YouTube API Scratch Extension

The YouTube API Scratch Extension allows you to interact with the YouTube API directly from Scratch projects. You can retrieve a YouTube channel's subscriber count, view count, and even video descriptions using this extension.

Features

• Set API Key: Configure your API key for accessing YouTube data.
• Get Subscriber Count: Retrieve the subscriber count of a YouTube channel.
• Get Channel Views: Retrieve the total views of a YouTube channel.
• Get Video Description: Retrieve the description of a YouTube video by its video ID.

Blocks

The extension provides the following blocks:

1. set API key [KEY]
   Sets the YouTube API key for subsequent API requests.

2. [CHANNEL]'s subscriber count
   Reports the subscriber count of the given YouTube channel.

3. [CHANNEL]'s total views
   Reports the total views of the given YouTube channel.

4. description of video id [VIDEOID]
   Reports the description of the YouTube video with the provided video ID.

Requirements

• YouTube API Key: To use this extension, you'll need a valid YouTube Data API v3 key. You can get one from the Google Developer Console.
• Internet Connection: The extension requires an active internet connection to interact with the YouTube API.

Setup

1. Obtain your YouTube API key from the Google Developer Console.
2. Use the set API key [KEY] block to configure your API key in your Scratch project.
3. Use the blocks to retrieve information about YouTube channels and videos.

Example Usage

1. Set your API key:

   • Use the set API key [YOUR_API_KEY] block to input your YouTube API key.

2. Get a channel's subscriber count:

   • Use the [CHANNEL] 's subscriber count block to get the number of subscribers of a YouTube channel. Replace [CHANNEL] with the channel's ID.

3. Get the total views of a channel:

   • Use the [CHANNEL] 's total views block to get the total view count of a channel.

4. Get the description of a video:

   • Use the description of video id [VIDEOID] block to get the description of a YouTube video. Replace [VIDEOID] with the video's unique ID.

Example Code:

when green flag clicked
set API key to [YOUR_API_KEY]
set [channel ID v] to [UCSN4-8b7bo3_bz_XRS9ZdBQ]
say (join (Channel ID) (join('s Subscriber count is ) (join ((Channel ID)'s Subscriber Count)

How to Use the Extension in TurboWarp

You can use the YouTube API Scratch Extension directly in the TurboWarp editor by following this link:

Use the YouTube API Scratch Extension in TurboWarp

Simply click the link and start using the extension in your project!

Notes

• Ensure you use a valid YouTube API key. Without a key, the blocks will not work.
• The default values for channel ID and video ID are set to some common examples for easy testing.
• You may encounter API rate limits depending on your usage. Ensure you stay within the API quota limits set by Google.

License

This project is open-source and licensed under the MIT License.