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/**
 * This function uses the YouTube Analytics API to fetch data about the
 * authenticated user's channel, creating a new Google Sheet in the user's Drive
 * with the data.
 *
 * The first part of this sample demonstrates a simple YouTube Analytics API
 * call. This function first fetches the active user's channel ID. Using that
 * ID, the function makes a YouTube Analytics API call to retrieve views,
 * likes, dislikes and shares for the last 30 days. The API returns the data
 * in a response object that contains a 2D array.
 *
 * The second part of the sample constructs a Spreadsheet. This spreadsheet
 * is placed in the authenticated user's Google Drive with the name
 * 'YouTube Report' and date range in the title. The function populates the
 * spreadsheet with the API response, then locks columns and rows that will
 * define a chart axes. A stacked column chart is added for the spreadsheet.
 */
function spreadsheetAnalytics() {
  // Get the channel ID
  var myChannels = YouTube.Channels.list('id', {mine: true});
  var channel = myChannels.items[0];
  var channelId = channel.id;
  // Set the dates for our report
  var today = new Date();
  var oneMonthAgo = new Date();
  oneMonthAgo.setMonth(today.getMonth() - 1);
  var todayFormatted = Utilities.formatDate(today, 'UTC', 'yyyy-MM-dd')
  var oneMonthAgoFormatted = Utilities.formatDate(oneMonthAgo, 'UTC', 'yyyy-MM-dd');

  // The YouTubeAnalytics.Reports.query() function has four required parameters and one optional
  // parameter. The first parameter identifies the channel or content owner for which you are
  // retrieving data. The second and third parameters specify the start and end dates for the
  // report, respectively. The fourth parameter identifies the metrics that you are retrieving.
  // The fifth parameter is an object that contains any additional optional parameters
  // (dimensions, filters, sort, etc.) that you want to set.
  var analyticsResponse = YouTubeAnalytics.Reports.query(
    'channel==' + channelId,
    oneMonthAgoFormatted,
    todayFormatted,
    'views,likes,dislikes,shares',
    {
      dimensions: 'day',
      sort: '-day'
    });

  // Create a new Spreadsheet with rows and columns corresponding to our dates
  var ssName = 'YouTube channel report ' + oneMonthAgoFormatted + ' - ' + todayFormatted;
  var numRows = analyticsResponse.rows.length;
  var numCols = analyticsResponse.columnHeaders.length;

  // Add an extra row for column headers
  var ssNew = SpreadsheetApp.create(ssName, numRows + 1, numCols);

  // Get the first sheet
  var sheet = ssNew.getSheets()[0];

  // Get the range for the title columns
  // Remember, spreadsheets are 1-indexed, whereas arrays are 0-indexed
  var headersRange = sheet.getRange(1, 1, 1, numCols);
  var headers = [];

  // These column headers will correspond with the metrics requested
  // in the initial call: views, likes, dislikes, shares
  for(var i in analyticsResponse.columnHeaders) {
    var columnHeader = analyticsResponse.columnHeaders[i];
    var columnName = columnHeader.name;
    headers[i] = columnName;
  }
  // This takes a 2 dimensional array
  headersRange.setValues([headers]);

  // Bold and freeze the column names
  headersRange.setFontWeight('bold');
  sheet.setFrozenRows(1);

  // Get the data range and set the values
  var dataRange = sheet.getRange(2, 1, numRows, numCols);
  dataRange.setValues(analyticsResponse.rows);

  // Bold and freeze the dates
  var dateHeaders = sheet.getRange(1, 1, numRows, 1);
  dateHeaders.setFontWeight('bold');
  sheet.setFrozenColumns(1);

  // Include the headers in our range. The headers are used
  // to label the axes
  var range = sheet.getRange(1, 1, numRows, numCols);
  var chart = sheet.newChart()
                   .asColumnChart()
                   .setStacked()
                   .addRange(range)
                   .setPosition(4, 2, 10, 10)
                   .build();
  sheet.insertChart(chart);

}

Java

The code sample below calls the API's reports.query method to retrieve YouTube Analytics data. The code retrieves for channel views over time, top videos, and demographic data.

