# \[WS\] YouTube (requires YouTube API key)

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-youtube-requires-youtube-api-key/62585
**Category:** Web Sources Scripts
**Created:** [October 28, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-youtube-requires-youtube-api-key/62585 "2023-10-28T19:47:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![AreDigg](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@AreDigg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AreDigg)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-youtube-requires-youtube-api-key/62585/1 "2023-10-28T19:47:01Z")

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I am working on a YouTube API source. It requires a key from Google, it is free, but limits the number of searches you can make.

[YouTube Web Source 1.0a1.zip](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/short-url/1eWo64d7GExvaytsilevFF3eXrt.zip) (2.4 KB)

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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2025, 11:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-youtube-requires-youtube-api-key/62585/2 "2025-02-22T11:00:55Z")

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Could you please tell us - maybe with an example - what kind of information is available with this YT-script?

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### Author: ![AreDigg](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@AreDigg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AreDigg)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-youtube-requires-youtube-api-key/62585/3 "2025-02-23T09:18:19Z")

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I think the easiest is to just look at the script, it has been a while since I’ve worked on it. I feel the interest is minimal, likely because you have the added barrier of getting an API key and adding it to the script-file.