YouTube: Get Video Info

Plugin ID: eca_youtube_get_video

Available since: 1.0.0

Retrieves comprehensive video metadata from YouTube including title, description, thumbnails, statistics, and technical details. Accepts video ID or full YouTube URL.

Fields

Authentication Type — config key: auth_type

Choose between API Client (OAuth2) or Service Account authentication.

Type: select · Required: yes · Default: api_client

Allowed values: api_client, service_account

Authentication Source — config key: auth_from

Choose whether to select authentication directly or use a token for dynamic selection.

Type: select · Required: yes · Default: direct

Allowed values: direct, token

API Client — config key: api_client_id

Search and select an API Client for OAuth2 authentication.

Type: textfield · Required: no · Default: empty string

Service Account — config key: service_account_id

Search and select a Service Account for server-to-server authentication.

Type: textfield · Required: no · Default: empty string

Client ID from Token — config key: auth_client_from_token

Token that resolves to a client ID (e.g., [user:field_google_client_id]). The token should contain just the client ID, not the auth type prefix.
This field supports tokens.

Type: textfield · Required: no · Default: empty string

Video ID or URL — config key: video_input

Enter a YouTube video ID (e.g., dQw4w9WgXcQ) or full YouTube URL. Supports token replacement.
This field supports tokens.

Type: textfield · Required: yes · Default: empty string

Include Basic Info — config key: include_snippet

Include title, description, thumbnails, channel info, and tags. Set to "1", "true", or "yes" to include.
This field supports tokens.

Type: textfield · Required: no · Default: 1

Include Statistics — config key: include_statistics

Include view count, like count, and comment count. Set to "1", "true", or "yes" to include.
This field supports tokens.

Type: textfield · Required: no · Default: 1

Include Content Details — config key: include_content_details

Include duration, definition, and caption availability. Set to "1", "true", or "yes" to include.
This field supports tokens.

Type: textfield · Required: no · Default: 1

Include Status — config key: include_status

Include privacy status and upload status. Set to "1", "true", or "yes" to include.
This field supports tokens.

Type: textfield · Required: no · Default: empty string

Video Token Name — config key: video_token_name

Optional token name to store video data. Accessible as [token_name:title], [token_name:video_url], [token_name:video_id], [token_name:view_count], etc.
This field supports tokens.

Type: textfield · Required: no · Default: empty string