The APIs
YouTube Data API
YouTube channel and video data straight from Google, on a free daily quota.
The facts a reader needs
| What it unlocks | YouTube straight from Google on a free daily quota, instead of through ScrapeCreators. |
| When it is called | Never in this deployment — YOUTUBE_API_KEY is not set. YouTube routes through ScrapeCreators or yt-dlp. |
| Cost basis | Free quota rather than money. No dollars appear in any ledger for it. |
| Environment | YOUTUBE_API_KEY |
| Bring your own key | Not on this deployment. |
Endpoints we call
No endpoint of theirs is called on this deployment today.