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Get Youtube information via JSON for single video (not feed) in Javascript

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So I am trying to get information from a single youtube video via in the JSON format. Like title description category, ect whatever I can get besides the comments. I am trying to do this in Javascript. I noticed the link below but all of their examples are how to get video information from feeds. I would like to get the information from a single video assuming i know its ID.

https://developers.google.com/youtube/2.0/developers_guide_json

I was also looking at this Stackoverflow Question but I have an issue with the get request it says
test.js (line 10)
GET http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/VA770w...v=2&alt=json-in-script&callback=listInfo

200 OK
9ms

In brief, if i have a single youtube videos id like VA770wpLX-Q, what would the url look like to get that videos information in JSON?

Thank you

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answered 12 Years ago trevionbronsonr · Accepted Answer

UPDATE MAY/2015:

This solution doesn't work properly, YouTube API v2 is in process to be discontinued soon.

More info at:
https://www.youtube.com/devicesupport

Try something like this:

var video_id='VA770wpLX-Q';



$.getJSON('http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/'+video_id+'?v=2&alt=jsonc',function(data,status,xhr){

    alert(data.data.title);

    // data contains the JSON-Object below

});

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/wqwxg/

The returned JSON looks like this:

{

    apiVersion: 2.1,

    data: {

        id: VA770wpLX-Q,

        uploaded: 2011-02-24T22:31:02.000Z,

        updated: 2012-04-08T21:37:06.000Z,

        uploader: drdrevevo,

        category: Music,

        title: Dr. Dre - I Need A Doctor (Explicit) ft. Eminem, Skylar Grey,

        description: Music video by Dr. Dre performing I Need A Doctor featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey (Explicit). © 2011 Aftermath Records,

        tags: [Dr, Dre, Eminem, New, Song, Skylar, Grey, GRAMMYs, Dr., Need, Doctor, video, Eazy, N.W.A., NWA, easy, drdre, and, em],

        thumbnail: {

            sqDefault: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VA770wpLX-Q/default.jpg,

            hqDefault: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VA770wpLX-Q/hqdefault.jpg

        },

        player: {

            default: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA770wpLX-Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

        },

        content: {

            5: http://www.youtube.com/v/VA770wpLX-Q?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata

        },

        duration: 457,

        aspectRatio: widescreen,

        rating: 4.902695,

        likeCount: 430519,

        ratingCount: 441253,

        viewCount: 88270796,

        favoriteCount: 306556,

        commentCount: 270597,

        status: {

            value: restricted,

            reason: requesterRegion

        },

        restrictions: [{

            type: country,

            relationship: deny,

            countries: DE

        }],

        accessControl: {

            comment: allowed,

            commentVote: allowed,

            videoRespond: allowed,

            rate: allowed,

            embed: allowed,

            list: allowed,

            autoPlay: denied,

            syndicate: allowed

        }

    }

}