
Table of Contents
Configuration
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| query | A search term to follow on YouTube. |
Configuration Example
This is an example configuration for subscribing to all videos about Squirro:
{
"query": "Squirro"
}
Using the Python SDK a subscription for this could be created with the following code snippet:
client = SquirroClient(None, None, cluster='https://next.squirro.net/')
client.authenticate(refresh_token='293d…a13b')
client.new_subscription(project_id, object_id='default', provider='youtube',
config={'query': 'squirro'})
Item Format
The following keywords are added to each item that the Twitter provider delivers to Squirro.
| Keyword | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| from | The name of the channel that published the video. | My Squirro |
Licensing
The YouTube provider uses a free API. The limitations of their API are subject to change.