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Bye-bye, YouTube Data API v2

Monday, April 20, 2015

UPDATE 08/03/15: Starting today, API v2 of comments, captions and video flagging services are turned down.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UPDATE 06/03/15: Starting today, most YouTube Data API v2 calls will receive 410 Gone HTTP responses.

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UPDATE 05/06/15: Starting today, YouTube Data API v2 video feeds will only return the support video.

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UPDATE: With the launch of video abuse reporting and video search for developer, the Data API v3 supports every feature scheduled to be migrated from the soon-to-be-turned-down Data API v2.

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With the recent additions of comments, captions, and RSS push notifications, the Data API v3 supports almost every feature scheduled to be migrated from the soon-to-be-turned-down Data API v2. The only remaining feature to be migrated is video flagging, which will launch in the coming days. The new API brings in many features from the latest version of YouTube, making sure your users are getting the best YouTube experience on any screen.

For a quick memory lane trip, in March 2014, we announced that the Data API v2 would be retired on April 20, 2015, and would be shut down soon thereafter. To help with your migration, we launched the migration guide in September 2014, and have also been giving you regular notices on v3 feature updates.

Retirement plan

If you’re still using the Data API v2, today we’ll start showing a video at the top of your users’ video feeds that will notify them of how they might be affected. Apart from that, your apps will work as usual.

In early May, Data API v2 video calls will start returning only the warning video introduced on April 20. Users will not be able to view other videos on apps that use the v2 API video calls. See youtube.com/devicesupport for affected devices.

By late May, v2 API calls except for comments and captions will receive 410 Gone HTTP responses. You can test your application’s reaction to this response by pointing the application at eol.gdata.youtube.com instead of gdata.youtube.com. While you should migrate your app as soon as possible, these features will work in the Data API v2 until the end of July 2015 to avoid any outages.

How you can migrate

Check out the frequently asked questions and migration guide for the most up-to-date instructions on how to update specific features to use the Data API v3. The guide now lists all of the Data API v2 functionality that is being deprecated and won't be offered in the Data API v3. It also includes updated instructions for a few newly migrated features, like comments, captions, and video flagging.

- Ibrahim Ulukaya, and the YouTube for Developers team

17 comments :

Ibrahim UlukayaApril 20, 2015 at 3:32 PM
There is indeed a reliable way to get new uploads from all your subscriptions.
You can use the RSS reader as described in: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6098135?p=yt_devicesupport&hl=en&rd=1
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80782fea-e7b0-11e4-86c9-1753fec724c3April 20, 2015 at 3:56 PM
Youtube is crazy to depreciate api v2 functionality so soon. They are going to lose a ton of ad traffic. They really expect everyone to spend time and money updating to v3 to get the same functionality? Why should we when they will do the same thing and depreciate v3. What a pain. I am not doing it. RIP all the amazing sites and services that were coded for v2. Youtube is turning its back on you...and itself.
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CoryApril 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Is Leanback dying too? I thought I remember seeing an alert about it the other day when I was using it on my HTPC.
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Sinister CarnageApril 20, 2015 at 9:44 PM
Will this api v3 add the feature of searching your youtube favorites because this will help me a lot
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dylan151April 20, 2015 at 10:51 PM
Google is always making crappy decisions that people do not want. In they end they always screw the little people.
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Albert KoppApril 21, 2015 at 12:17 AM
Looks like I'm DONE buying any more "Google backed" devices for my TV. The old YouTube app was literally the only reason I kept my GTV. Now I just have a couple of $200 junk consoles for my TVs that are completely useless because of this. Seriously can't believe this -especially with how much I supported & backed everything GTV by spreading the word to everyone I know. The trust is gone.
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GyulaApril 21, 2015 at 12:39 PM
Galaxy s and p7500 is now a junk? Fckin idiots.
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cc munozApril 21, 2015 at 3:24 PM
Will the app start working on my tv again anytime soon?
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Ttom JaiMay 1, 2015 at 1:16 AM
on
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thomas GiuriaJune 7, 2015 at 7:20 PM
Millions of devices that supported YouTube became worthless with this update. Great move for the planet. Thumbs down Google
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Yong-jun KimJune 15, 2015 at 9:40 PM
Please let us do rearrange a VOD playlist by touching and dragging in the mobile Apps.
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