YouTube Video Info

Inspect useful public metadata for a YouTube video.

Inspect identifiers derived from a YouTube URL and optionally request public oEmbed metadata such as title, author name, author URL, and thumbnail information without an API key.

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Explain YouTube Video Info (https://www.aifolder.co/tools/youtube-video-info): what it is, who it is for, key features, step-by-step setup and usage, and how it compares to similar tools. Description on AiFolder: Inspect identifiers derived from a YouTube URL and optionally request public oEmbed metadata such as title, author name, author URL, and thumbnail information without an API key. Clearly identify any information you cannot verify.

About this tool

What is YouTube Video Info?

Inspect identifiers derived from a YouTube URL and optionally request public oEmbed metadata such as title, author name, author URL, and thumbnail information without an API key.

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See YouTube Video Info in action

A short visual walkthrough generated from this tool's current workflow.

What you can do

Show URL-derived video and playlist identifiers
Fetch public oEmbed title and author metadata
Expose canonical, embed, and thumbnail URLs

How to use YouTube Video Info

1Paste a supported YouTube video URL or ID.
2Review locally parsed identifiers.
3Fetch public oEmbed metadata when you need title and author information.

Examples

Public video

Input: A supported public YouTube video URL

Result: Video ID plus public oEmbed title, author, and thumbnail when available.

Tool facts

Metadata source: YouTube oEmbed
API key: Not required
Duration and statistics: Not provided by oEmbed

Limitations

oEmbed does not provide full Data API fields such as duration, views, likes, comments, or tags, and unavailable or restricted videos can fail.

Privacy and data handling

Fetching oEmbed sends the canonical public video URL from AiFolder's server to YouTube's oEmbed endpoint.

FAQ

YouTube Video Info FAQs

Common questions about how YouTube Video Info works and what to expect from the current AiFolder implementation.

?Does this tool show video views or likes?

No. The no-key oEmbed endpoint does not provide view, like, comment, tag, or duration statistics.

?What metadata can oEmbed provide?

For supported public videos it commonly returns title, author name, author URL, provider information, thumbnail details, and embed HTML.

?Do I need a YouTube Data API key?

No for the metadata shown here. Richer statistics and channel resolution require other APIs or data sources.