LiveChatModerators
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A liveChatModerator
resource represents a moderator for a YouTube live chat. A chat moderator has the ability to ban or unban users from a chat, remove messages, and perform other administrative actions for the live chat.
Methods
The API supports the following methods for liveChatModerators
resources. All of the requests must be authorized by the owner of the live chat's channel.
- list
- Lists moderators for a live chat.
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- insert
- Adds a new moderator for the chat.
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- delete
- Removes a chat moderator.
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Properties
The following table defines the properties that appear in this resource:
Properties |
kind |
string
Identifies the API resource's type. The value will be youtube#liveChatModerator . |
etag |
etag
The Etag of this resource. |
id |
string
The ID that YouTube assigns to uniquely identify the moderator. |
snippet |
object
The snippet object contains details about the moderator. |
snippet.moderatorDetails |
object
This object contains details about the moderator. |
snippet.moderatorDetails.channelId |
string
The moderator's YouTube channel ID. |
snippet.moderatorDetails.channelUrl |
string
The URL of the moderator's YouTube channel. |
snippet.moderatorDetails.displayName |
string
The display name of the moderator's YouTube channel. |
snippet.moderatorDetails.profileImageUrl |
string
The avatar URL of the moderator's YouTube channel. |
snippet.liveChatId |
string
The ID of the live chat that the moderator has privileges to administer. The live chat ID associated with a broadcast is returned in the liveBroadcast resource's snippet.liveChatId property. |
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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