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Google API client libraries, which are available for many programming languages, can greatly simplify your YouTube API implementation.
In the following tables, the first column shows each library's stage of development (note that
some are in early stages), and links to documentation for the library. The second column links to
available samples for each library.
These early-stage libraries are also available:
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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