This example uses the Java client library.

package com.google.api.services.samples.youtube.cmdline.analytics;

import com.google.api.client.auth.oauth2.Credential;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.http.javanet.NetHttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.JsonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.services.samples.youtube.cmdline.Auth;
import com.google.api.services.youtube.YouTube;
import com.google.api.services.youtube.model.Channel;
import com.google.api.services.youtube.model.ChannelListResponse;
import com.google.api.services.youtubeAnalytics.YouTubeAnalytics;
import com.google.api.services.youtubeAnalytics.model.ResultTable;
import com.google.api.services.youtubeAnalytics.model.ResultTable.ColumnHeaders;
import com.google.common.collect.Lists;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * This example uses the YouTube Data and YouTube Analytics APIs to retrieve
 * YouTube Analytics data. It also uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization.
 *
 * @author Christoph Schwab-Ganser and Jeremy Walker
 */
public class YouTubeAnalyticsReports {

    /**
     * Define a global instance of the HTTP transport.
     */
    private static final HttpTransport HTTP_TRANSPORT = new NetHttpTransport();

    /**
     * Define a global instance of the JSON factory.
     */
    private static final JsonFactory JSON_FACTORY = new JacksonFactory();

    /**
     * Define a global instance of a Youtube object, which will be used
     * to make YouTube Data API requests.
     */
    private static YouTube youtube;

    /**
     * Define a global instance of a YoutubeAnalytics object, which will be
     * used to make YouTube Analytics API requests.
     */
    private static YouTubeAnalytics analytics;

    /**
     * This code authorizes the user, uses the YouTube Data API to retrieve
     * information about the user's YouTube channel, and then fetches and
     * prints statistics for the user's channel using the YouTube Analytics API.
     *
     * @param args command line args (not used).
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // These scopes are required to access information about the
        // authenticated user's YouTube channel as well as Analytics
        // data for that channel.
        List<String> scopes = Lists.newArrayList(
                "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly",
                "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly"
        );

        try {
            // Authorize the request.
            Credential credential = Auth.authorize(scopes, "analyticsreports");

            // This object is used to make YouTube Data API requests.
            youtube = new YouTube.Builder(HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY, credential)
                    .setApplicationName("youtube-analytics-api-report-example")
                    .build();

            // This object is used to make YouTube Analytics API requests.
            analytics = new YouTubeAnalytics.Builder(HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY, credential)
                    .setApplicationName("youtube-analytics-api-report-example")
                    .build();

            // Construct a request to retrieve the current user's channel ID.
            YouTube.Channels.List channelRequest = youtube.channels().list("id,snippet");
            channelRequest.setMine(true);
            channelRequest.setFields("items(id,snippet/title)");
            ChannelListResponse channels = channelRequest.execute();

            // List channels associated with the user.
            List<Channel> listOfChannels = channels.getItems();

            // The user's default channel is the first item in the list.
            Channel defaultChannel = listOfChannels.get(0);
            String channelId = defaultChannel.getId();

            PrintStream writer = System.out;
            if (channelId == null) {
                writer.println("No channel found.");
            } else {
                writer.println("Default Channel: " + defaultChannel.getSnippet().getTitle() +
                        " ( " + channelId + " )\n");

                printData(writer, "Views Over Time.", executeViewsOverTimeQuery(analytics, channelId));
                printData(writer, "Top Videos", executeTopVideosQuery(analytics, channelId));
                printData(writer, "Demographics", executeDemographicsQuery(analytics, channelId));
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.err.println("IOException: " + e.getMessage());
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (Throwable t) {
            System.err.println("Throwable: " + t.getMessage());
            t.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the views and unique viewers per day for the channel.
     *
     * @param analytics The service object used to access the Analytics API.
     * @param id        The channel ID from which to retrieve data.
     * @return The API response.
     * @throws IOException if an API error occurred.
     */
    private static ResultTable executeViewsOverTimeQuery(YouTubeAnalytics analytics,
                                                         String id) throws IOException {

        return analytics.reports()
                .query("channel==" + id,     // channel id
                        "2012-01-01",         // Start date.
                        "2012-01-14",         // End date.
                        "views,uniques")      // Metrics.
                .setDimensions("day")
                .setSort("day")
                .execute();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the channel's 10 most viewed videos in descending order.
     *
     * @param analytics the analytics service object used to access the API.
     * @param id        the string id from which to retrieve data.
     * @return the response from the API.
     * @throws IOException if an API error occurred.
     */
    private static ResultTable executeTopVideosQuery(YouTubeAnalytics analytics,
                                                     String id) throws IOException {

