How To Create YouTube API Key

1. Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library . Scroll down and click on YouTube Data API v3.

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2. If you have not already created Google Cloud Project to link with API you will see the screen as shown in the below screenshot. Click on the Enable button.

Note: If you have already created Google Cloud Project you will see Manage instead of Enable button. Click on the Manage button and go to Credentials to copy your existing API key.

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3. By default google creates My First Project as shown below, instead if you see Select a project click on Select a project, you will see NEW PROJECT at the top right. Create a new project and select it.
Click on Create Credentials.

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4. Set credentials to YouTube Data API v3, Web server, Public data and click on What credentials do I need?.

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5. Now, you will see your API key but before that restrict the API key to prevent unnecessary API calls. Click on Restrict key.

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6. Check the Restrict key radio button and select YouTube Data API v3 from dropdown and click on the Save button.

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7. Click on the Cancel button on the next page.

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8. Copy the API key and paste it into YourChannel‘s API Key field.

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