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Is there a way to (paid or unpaid) to increase the 5,000,000 units/day quota limit imposed when using version 3 of the YouTube API?

I have read that a video upload alone uses 16,000 units - this equates to only ~312 videos a day.

I have signed up for 'billing' but still don't get an option to increase from the "courtesy limit" of 5 million.

Joe
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Yes, there is an elaborate form for applying for higher quota.

It is linked in the developer console for example at: http://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/youtube-json.googleapis.com/quotas?project=YOURPROJECTID

The form starts off with some statements:

This Application will ask you detailed questions about:

(i) your business, (ii) your use of each YouTube API (current and proposed use, as applicable), and (iii) each of your website or software application that uses or will use YouTube API(s) (each an “API Client”).

This application also requires you to submit screenshots and design documents relating to your API Client(s) and your use of YouTube API(s). If you do not have these ready, please apply once these are available.

We will strive to respond to your application as soon as possible, provided that, all required supporting materials are submitted and sufficient, and all questions are thoroughly answered.

Note: Please do not apply for more quota unless you are actually close to hitting your current limit.

Sathyajith Bhat
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    I got a 'The API "youtube-json.googleapis.com" doesn't exist' error when I follow the link – Anthony Kong Jul 30 '18 at 00:38
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    Did you have any luck after filling this out? I just did. – technoplato Oct 04 '19 at 19:29
  • @lustig how many additional quota units were you able to get after submitting the form? – Abe Sep 16 '20 at 00:46
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    @abe It took about 4 months for them to respond, but I think I have 500,000 units. Would have to confirm. It's a healthy amount, but you can still run into it with a busy enough application. – technoplato Sep 16 '20 at 16:44
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There is a Form but they do not approve extra quota at the moment. Maybe in the future. Best would be to contact your Google Account Manager (If you have one assigned)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDdnNVF3aGpuLXV1R2V2Nzg3QjJoZWc6MQ

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