Question 1

What does YouTube Update Metadata do?

Accepted Answer

It edits the title, description, tags, category, privacy, or made-for-kids status of a video already published on a connected YouTube account via a single API call.

Question 2

Do I have to provide all the fields every time?

Accepted Answer

No. Only the fields you include in the request are changed; everything else on the video (including fields you don't send) stays exactly as it was.

Question 3

How do I connect my YouTube channel?

Accepted Answer

Connect your YouTube account once in the dashboard. It then becomes a selectable account, and you reference it by its `account_id` in your requests.

Question 4

Where do I find a video's `video_id`?

Accepted Answer

It's the `v` query parameter in the video's YouTube watch URL, e.g. `dQw4w9WgXcQ` in `youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ`.

Question 5

Can I change a video's privacy status?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Set `privacy` to `public`, `private`, or `unlisted` to change who can view the video, e.g. to schedule a `private` upload as `public` when it should go live.

Question 6

How much does it cost to update metadata?

Accepted Answer

YouTube Update Metadata costs $0.01 per call, making it inexpensive to automate SEO refreshes and bulk edits across a channel's videos.

Provider	Estimated Rate	Notes
muapiapp	$0.01 per call	Edit title, description, tags, category, privacy, or made-for-kids status on a connected YouTube channel's video via a single API call.
Fal.ai	Not available	Does not offer YouTube metadata editing.
Replicate	Not available	Does not offer YouTube metadata editing.

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