Finding the MadeForKids status of a video
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Interactions with YouTube content that is specifically directed towards children, which
YouTube labels "MadeForKids" or "MFK", require special care and attention.
As an example, if you embed a YouTube video that is designated MadeForKids on your site or
app, you are required by Section III.E.4.j of the
Developer Policies to turn off tracking and make sure that all data collection, with
respect to that player, is compliant with applicable laws, including U.S. Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
If you are not sure whether a video is designated MadeForKids, you can check the status of a
video at any given time via the YouTube Data API Service following the instructions outlined
below:
- Create or access your Google developer account via
https://console.cloud.google.com/.
- Add the YouTube API to your selected API Project (if you haven’t already). Note that the
default YouTube API Services quota is 10,000 daily quota points; this is sufficient to check
the MadeForKids video status of up to 5000 videos.
- Using the YouTube Data API Service, call the
videos.list endpoint.
- Include the relevant Video ID(s) in the request parameters.
- Include, at minimum, the
id and status parts in the
request's part parameter.
- Check the
video resource
returned for the MFK status, which is returned in the resource's
status.madeForKids
property.
You can learn more about MadeForKids guidelines in the
YouTube Help Center.
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Last updated 2022-11-04 UTC.
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