        return analytics.reports()
                .query("channel==" + id,                          // channel id
                        "2012-01-01",                              // Start date.
                        "2012-08-14",                              // End date.
                        "views,subscribersGained,subscribersLost") // Metrics.
                .setDimensions("video")
                .setSort("-views")
                .setMaxResults(10)
                .execute();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the demographics report for the channel.
     *
     * @param analytics the analytics service object used to access the API.
     * @param id        the string id from which to retrieve data.
     * @return the response from the API.
     * @throws IOException if an API error occurred.
     */
    private static ResultTable executeDemographicsQuery(YouTubeAnalytics analytics,
                                                        String id) throws IOException {
        return analytics.reports()
                .query("channel==" + id,     // channel id
                        "2007-01-01",         // Start date.
                        "2012-08-14",         // End date.
                        "viewerPercentage")   // Metrics.
                .setDimensions("ageGroup,gender")
                .setSort("-viewerPercentage")
                .execute();
    }

    /**
     * Prints the API response. The channel name is printed along with
     * each column name and all the data in the rows.
     *
     * @param writer  stream to output to
     * @param title   title of the report
     * @param results data returned from the API.
     */
    private static void printData(PrintStream writer, String title, ResultTable results) {
        writer.println("Report: " + title);
        if (results.getRows() == null || results.getRows().isEmpty()) {
            writer.println("No results Found.");
        } else {

            // Print column headers.
            for (ColumnHeaders header : results.getColumnHeaders()) {
                writer.printf("%30s", header.getName());
            }
            writer.println();

            // Print actual data.
            for (List<Object> row : results.getRows()) {
                for (int colNum = 0; colNum < results.getColumnHeaders().size(); colNum++) {
                    ColumnHeaders header = results.getColumnHeaders().get(colNum);
                    Object column = row.get(colNum);
                    if ("INTEGER".equals(header.getUnknownKeys().get("dataType"))) {
                        long l = ((BigDecimal) column).longValue();
                        writer.printf("%30d", l);
                    } else if ("FLOAT".equals(header.getUnknownKeys().get("dataType"))) {
                        writer.printf("%30f", column);
                    } else if ("STRING".equals(header.getUnknownKeys().get("dataType"))) {
                        writer.printf("%30s", column);
                    } else {
                        // default output.
                        writer.printf("%30s", column);
                    }
                }
                writer.println();
            }
            writer.println();
        }
    }

}

JavaScript

This example uses the JavaScript client library.

(function() {
  // Retrieve your client ID from the Google Developers Console at
  // https://console.developers.google.com/.
  var OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID';
  var OAUTH2_SCOPES = [
    'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly',
    'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly'
  ];

  var ONE_MONTH_IN_MILLISECONDS = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30;

  // Keep track of the currently authenticated user's YouTube channel ID.
  var channelId;

  // For information about the Google Chart Tools API, see:
  // https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/quick_start
  google.load('visualization', '1.0', {'packages': ['corechart']});

  // Upon loading, the Google APIs JS client automatically invokes this callback.
  // See http://code.google.com/p/google-api-javascript-client/wiki/Authentication
  window.onJSClientLoad = function() {
    gapi.auth.init(function() {
      window.setTimeout(checkAuth, 1);
    });
  };

  // Attempt the immediate OAuth 2.0 client flow as soon as the page loads.
  // If the currently logged-in Google Account has previously authorized
  // the client specified as the OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID, then the authorization
  // succeeds with no user intervention. Otherwise, it fails and the
  // user interface that prompts for authorization needs to display.
  function checkAuth() {
    gapi.auth.authorize({
      client_id: OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID,
      scope: OAUTH2_SCOPES,
      immediate: true
    }, handleAuthResult);
  }

  // Handle the result of a gapi.auth.authorize() call.
  function handleAuthResult(authResult) {
    if (authResult) {
      // Authorization was successful. Hide authorization prompts and show
      // content that should be visible after authorization succeeds.
      $('.pre-auth').hide();
      $('.post-auth').show();

      loadAPIClientInterfaces();
    } else {
      // Authorization was unsuccessful. Show content related to prompting for
      // authorization and hide content that should be visible if authorization
      // succeeds.
      $('.post-auth').hide();
      $('.pre-auth').show();

