Making YouTube is easy using the Google YouTube APIs.

A good starting point is Add YouTube functionality to your app

Google YouTube API

Google API Manager

Select Project or Create a New Project.

Library (from left nav)

• YouTube APIs
  • YouTube Data APIs

Click "Enable"

* Click "Go to Credentials"
* Leave the first dropdown as it is
* Change the second to "Web Browser (JavaScript)"
* select "Public Data"
* click the blue button.

Provides an API key, note this.

Restrict key

* HTTP referrers (web sites)

List of HTTP referrers

* localhost/*

Getting Started

Get a Google YouTube API key

https://console.developers.google.com/apis/library
YoutubeData APIs
Create a Project
Web Browser

Copy the API key.

Get YouTube Channel Id

www.youtube.com
Icon to left of Youtube.com icon
My Channel
Notice the url.
Channel Id is everything after www.youtube.com/channel/

Get My Own Videos

https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/activities?part=snippet,contentDetails&channelId=<my-channel-id>&key=<my-key>&maxResults=20

Get Videos

Look for up to 20 videos for query string niagara falls

https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/activities?part=snippet&channelId=<my-channel-id>&q=niagara%20falls&key=<my-key>&maxResults=20

Use Google YouTube API

For details, see implementation in

/Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/thinkful/ajax/search-youtube

APP.model.getDataFromApiByChannel(idx);

APP.model.getDataFromApiForPage(false);
APP.model.getDataFromApiForPage(true);

APP.model.getDataFromApiForSearch(query);

var YOUTUBE_SEARCH_APIS_URL = 'https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/search';
var YOUTUBE_PLAY_VIDEO_URL= 'https://www.youtube.com/watch';

var APP = APP || {};

APP.model = {
    storage : [],

    getOptions: function() {
        var options = {};
        options.part = 'snippet';
        options.key = '<enter your api key here>';
        options.maxResults = '9';
        return options;
    },
    getDataFromApi : function(options) {
        console.log(">>> getDataFromApi; options"+JSON.stringify(options));
        var that = this;
        var request = $.ajax({
            url: YOUTUBE_SEARCH_APIS_URL,
            data: options,
            dataType: 'json',
            type: 'GET'
        });
        request.done(function(data) {
            console.log("addData");
            that.storage = data;
            $('main').trigger('model-changed');
        });
        request.fail(function(jqXHR, status) {
            console.log("ajax get failed; "+status);
        });
        console.log("<<< getDataFromApi");
    },
/*
Get YouTube videos by Search term
*/
    getDataFromApiForSearch : function(searchTerm) {
        console.log(">>> getDataFromApiForSearch");
        var options = this.getOptions();
        options.q = searchTerm;
        this.getDataFromApi(options);
        console.log("<<< getDataFromApiForSearch");
    },
/*
Get YouTube videos by channel id
*/
    getDataFromApiByChannel : function(idx) {
        console.log(">>> getDataFromApiByChannel");
        var item = this.getItem(idx);
        var options = this.getOptions();
        options.channelId = item.snippet.channelId;
        this.getDataFromApi(options);
        console.log("<<< getDataFromApiByChannel");
    },
/*
Get YouTube videos by pageToken
*/
    getDataFromApiForPage: function(next) {
        console.log(">>> getDataFromApiForPage");
        var options = this.getOptions();
        options.pageToken = next ? this.storage.nextPageToken : this.storage.prevPageToken;
        this.getDataFromApi(options);
        console.log("<<< getDataFromApiForPage");
    },

    getItem: function(idx) {
        return this.storage.items[idx];
    },
    getPlayVideoUrl: function(idx) {
        var item = this.getItem(idx);
        return YOUTUBE_PLAY_VIDEO_URL + "?v=" + item.id.videoId;
    }
};