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version: "1.0.1" name: youtube description: | YouTube Data API integration with managed OAuth. Search videos, manage playlists, access channel data, and interact with comments. Use this skill when users want to interact with YouTube. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway). compatibility: Requires network access and valid Maton API key metadata: author: maton version: "1.0" clawdbot: emoji: 🧠 requires: env:

MATON_API_KEY

YouTube

Access the YouTube Data API v3 with managed OAuth authentication. Search videos, manage playlists, access channel information, and interact with comments and subscriptions.

Quick Start

bash

# Search for videos
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/search?part=snippet&q=coding+tutorial&type=video&maxResults=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual YouTube Data API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to www.googleapis.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

bash

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
Go to maton.ai/settings
Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=youtube&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'youtube'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

json

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "youtube",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple YouTube connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/channels?part=snippet&mine=true')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Search

Search Videos, Channels, or Playlists

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/search

Query parameters:

part - Required: snippet
q - Search query
type - Filter by type: video, channel, playlist
maxResults - Results per page (1-50, default 5)
order - Sort order: date, rating, relevance, title, viewCount
publishedAfter - Filter by publish date (RFC 3339)
publishedBefore - Filter by publish date (RFC 3339)
channelId - Filter by channel
videoDuration - short (<4min), medium (4-20min), long (>20min)
pageToken - Pagination token

Example:

bash

curl -s -X GET "https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/search?part=snippet&q=machine+learning&type=video&maxResults=10&order=viewCount" -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY"

Response:

json

{
  "kind": "youtube#searchListResponse",
  "nextPageToken": "CAUQAA",
  "pageInfo": {
    "totalResults": 1000000,
    "resultsPerPage": 10
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "kind": "youtube#searchResult",
      "id": {
        "kind": "youtube#video",
        "videoId": "abc123xyz"
      },
      "snippet": {
        "publishedAt": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
        "channelId": "UCxyz123",
        "title": "Machine Learning Tutorial",
        "description": "Learn ML basics...",
        "thumbnails": {
          "default": {"url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/abc123xyz/default.jpg"}
        },
        "channelTitle": "Tech Channel"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Videos

Get Video Details

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/videos?part=snippet,statistics,contentDetails&id={videoId}

Parts available:

snippet - Title, description, thumbnails, channel info
statistics - View count, likes, comments
contentDetails - Duration, dimension, definition
status - Upload status, privacy status
player - Embedded player HTML

Example:

bash

curl -s -X GET "https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/videos?part=snippet,statistics&id=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY"

Get My Videos (Uploaded)

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/search?part=snippet&forMine=true&type=video&maxResults=25

Rate Video (Like/Dislike)

bash

POST /youtube/youtube/v3/videos/rate?id={videoId}&rating=like

Rating values: like, dislike, none

Get Trending Videos

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/videos?part=snippet,statistics&chart=mostPopular&regionCode=US&maxResults=10

Get Video Categories

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/videoCategories?part=snippet&regionCode=US

Channels

Get Channel Details

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/channels?part=snippet,statistics,contentDetails&id={channelId}

Get My Channel

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/channels?part=snippet,statistics,contentDetails&mine=true

Response:

json

{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "UCxyz123",
      "snippet": {
        "title": "My Channel",
        "description": "Channel description",
        "customUrl": "@mychannel",
        "publishedAt": "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z",
        "thumbnails": {...}
      },
      "statistics": {
        "viewCount": "1000000",
        "subscriberCount": "50000",
        "videoCount": "100"
      },
      "contentDetails": {
        "relatedPlaylists": {
          "uploads": "UUxyz123"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Get Channel by Username

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/channels?part=snippet,statistics&forUsername={username}

Playlists

List My Playlists

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/playlists?part=snippet,contentDetails&mine=true&maxResults=25

Get Playlist

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/playlists?part=snippet,contentDetails&id={playlistId}

Create Playlist

bash

POST /youtube/youtube/v3/playlists?part=snippet,status
Content-Type: application/json
 
{
  "snippet": {
    "title": "My New Playlist",
    "description": "A collection of videos",
    "defaultLanguage": "en"
  },
  "status": {
    "privacyStatus": "private"
  }
}

