#!/usr/bin/python # This sample executes a search request for the specified search term. # Sample usage: # python search.py --q=surfing --max-results=10 # NOTE: To use the sample, you must provide a developer key obtained # in the Google APIs Console. Search for "REPLACE_ME" in this code # to find the correct place to provide that key.. import argparse from googleapiclient.discovery import build from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError # Set DEVELOPER_KEY to the API key value from the APIs & auth > Registered apps # tab of # https://cloud.google.com/console # Please ensure that you have enabled the YouTube Data API for your project. DEVELOPER_KEY = 'REPLACE_ME' YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME = 'youtube' YOUTUBE_API_VERSION = 'v3' def youtube_search(options): youtube = build(YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME, YOUTUBE_API_VERSION, developerKey=DEVELOPER_KEY) # Call the search.list method to retrieve results matching the specified # query term. search_response = youtube.search().list( q=options.q, part='id,snippet', maxResults=options.max_results ).execute() videos = [] channels = [] playlists = [] # Add each result to the appropriate list, and then display the lists of # matching videos, channels, and playlists. for search_result in search_response.get('items', []): if search_result['id']['kind'] == 'youtube#video': videos.append('%s (%s)' % (search_result['snippet']['title'], search_result['id']['videoId'])) elif search_result['id']['kind'] == 'youtube#channel': channels.append('%s (%s)' % (search_result['snippet']['title'], search_result['id']['channelId'])) elif search_result['id']['kind'] == 'youtube#playlist': playlists.append('%s (%s)' % (search_result['snippet']['title'], search_result['id']['playlistId'])) print 'Videos:\n', '\n'.join(videos), '\n' print 'Channels:\n', '\n'.join(channels), '\n' print 'Playlists:\n', '\n'.join(playlists), '\n' if __name__ == '__main__': parser = argparse.ArgumentParser() parser.add_argument('--q', help='Search term', default='Google') parser.add_argument('--max-results', help='Max results', default=25) args = parser.parse_args() try: youtube_search(args) except HttpError, e: print 'An HTTP error %d occurred:\n%s' % (e.resp.status, e.content)