The
guideCategories
resource
and the guideCategories.list
method have both been deprecated as of September 9, 2020.
A guideCategory
resource identifies a category that YouTube algorithmically assigns based on a channel's content or other indicators, such as the channel's popularity. The list is similar to video categories, with the difference being that a video's uploader can assign a video category but only YouTube can assign a channel category.
Methods
The API supports the following methods for guideCategories
resources:
- list
- Returns a list of categories that can be associated with YouTube channels. Try it now.
Resource representation
The JSON structure below shows the format of a guideCategories
resource:
{ "kind": "youtube#guideCategory", "etag": etag, "id": string, "snippet": { "channelId": "UCBR8-60-B28hp2BmDPdntcQ", "title": string } }
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#guideCategory . |
etag |
etag The Etag of this resource. |
id |
string The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the guide category. |
snippet |
object The snippet object contains basic details about the category, such as its title. |
snippet.channelId |
string The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the channel publishing the guide category. |
snippet.title |
string The category's title. |