Privacy values: public, private, unlisted

Update Playlist

bash

PUT /youtube/youtube/v3/playlists?part=snippet,status
Content-Type: application/json
 
{
  "id": "PLxyz123",
  "snippet": {
    "title": "Updated Playlist Title",
    "description": "Updated description"
  },
  "status": {
    "privacyStatus": "public"
  }
}

Delete Playlist

bash

DELETE /youtube/youtube/v3/playlists?id={playlistId}

Playlist Items

List Playlist Items

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/playlistItems?part=snippet,contentDetails&playlistId={playlistId}&maxResults=50

Add Video to Playlist

bash

POST /youtube/youtube/v3/playlistItems?part=snippet
Content-Type: application/json
 
{
  "snippet": {
    "playlistId": "PLxyz123",
    "resourceId": {
      "kind": "youtube#video",
      "videoId": "abc123xyz"
    },
    "position": 0
  }
}

Remove from Playlist

bash

DELETE /youtube/youtube/v3/playlistItems?id={playlistItemId}

Subscriptions

List My Subscriptions

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/subscriptions?part=snippet&mine=true&maxResults=50

Check Subscription to Channel

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/subscriptions?part=snippet&mine=true&forChannelId={channelId}

Subscribe to Channel

bash

POST /youtube/youtube/v3/subscriptions?part=snippet
Content-Type: application/json
 
{
  "snippet": {
    "resourceId": {
      "kind": "youtube#channel",
      "channelId": "UCxyz123"
    }
  }
}

Unsubscribe

bash

DELETE /youtube/youtube/v3/subscriptions?id={subscriptionId}

Comments

List Video Comments

bash

GET /youtube/youtube/v3/commentThreads?part=snippet,replies&videoId={videoId}&maxResults=100

Add Comment to Video

bash

POST /youtube/youtube/v3/commentThreads?part=snippet
Content-Type: application/json
 
{
  "snippet": {
    "videoId": "abc123xyz",
    "topLevelComment": {
      "snippet": {
        "textOriginal": "Great video!"
      }
    }
  }
}

Reply to Comment

bash

POST /youtube/youtube/v3/comments?part=snippet
Content-Type: application/json
 
{
  "snippet": {
    "parentId": "comment123",
    "textOriginal": "Thanks for your comment!"
  }
}

Delete Comment

bash

DELETE /youtube/youtube/v3/comments?id={commentId}

Code Examples

JavaScript

javascript

const headers = {
  'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
};
// Search videos
const results = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/search?part=snippet&q=tutorial&type=video&maxResults=10',
  { headers }
).then(r => r.json());
// Get video details
const video = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/videos?part=snippet,statistics&id=dQw4w9WgXcQ',
  { headers }
).then(r => r.json());
// Create playlist
await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/playlists?part=snippet,status',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { ...headers, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      snippet: { title: 'My Playlist', description: 'Videos I like' },
      status: { privacyStatus: 'private' }
    })
  }
);

Python

python

import os
import requests
headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
# Search videos
results = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/search',
    headers=headers,
    params={'part': 'snippet', 'q': 'tutorial', 'type': 'video', 'maxResults': 10}
).json()
# Get video details
video = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/videos',
    headers=headers,
    params={'part': 'snippet,statistics', 'id': 'dQw4w9WgXcQ'}
).json()
# Create playlist
response = requests.post(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/playlists?part=snippet,status',
    headers=headers,
    json={
        'snippet': {'title': 'My Playlist', 'description': 'Videos I like'},
        'status': {'privacyStatus': 'private'}
    }
)

Notes

Video IDs are 11 characters (e.g., dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Channel IDs start with UC (e.g., UCxyz123)
Playlist IDs start with PL (user) or UU (uploads)
Use pageToken for pagination through large result sets
The part parameter is required and determines what data is returned
Quota costs vary by endpoint - search is expensive (100 units), reads are cheap (1 unit)
Some write operations require channel verification
IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Missing YouTube connection or invalid request
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
403	Forbidden - quota exceeded or insufficient permissions
404	Video, channel, or playlist not found
429	Rate limited (10 req/sec per account)
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from YouTube API

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

bash

echo $MATON_API_KEY

Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

bash

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Ensure your URL path starts with youtube. For example:

Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/youtube/youtube/v3/search
Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/v3/search

Resources

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