      // Make the #login-link clickable. Attempt a non-immediate OAuth 2.0
      // client flow. The current function is called when that flow completes.
      $('#login-link').click(function() {
        gapi.auth.authorize({
          client_id: OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID,
          scope: OAUTH2_SCOPES,
          immediate: false
        }, handleAuthResult);
      });
    }
  }

  // Load the client interfaces for the YouTube Analytics and Data APIs, which
  // are required to use the Google APIs JS client. More info is available at
  // http://code.google.com/p/google-api-javascript-client/wiki/GettingStarted#Loading_the_Client
  function loadAPIClientInterfaces() {
    gapi.client.load('youtube', 'v3', function() {
      gapi.client.load('youtubeAnalytics', 'v1', function() {
        // After both client interfaces load, use the Data API to request
        // information about the authenticated user's channel.
        getUserChannel();
      });
    });
  }

  // Call the Data API to retrieve information about the currently
  // authenticated user's YouTube channel.
  function getUserChannel() {
    // Also see: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/channels/list
    var request = gapi.client.youtube.channels.list({
      // Setting the "mine" request parameter's value to "true" indicates that
      // you want to retrieve the currently authenticated user's channel.
      mine: true,
      part: 'id,contentDetails'
    });

    request.execute(function(response) {
      if ('error' in response) {
        displayMessage(response.error.message);
      } else {
        // We need the channel's channel ID to make calls to the Analytics API.
        // The channel ID value has the form "UCdLFeWKpkLhkguiMZUp8lWA".
        channelId = response.items[0].id;
        // Retrieve the playlist ID that uniquely identifies the playlist of
        // videos uploaded to the authenticated user's channel. This value has
        // the form "UUdLFeWKpkLhkguiMZUp8lWA".
        var uploadsListId = response.items[0].contentDetails.relatedPlaylists.uploads;
        // Use the playlist ID to retrieve the list of uploaded videos.
        getPlaylistItems(uploadsListId);
      }
    });
  }

  // Call the Data API to retrieve the items in a particular playlist. In this
  // example, we are retrieving a playlist of the currently authenticated user's
  // uploaded videos. By default, the list returns the most recent videos first.
  function getPlaylistItems(listId) {
    // See https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/playlistitems/list
    var request = gapi.client.youtube.playlistItems.list({
      playlistId: listId,
      part: 'snippet'
    });

    request.execute(function(response) {
      if ('error' in response) {
        displayMessage(response.error.message);
      } else {
        if ('items' in response) {
          // The jQuery.map() function iterates through all of the items in
          // the response and creates a new array that only contains the
          // specific property we're looking for: videoId.
          var videoIds = $.map(response.items, function(item) {
            return item.snippet.resourceId.videoId;
          });

          // Now that we know the IDs of all the videos in the uploads list,
          // we can retrieve information about each video.
          getVideoMetadata(videoIds);
        } else {
          displayMessage('There are no videos in your channel.');
        }
      }
    });
  }

  // Given an array of video IDs, this function obtains metadata about each
  // video and then uses that metadata to display a list of videos.
  function getVideoMetadata(videoIds) {
    // https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videos/list
    var request = gapi.client.youtube.videos.list({
      // The 'id' property's value is a comma-separated string of video IDs.
      id: videoIds.join(','),
      part: 'id,snippet,statistics'
    });

    request.execute(function(response) {
      if ('error' in response) {
        displayMessage(response.error.message);
      } else {
        // Get the jQuery wrapper for the #video-list element before starting
        // the loop.
        var videoList = $('#video-list');
        $.each(response.items, function() {
          // Exclude videos that do not have any views, since those videos
          // will not have any interesting viewcount Analytics data.
          if (this.statistics.viewCount == 0) {
            return;
          }

          var title = this.snippet.title;
          var videoId = this.id;

          // Create a new <li> element that contains an <a> element.
          // Set the <a> element's text content to the video's title, and
          // add a click handler that will display Analytics data when invoked.
          var liElement = $('<li>');
          var aElement = $('<a>');
          // Setting the href value to '#' ensures that the browser renders the
          // <a> element as a clickable link.
          aElement.attr('href', '#');
          aElement.text(title);
          aElement.click(function() {
            displayVideoAnalytics(videoId);
          });

