YouTube Analytics

Access the YouTube Analytics API with managed OAuth authentication. Retrieve channel performance reports (views, watch time, subscribers, revenue) and manage analytics groups for aggregating videos, playlists, or channels.

Quick Start

# Get channel views and watch time for the last 30 days
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-analytics/v2/reports?ids=channel==MINE&startDate=2025-04-01&endDate=2025-04-30&metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration')
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://api.maton.ai/youtube-analytics/{native-api-path}

Maton proxies requests to youtubeanalytics.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:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

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

Connection Management

Manage your YouTube Analytics OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=youtube-analytics&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

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'youtube-analytics'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.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

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.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:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "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-analytics",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

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

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.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 Analytics connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-analytics/v2/reports?ids=channel==MINE&startDate=2025-01-01&endDate=2025-01-31&metrics=views')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to the YouTube channel(s) associated with the connected Google account.
• Reports are read-only and do not modify channel data.
• Group management operations (create, update, delete) require explicit user approval. Before executing any group or group item modification, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

Reports

Query Reports

GET /youtube-analytics/v2/reports?ids={channel_id}&startDate={start}&endDate={end}&metrics={metrics}

Required Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
ids	string	Channel identifier: channel==MINE or channel==CHANNEL_ID
startDate	string	Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format
endDate	string	End date in YYYY-MM-DD format
metrics	string	Comma-separated metrics (e.g., views,likes,comments)

Optional Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
dimensions	string	Comma-separated dimensions (e.g., day, month, country, video)
filters	string	Filters in format dimension==value (e.g., country==US)
sort	string	Sort field; prefix with - for descending (e.g., -views)
maxResults	integer	Maximum rows to return
startIndex	integer	1-based pagination start index
currency	string	ISO 4217 currency code for revenue metrics (default: USD)

Example - Daily views for a month:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-analytics/v2/reports?ids=channel==MINE&startDate=2025-03-01&endDate=2025-03-31&metrics=views,estimatedMinutesWatched,averageViewDuration&dimensions=day&sort=-views&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

Example - Monthly summary:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-analytics/v2/reports?ids=channel==MINE&startDate=2024-01-01&endDate=2024-12-01&metrics=views,likes,shares,subscribersGained,subscribersLost&dimensions=month&sort=-views')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "kind": "youtubeAnalytics#resultTable",
  "columnHeaders": [
    {
      "name": "day",
      "columnType": "DIMENSION",
      "dataType": "STRING"
    },
    {
      "name": "views",
      "columnType": "METRIC",
      "dataType": "INTEGER"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    ["2025-03-12", 4],
    ["2025-03-15", 2]
  ]
}

Common Metrics:

• views - Total video views
• likes - Total likes
• dislikes - Total dislikes
• comments - Total comments
• shares - Total shares
• estimatedMinutesWatched - Total watch time in minutes
• averageViewDuration - Average view duration in seconds
• subscribersGained - New subscribers gained
• subscribersLost - Subscribers lost
• averageViewPercentage - Average percentage of video watched
• cardClickRate - Card click rate

Common Dimensions:

• day - Daily aggregation (YYYY-MM-DD)
• month - Monthly aggregation (YYYY-MM); endDate must align to 1st of month
• country - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
• video - Per-video breakdown
• deviceType - Device type (DESKTOP, MOBILE, TABLET, TV, etc.)
• operatingSystem - OS (ANDROID, IOS, WINDOWS, etc.)
• liveOrOnDemand - LIVE or ON_DEMAND
• subscribedStatus - SUBSCRIBED or UNSUBSCRIBED

Groups

List Groups

GET /youtube-analytics/v2/groups?mine=true

Or by specific IDs:

GET /youtube-analytics/v2/groups?id={group_id}

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
mine	boolean	Set to true to retrieve all groups owned by authenticated user
id	string	Comma-separated group IDs to retrieve
pageToken	string	Token for paginating results

Response:

