Where to find the youtube API Key?

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I followed all the steps. I selected my desired API (YouTube Data API) and created a project. I am searching now for about 20 minutes but I can't find the API Key? My user interface is in german, is it possible that it is named to something else than API Key? Maybe Clientschlüssel (Client Key) ?

This is all I found:

There is also a JSON object, but no API Key:

var myInfos = {
    "web":{
        "client_id":"censored",
        "project_id":"censored",
        "auth_uri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
        "token_uri":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",
        "auth_provider_x509_cert_url":"censored",
        "client_secret":"censored",
        "redirect_uris":["https://localhost/ex/YouTube/index.html"],
        "javascript_origins":["http://localhost"]
    }
}

What exactly do you want to do? It appears that you've created an **OAuth 2.0 client ID**, which is used for authenticating the users of your application. Depending on your needs, perhaps you need a ** Dienstkontoschlüssel** (Service account key) — Locoluis, Jun 06 '17 at 20:42

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 06 '17 at 20:44

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Just to walk through this again to make sure you have done it properly.

Make sure you have a Google account.
Log into the developer console at: https://console.developers.google.com/
Create a project
THEN, select YouTube data API
Click create credentials on the right hand side of the screen.
Choose where you will call the API from
Pick public or User.
Obtain your API Key.

Optional: restrict your key.

I just walked though all of this and have been given a key myself.

answered Jun 06 '17 at 20:44

Pseuplex

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I already have a project and it seems like I can't create another one... I can't find a button where it says 'create new project' – Black Jun 06 '17 at 20:49
In this scenario, you just need to click on the dropdown for your current project (I'm assuming it is the white block) and then on the right hand side of the screen that pops up is a plus sign for create new project. I don't believe making a new project will help you get a new API key, as the option is present on my credential slide. – Pseuplex Jun 06 '17 at 20:55
Ahh I did not see it because I am using a browser plugin which makes everything dark and it is literally invisible.. thx! – Black Jun 06 '17 at 20:57
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Great! I'm glad you found it. Best of luck! – Pseuplex Jun 06 '17 at 20:58
Links to the developer consoles (where all your projects are) can only be found at the bottom of the https://developers.google.com/ page. It would be SUPER helpful if they put these in the navbar. (I was looking for my youtube API keys that I created 2 years ago, and it took me a while to figure out how to get back to the "projects" area) – ThomasRones Jul 11 '22 at 13:34

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 24 '20 at 15:31

sign into https://developers.google.com
https://console.developers.google.com/project - Create Project - enter Project Name - Create
select newly created project
Go to APIs Overview
click + Enable APIS AND SERVICES
type "YouTube" - select Youtube API v3 - click Enable
click Credentials - "Create Credentials" - API key
Copy and paste API key to text editor, e.g. notepad (save)

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 06 '17 at 20:53

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I finally found it! You have to go to Zugangsdaten (Credentials) and then click on Anmeldedaten erstellen (create credentials), now you can select API Key!

answered Jun 06 '17 at 20:53

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