Metadata

Video info & sharing

Official snippet, statistics, and duration from the YouTube Data API—ideal for embeds, briefs, and link hygiene.

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2026-03-30
Complete guide to YouTube playlist length, watch time, and planning your viewing
A deep, practical guide to understanding playlist duration, how APIs measure totals, playback speed, ranges, and how to interpret numbers when videos are missing or region-locked.
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2026-03-25
YouTube Data API and playlist duration: a short technical overview
How playlistItem and video resources relate to duration fields, quotas, and why some videos may be missing from a total.
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2026-03-20
Playlist watch time and playback speed: what the numbers mean
Why full duration stays the same at 2× speed, how wall-clock time is estimated, and how to plan longer courses or series.
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Answers focused on this tool. The homepage has a broader FAQ for the whole site.

What metadata comes from the Data API?: Snippet, content details (duration), statistics (views, likes when exposed), and thumbnails—plus we build watch, Shorts, share, and embed-style links for copy/paste.
Does this download the video file?: No. This page is metadata and links only. File downloads are a separate experimental tool and have their own legal considerations.
Why might metadata fail for a valid-looking URL?: The video may be private, deleted, age-restricted in a way the key cannot see, or the API quota/key may be misconfigured on the server.
How is embed HTML generated?: We assemble a standard iframe snippet pointing at YouTube’s embed URL for the resolved ID. Always test embeds where you plan to publish.