YouTube API for PHP

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Introduction

Youtube API for PHP to feed a video list from a particular channel without Oauth, this API only needs a Channel ID and Channel name. Youtube API is to demonstrate how to show video in our website without 0auth and API Key.

Background

This API is created for only a website to display a video list from their channel without 0auth & API key!

Using the Code

Basic PHP codes are used to feed a video list.

//Enter Your Channel Name
$channel_name="xyz123";
//Enter Your ID
$channel="Uhjfhdkjhfdf454dfde";


// Google Gdata feed url is used to fetch videos from channel.
//
//->results=[2] this is used to how much videos present in feed list         
                $feedURL=urlencode('https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?author=
                '.$channel.'&start-index=1&max-results=2&orderby=published');
                if (@simplexml_load_file($feedURL))
                {
                    $sxml = simplexml_load_file($feedURL);//converts feedlist into XML
                    $counts = $sxml->children('http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/');
                    $total = $counts->totalResults;
                    foreach ($sxml->entry as $entry) {
                    $media = $entry->children('http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/');
                    $attrs = $media->group->player->attributes();
                    $watch = $attrs['url']; //URL of the video       
                    $yt = $media->children('http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007');
                    $attrs = $yt->duration->attributes();
                    $length = $attrs['seconds'];  
                    $minute=floor($length/60);
                    $second=$length-$minute*60;        
                    $gd = $entry->children('http://schemas.google.com/g/2005');
                    if ($gd->rating) {
                          $attrs = $gd->rating->attributes();
                          $rating = $attrs['average'];
                    } else {
                          $rating = 0;
                    }
                    $attrs = $media->group->thumbnail[1]
                    ->attributes();//generate thumbnail for each video.
                    
              
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Points of Interest

Actually, it loads the video feed list from Google gdata URL. This simple API is to demonstrate how to show video in our website without 0auth.

History

• Version 1.0 - It just shows the feed list only, no link to the original video (Youtube URL) on each video in feed
• Version 1.0.1 - Link to the individual video is updated in a feed list