          // Call the jQuery.append() method to add the new <a> element to
          // the <li> element, and the <li> element to the parent
          // list, which is identified by the 'videoList' variable.
          liElement.append(aElement);
          videoList.append(liElement);
        });

        if (videoList.children().length == 0) {
          // Display a message if the channel does not have any viewed videos.
          displayMessage('Your channel does not have any videos that have been viewed.');
        }
      }
    });
  }

  // This function requests YouTube Analytics data for a video and displays
  // the results in a chart.
  function displayVideoAnalytics(videoId) {
    if (channelId) {
      // To use a different date range, modify the ONE_MONTH_IN_MILLISECONDS
      // variable to a different millisecond delta as desired.
      var today = new Date();
      var lastMonth = new Date(today.getTime() - ONE_MONTH_IN_MILLISECONDS);

      var request = gapi.client.youtubeAnalytics.reports.query({
        // The start-date and end-date parameters must be YYYY-MM-DD strings.
        'start-date': formatDateString(lastMonth),
        'end-date': formatDateString(today),
        // At this time, you need to explicitly specify channel==channelId.
        // See https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics/v1/#ids
        ids: 'channel==' + channelId,
        dimensions: 'day',
        sort: 'day',
        // See https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics/v1/available_reports
        // for details about the different filters and metrics you can request
        // if the "dimensions" parameter value is "day".
        metrics: 'views',
        filters: 'video==' + videoId
      });

      request.execute(function(response) {
        // This function is called regardless of whether the request succeeds.
        // The response contains YouTube Analytics data or an error message.
        if ('error' in response) {
          displayMessage(response.error.message);
        } else {
          displayChart(videoId, response);
        }
      });
    } else {
      // The currently authenticated user's channel ID is not available.
      displayMessage('The YouTube channel ID for the current user is not available.');
    }
  }

  // This boilerplate code takes a Date object and returns a YYYY-MM-DD string.
  function formatDateString(date) {
    var yyyy = date.getFullYear().toString();
    var mm = padToTwoCharacters(date.getMonth() + 1);
    var dd = padToTwoCharacters(date.getDate());

    return yyyy + '-' + mm + '-' + dd;
  }

  // If number is a single digit, prepend a '0'. Otherwise, return the number
  //  as a string.
  function padToTwoCharacters(number) {
    if (number < 10) {
      return '0' + number;
    } else {
      return number.toString();
    }
  }

  // Call the Google Chart Tools API to generate a chart of Analytics data.
  function displayChart(videoId, response) {
    if ('rows' in response) {
      hideMessage();

      // The columnHeaders property contains an array of objects representing
      // each column's title -- e.g.: [{name:"day"},{name:"views"}]
      // We need these column titles as a simple array, so we call jQuery.map()
      // to get each element's "name" property and create a new array that only
      // contains those values.
      var columns = $.map(response.columnHeaders, function(item) {
        return item.name;
      });
      // The google.visualization.arrayToDataTable() function wants an array
      // of arrays. The first element is an array of column titles, calculated
      // above as "columns". The remaining elements are arrays that each
      // represent a row of data. Fortunately, response.rows is already in
      // this format, so it can just be concatenated.
      // See https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/datatables_dataviews#arraytodatatable
      var chartDataArray = [columns].concat(response.rows);
      var chartDataTable = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable(chartDataArray);

      var chart = new google.visualization.LineChart(document.getElementById('chart'));
      chart.draw(chartDataTable, {
        // Additional options can be set if desired as described at:
        // https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/reference#visdraw
        title: 'Views per Day of Video ' + videoId
      });
    } else {
      displayMessage('No data available for video ' + videoId);
    }
  }

  // This helper method displays a message on the page.
  function displayMessage(message) {
    $('#message').text(message).show();
  }

  // This helper method hides a previously displayed message on the page.
  function hideMessage() {
    $('#message').hide();
  }
})();

Python

The code sample below calls the API's reports.query method to retrieve YouTube Analytics data. By default, the report retrieves the top 10 videos based on viewcounts, and it returns several metrics for those videos, sorting the results in reverse order by viewcount. By setting command line parameters, you can use the same code to retrieve other reports as well.