{
  "kind": "youtube#groupListResponse",
  "items": [
    {
      "kind": "youtube#group",
      "etag": "CQVfQEQY1xqZ2O8xKat5QfS2cik",
      "id": "JiAz5ne9Wwk",
      "snippet": {
        "title": "My Video Group",
        "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T22:02:12Z"
      },
      "contentDetails": {
        "itemType": "youtube#video"
      }
    }
  ],
  "nextPageToken": "..."
}

Create Group

POST /youtube-analytics/v2/groups
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "snippet": {
    "title": "My New Group"
  },
  "contentDetails": {
    "itemType": "youtube#video"
  }
}

Valid item types: youtube#video, youtube#playlist, youtube#channel, youtubePartner#asset

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({
    "snippet": {"title": "Top Performers"},
    "contentDetails": {"itemType": "youtube#video"}
}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-analytics/v2/groups', 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

Update Group

PUT /youtube-analytics/v2/groups
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "id": "{group_id}",
  "snippet": {
    "title": "Updated Title"
  },
  "contentDetails": {
    "itemType": "youtube#video"
  }
}

Only the group title can be updated.

Delete Group

DELETE /youtube-analytics/v2/groups?id={group_id}

Group Items

List Group Items

GET /youtube-analytics/v2/groupItems?groupId={group_id}

Response:

{
  "kind": "youtube#groupItemListResponse",
  "etag": "...",
  "items": [
    {
      "kind": "youtube#groupItem",
      "etag": "...",
      "groupId": "JiAz5ne9Wwk",
      "resource": {
        "kind": "youtube#video",
        "id": "VIDEO_ID"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Add Item to Group

POST /youtube-analytics/v2/groupItems
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "groupId": "{group_id}",
  "resource": {
    "kind": "youtube#video",
    "id": "{video_id}"
  }
}

Returns 201 on success, 204 if item already exists in group. Maximum 500 items per group.

Remove Item from Group

DELETE /youtube-analytics/v2/groupItems?id={group_item_id}

Pagination

Reports

Use startIndex and maxResults for paginating report results:

GET /youtube-analytics/v2/reports?ids=channel==MINE&startDate=2025-01-01&endDate=2025-03-31&metrics=views&dimensions=day&maxResults=30&startIndex=1

startIndex is 1-based. Increment by maxResults for subsequent pages.

Groups

Use token-based pagination:

GET /youtube-analytics/v2/groups?mine=true&pageToken={nextPageToken}

Response includes nextPageToken when more results exist.

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/youtube-analytics/v2/reports?ids=channel==MINE&startDate=2025-01-01&endDate=2025-01-31&metrics=views,likes,comments&dimensions=day&sort=-views',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.rows);

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/youtube-analytics/v2/reports',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={
        'ids': 'channel==MINE',
        'startDate': '2025-01-01',
        'endDate': '2025-01-31',
        'metrics': 'views,likes,comments',
        'dimensions': 'day',
        'sort': '-views'
    }
)
data = response.json()
for row in data.get('rows', []):
    print(row)

Notes

• Dates must be in YYYY-MM-DD format
• When using month dimension, endDate must align to the 1st of a month (e.g., 2024-12-01 not 2024-12-31)
• ids=channel==MINE uses the authenticated user's channel; use channel==CHANNEL_ID for a specific channel
• Groups can contain a maximum of 500 items, all of the same resource type
• Only the group title can be updated via groups.update; use groupItems methods to manage membership
• Adding items to a group requires the items to be owned by the authenticated channel
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets 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

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Bad request (invalid date range, misaligned month dimension, missing required params)
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
403	Forbidden (insufficient permissions or trying to add items not owned by channel)
429	Rate limited
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from YouTube Analytics API

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.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

1. Ensure your URL path starts with youtube-analytics. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/youtube-analytics/v2/reports?...
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/v2/reports?...

Resources

• YouTube Analytics API Overview
• YouTube Analytics API Reference
• Channel Reports
• Available Metrics
• Available Dimensions
• Maton Community
• Maton Support