Download and Installation
Installation
Simple YouTube API needs API keys from Google in order to be able to make queries to YouTube.
Installation by hand: you can download the source files from PyPi or Github:
$ (sudo) python setup.py install
Installation with pip: make sure that you have pip
installed, type this in a terminal:
$ (sudo) pip install simple-youtube-api
Generating YouTube API Keys
Log into https://console.cloud.google.com
Create a new Project
Search for “YouTube Data API V3”
Click Credentials
Click Create Credentials
Select that you will call API from “Web Server”
Select “Public Data” if you want to not get private data and “User Data” if you do
Download or copy your API key from the Credentials tab