This example uses the Python client library.

#!/usr/bin/python

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import httplib2
import os
import sys

from apiclient.discovery import build
from apiclient.errors import HttpError
from oauth2client.client import flow_from_clientsecrets
from oauth2client.file import Storage
from oauth2client.tools import argparser, run_flow


# The CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE variable specifies the name of a file that contains
# the OAuth 2.0 information for this application, including its client_id and
# client_secret. You can acquire an OAuth 2.0 client ID and client secret from
# the Google Developers Console at
# https://console.developers.google.com/.
# Please ensure that you have enabled the YouTube Data and YouTube Analytics
# APIs for your project.
# For more information about using OAuth2 to access the YouTube Data API, see:
#   https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/authentication
# For more information about the client_secrets.json file format, see:
#   https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/guide/aaa_client_secrets
CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE = "client_secrets.json"

# These OAuth 2.0 access scopes allow for read-only access to the authenticated
# user's account for both YouTube Data API resources and YouTube Analytics Data.
YOUTUBE_SCOPES = ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly",
  "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly"]
YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME = "youtube"
YOUTUBE_API_VERSION = "v3"
YOUTUBE_ANALYTICS_API_SERVICE_NAME = "youtubeAnalytics"
YOUTUBE_ANALYTICS_API_VERSION = "v1"

# This variable defines a message to display if the CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE is
# missing.
MISSING_CLIENT_SECRETS_MESSAGE = """
WARNING: Please configure OAuth 2.0

To make this sample run you will need to populate the client_secrets.json file
found at:

   %s

with information from the Developers Console
https://console.developers.google.com/

For more information about the client_secrets.json file format, please visit:
https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/guide/aaa_client_secrets
""" % os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                                   CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE))


def get_authenticated_services(args):
  flow = flow_from_clientsecrets(CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE,
    scope=" ".join(YOUTUBE_SCOPES),
    message=MISSING_CLIENT_SECRETS_MESSAGE)

  storage = Storage("%s-oauth2.json" % sys.argv[0])
  credentials = storage.get()

  if credentials is None or credentials.invalid:
    credentials = run_flow(flow, storage, args)

  http = credentials.authorize(httplib2.Http())

  youtube = build(YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME, YOUTUBE_API_VERSION,
    http=http)
  youtube_analytics = build(YOUTUBE_ANALYTICS_API_SERVICE_NAME,
    YOUTUBE_ANALYTICS_API_VERSION, http=http)

  return (youtube, youtube_analytics)

def get_channel_id(youtube):
  channels_list_response = youtube.channels().list(
    mine=True,
    part="id"
  ).execute()

  return channels_list_response["items"][0]["id"]

def run_analytics_report(youtube_analytics, channel_id, options):
  # Call the Analytics API to retrieve a report. For a list of available
  # reports, see:
  # https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics/v1/channel_reports
  analytics_query_response = youtube_analytics.reports().query(
    ids="channel==%s" % channel_id,
    metrics=options.metrics,
    dimensions=options.dimensions,
    start_date=options.start_date,
    end_date=options.end_date,
    max_results=options.max_results,
    sort=options.sort
  ).execute()

  print "Analytics Data for Channel %s" % channel_id

  for column_header in analytics_query_response.get("columnHeaders", []):
    print "%-20s" % column_header["name"],
  print

  for row in analytics_query_response.get("rows", []):
    for value in row:
      print "%-20s" % value,
    print

if __name__ == "__main__":
  now = datetime.now()
  one_day_ago = (now - timedelta(days=1)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
  one_week_ago = (now - timedelta(days=7)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")

  argparser.add_argument("--metrics", help="Report metrics",
    default="views,comments,favoritesAdded,favoritesRemoved,likes,dislikes,shares")
  argparser.add_argument("--dimensions", help="Report dimensions",
    default="video")
  argparser.add_argument("--start-date", default=one_week_ago,
    help="Start date, in YYYY-MM-DD format")
  argparser.add_argument("--end-date", default=one_day_ago,
    help="End date, in YYYY-MM-DD format")
  argparser.add_argument("--max-results", help="Max results", default=10)
  argparser.add_argument("--sort", help="Sort order", default="-views")
  args = argparser.parse_args()

  (youtube, youtube_analytics) = get_authenticated_services(args)
  try:
    channel_id = get_channel_id(youtube)
    run_analytics_report(youtube_analytics, channel_id, args)
  except HttpError, e:
    print "An HTTP error %d occurred:\n%s" % (e.resp.status, e.content)

Ruby

The code sample below calls the API's reports.query method to retrieve YouTube Analytics data. By default, the report retrieves the top 10 videos based on viewcounts, and it returns several metrics for those videos, sorting the results in reverse order by viewcount. By setting command line parameters, you can use the same code to retrieve other reports as well.

