# YouTube Data API (Google), free, Default quota, GET /youtube/v3/playlistItems: YouTube channel video API

> Returns a collection of playlist items that match the API request parameters. You can retrieve all of the playlist items in a specified playlist or retrieve one or more playlist items by their unique IDs.

YouTube Data API (Google)'s YouTube channel video API on its Default quota plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 videos. It returns 3 of the 6 key fields we check: Text, Media, Author.
Half of the 43 plans we rank by price cost $0.065 per 1,000 videos or less. This plan and 1 other tie for the lowest price per 1,000 videos of the 43 plans.
[YouTube Data API (Google)](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-search/llms.txt), [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrappa/500-pack/llms.txt) and [Captapi](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/captapi/9-monthly/llms.txt) are the best YouTube channel video API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-playlistitems
- [Best YouTube channel video API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-video-api.txt)
- Get it: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/determine_quota_cost
- Request: `GET https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems`
- API key: with the plan, on https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/determine_quota_cost
- Its API docs: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/playlistItems/list
- Sold by: YouTube Data API (Google) (https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3)
- Checked: 2026-10-29

## In the answer

- Completeness: 50%
- Text: ✓
- Media: ✓
- Author: ✓

## Score

- Overall score: 78.9
- Price score: 100
- Data score: 57
- Cost to get started score: 100
- Bundle score: 99
- Performance score: 39

## Price

- $ per 1,000 videos: $0.00
- Per: page of 50
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Start fee: $0.00
- Also pays for: Search: list: 100 calls a day · Videos: insert: 100 calls a day · from the same budget: 68 other calls

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Returns a collection of playlist items that match the API request parameters. You can retrieve all of the playlist items in a specified playlist or retrieve one or more playlist items by their unique IDs.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: API Clients may temporarily store limited amounts of Non-Authorized Data for as long as is necessary for the purposes of the API Client but not longer than 30 calendar days. As in section (III.E.4.c) immediately above, this means that after 30 calendar days, the API Client must either delete or refresh the stored data. [...] an API Client must not store statistics retrieved as Non-Authorized Data for more than 30 days. For example, an API Client must not store the subscriber count for a YouTube channel for more than 30 days without authorization from the channel owner.
- Use data: Aside from the permissions and rights granted in this section, you and your API Clients have no further permissions or rights to API Data, including to temporarily stored API Data. [...] You and your API Clients must not, and must not encourage, enable, or require others to: download, import, backup, cache, or store copies of YouTube audiovisual content without YouTube's prior written approval, make content available for offline playback, or use any aspect of the YouTube API Services to facilitate or promote copyright infringement or the exploitation of copyright-infringing materials. [...] Do not aggregate API Data except that you may only aggregate API Data relating to YouTube channels that are under the same content owner as recognized by YouTube pursuant to content licensing agreement(s) between YouTube and such content owner. Such aggregated API Data must only be viewable by that content owner. Do not aggregate API Data or otherwise use API Data or YouTube API Services to gain insights into YouTube's usage, revenue, or any other aspects of YouTube's business. [...] You may distribute or sell API Clients subject to the restrictions defined in the "Prohibited Actions" subsection below and, of course, to the other terms of the Agreement. [...] You and your API Clients must not, and must not encourage, enable, or require others to: sell, purchase, lease, lend, convey, redistribute, or sublicense all or any portion of YouTube API Services, including YouTube audiovisual content, sell YouTube API Services or access to any components of YouTube API Services unless you obtain YouTube's prior written approval, sell advertising, sponsorships, or promotions that are placed on or within YouTube audiovisual content or the YouTube player without YouTube's prior written approval, or sell advertising, sponsorships, or promotions on any page or screen that contains YouTube API Data unless other data, content, or material not obtained from YouTube appears on the same page and offers enough independent value to justify such sales if the YouTube API Data were removed. [...] You and your API Clients must not, and must not encourage, enable, or require others to: use YouTube API Services to create, offer, or act as a substitute for, or substantially similar service to, any YouTube Applications. [...] You and your API Client(s) will not, and will not attempt to, exceed or circumvent use or quota restrictions.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 10,000 credits a day
- Enough for: 10,000 pages a day
- Expires: at midnight Pacific Time

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 0.41 s

## The call

- You send: part, one of id or playlistId. Optional: maxResults, pageToken, videoId
- Method: GET
- Path: /youtube/v3/playlistItems

## About the plan

- Plan: Default quota
- Who can get it: anyone of legal age and not barred by law, with a Google Account and a Google Cloud project that has the YouTube Data API enabled

## The 20 fields the plan's answer can hold

playlist item ID, video ID, title, description, thumbnail, added to playlist at, publish date, channel ID, channel name, author ID, author name, playlist ID, position, resource kind, note, privacy status, total results, page size, next cursor, previous cursor

## YouTube Data API (Google)'s plans (1)

- [YouTube Data API (Google), free, Default quota, GET /youtube/v3/playlistItems](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-playlistitems/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 50% complete, live

## YouTube Data API (Google)'s calls for this API (2)

- `GET /youtube/v3/playlistItems`: [YouTube Data API (Google), free, Default quota, GET /youtube/v3/playlistItems](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-playlistitems/llms.txt)
- `GET /youtube/v3/search`: [YouTube Data API (Google), free, Default quota, GET /youtube/v3/search](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-search/llms.txt)

## YouTube Data API (Google)'s APIs (2)

- [YouTube Data API (Google): YouTube channel API pricing, 1 plan](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free/llms.txt)
- [YouTube Data API (Google): YouTube channel video API pricing, 1 plan, GET /youtube/v3/playlistItems](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-playlistitems/llms.txt)

## YouTube Data API (Google): YouTube channel video API alternatives

- [Captapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/captapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [ScrapeCreators, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrapecreators/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [Social Fetch, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/social-fetch/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 83% complete, live
- [HasData, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/hasdata/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 33% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-29.

- https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service
- https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/developer-policies
- https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3
- https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/determine_quota_cost
- https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/playlistItems
- https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/playlistItems/list
- https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started