This example uses the Ruby client library.

#!/usr/bin/ruby

require 'rubygems'
gem 'google-api-client', '>0.7'
require 'google/api_client'
require 'google/api_client/client_secrets'
require 'google/api_client/auth/file_storage'
require 'google/api_client/auth/installed_app'
require 'trollop'

# These OAuth 2.0 access scopes allow for read-only access to the authenticated
# user's account for both YouTube Data API resources and YouTube Analytics Data.
YOUTUBE_SCOPES = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly',
  'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly']
YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME = 'youtube'
YOUTUBE_API_VERSION = 'v3'
YOUTUBE_ANALYTICS_API_SERVICE_NAME = 'youtubeAnalytics'
YOUTUBE_ANALYTICS_API_VERSION = 'v1'

def get_authenticated_services
  client = Google::APIClient.new(
    :application_name => $PROGRAM_NAME,
    :application_version => '1.0.0'
  )
  youtube = client.discovered_api(YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME, YOUTUBE_API_VERSION)
  youtube_analytics = client.discovered_api(YOUTUBE_ANALYTICS_API_SERVICE_NAME, YOUTUBE_ANALYTICS_API_VERSION)

  file_storage = Google::APIClient::FileStorage.new("#{$PROGRAM_NAME}-oauth2.json")
  if file_storage.authorization.nil?
    client_secrets = Google::APIClient::ClientSecrets.load
    flow = Google::APIClient::InstalledAppFlow.new(
      :client_id => client_secrets.client_id,
      :client_secret => client_secrets.client_secret,
      :scope => YOUTUBE_SCOPES
    )
    client.authorization = flow.authorize(file_storage)
  else
    client.authorization = file_storage.authorization
  end

  return client, youtube, youtube_analytics
end

def main
  now = Time.new.to_i
  seconds_in_day = 60 * 60 * 24
  seconds_in_week = seconds_in_day * 7
  one_day_ago = Time.at(now - seconds_in_day).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
  one_week_ago = Time.at(now - seconds_in_week).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')

  opts = Trollop::options do
    opt :metrics, 'Report metrics', :type => String, :default => 'views,comments,favoritesAdded,favoritesRemoved,likes,dislikes,shares'
    opt :dimensions, 'Report dimensions', :type => String, :default => 'video'
    opt 'start-date', 'Start date, in YYYY-MM-DD format', :type => String, :default => one_week_ago
    opt 'end-date', 'Start date, in YYYY-MM-DD format', :type => String, :default => one_day_ago
    opt 'start-index', 'Start index', :type => :int, :default => 1
    opt 'max-results', 'Max results', :type => :int, :default => 10
    opt :sort, 'Sort order', :type => String, :default => '-views'
  end

  client, youtube, youtube_analytics = get_authenticated_services

  begin
    # Retrieve the channel resource for the authenticated user's channel.
    channels_response = client.execute!(
      :api_method => youtube.channels.list,
      :parameters => {
        :mine => true,
        :part => 'id'
      }
    )

    channels_response.data.items.each do |channel|
      opts[:ids] = "channel==#{channel.id}"

      # Call the Analytics API to retrieve a report. For a list of available
      # reports, see:
      # https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics/v1/channel_reports
      analytics_response = client.execute!(
        :api_method => youtube_analytics.reports.query,
        :parameters => opts
      )

      puts "Analytics Data for Channel #{channel.id}"

      analytics_response.data.columnHeaders.each do |column_header|
        printf '%-20s', column_header.name
      end
      puts

      analytics_response.data.rows.each do |row|
        row.each do |value|
          printf '%-20s', value
        end
        puts
      end
    end
  rescue Google::APIClient::TransmissionError => e
    puts e.result.body
  end
end

main