getYoutube

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What is getYoutube?¶

A simple video retrieval snippet for MODX Revolution.

This snippet uses the YouTube Data API (v3) to search for specified channels or videos and return the associated data.

History¶

getYoutube was first written by David Pede (@davepede) and released on April 14th, 2014.

Download¶

It can be downloaded from within the MODX Revolution manager via Package Management, or from the MODX Extras Repository, here: https://modx.com/extras/package/getYoutube

The source code and build script is also available on GitHub: https://github.com/tasianmedia/getYoutube

Bugs & Feature Requests¶

Bugs, issues and feature requests can be reported in the GitHub Repository, found here: https://github.com/tasianmedia/getYoutube/issues

Usage¶

The getYoutube snippet can be called using the tag:

[[!getYoutube]]

Calls must be un-cached. '&mode' property is required.

System Settings¶

Google requires you to register your application so that it can submit requests to the YouTube Data API (v3). Please follow this guide to obtain your Google Public API Key.

Key	Description
getyoutube.api_key	A valid Google Public API Key for either browser or server applications

You must provide your Google Public API Key in order to use getYoutube

Available Properties¶

Selection Properties¶

Name	Description	Mode	Default Value	Added in Version
mode	Select the search mode. (OPTIONS: channel, playlist or video)	N/A	video	1.0.0-pl
video	A comma-separated list of video IDs to return.	video		1.0.0-pl
channel	The ID of a YouTube Channel to search. All videos within the channel will be returned.	channel		1.0.0-pl
playlist	The ID of a YouTube Playlist to search. All videos within the playlist will be returned.	playlist		1.1.0-pl
sortby	A placeholder name to sort by. (OPTIONS: date, rating, title, viewCount)	N/A	date	1.0.0-pl
limit	Limits the number of Videos returned. (NOTE: Acceptable values are 0 to 50, inclusive. Please see pagination docs for more details)	N/A	50	1.0.0-pl
safeSearch	Select whether the results should include restricted content as well as standard content. (OPTIONS: none, moderate, strict)	N/A	none	1.0.0-pl

Templating Properties¶

Name	Description	Mode	Default Value	Added in Version
tpl	Name of a chunk serving as a template. (REQUIRED)	N/A	videoTpl	1.0.0-pl
tplAlt	Name of a chunk serving as a template for every other Video.	N/A		1.0.0-pl
toPlaceholder	If set, will assign the output to this placeholder instead of outputting it directly.	N/A		1.0.0-pl
Name	Description	Mode	Default Value	Added in Version
totalVar	Define the key of a placeholder set by getYoutube indicating the total number of Videos returned.	N/A	total	1.0.0-pl

Available Placeholders¶

Video Placeholders¶

Placeholder	Description	Mode	Added in Version
`[[+id]]`	Video ID	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+title]]`	Video title	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+description]]`	The description for the video	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+url]]`	URL to the videos YouTube Page	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+embed_url]]`	URL to use when embedding videos	N/A	1.1.0-pl
`[[+publish_date]]`	The date/time the video was published ( ISO 8601 format)	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+thumbnail_small]]`	URL to a small version of the thumbnail (120 x 90px)	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+thumbnail_medium]]`	URL to a medium version of the thumbnail (320 x 180px)	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+thumbnail_large]]`	URL to a large version of the thumbnail (480 x 360px)	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+thumbnail_standard]]`	URL to a standard version of the thumbnail (640 x 480px)	video, playlist	1.1.1-pl
`[[+thumbnail_maxres]]`	URL to a max resolution version of the thumbnail (1280 x 720px)	video, playlist	1.1.1-pl
`[[+channel_title]]`	Channel title	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+playlist_id]]`	Playlist ID	playlist	1.1.0-pl
`[[+duration]]`	Duration of the video ( ISO 8601 format)	video	1.0.0-pl
`[[+viewCount]]`	# of views	video	1.0.0-pl
`[[+likeCount]]`	# of likes	video	1.0.0-pl
`[[+dislikeCount]]`	# of dislikes	video	1.0.0-pl
`[[+favoriteCount]]`	# of favorites	video	1.0.0-pl
`[[+commentCount]]`	# of comments	video	1.0.0-pl
`[[+tags]]`	Comma separated list of tags	video	1.2.0-pl

If you require additional video data as placeholders, please request here: https://github.com/tasianmedia/getYoutube/issues.

Other Placeholders¶

Placeholder	Description	Mode	Added in Version
`[[+total]]`	Returns the total number of Videos in the output	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+nextPage]]`	URL to the next 50 results in the output (See pagination docs below)	N/A	1.0.0-pl
`[[+prevPage]]`	URL to the previous 50 results in the output (See pagination docs below)	N/A	1.0.0-pl

Examples¶

Output all videos from the YouTube 'Spotlight' Channel, using the 'videoTpl' chunk:

[[!getYoutube? &mode=`channel` &channel=`UCBR8-60-B28hp2BmDPdntcQ` &tpl=`videoTpl`]]

Output all videos from the YouTube 'POP Music Playlist 2017 (Songs of All Time)' Playlist, using the 'videoTpl' chunk:

[[!getYoutube? &mode=`playlist` &playlist=`PLMC9KNkIncKtPzgY-5rmhvj7fax8fdxoj` &tpl=`videoTpl`]]

Output only specified videos, using the 'videoTpl' chunk:

[[!getYoutube? &mode=`video` &video=`_X-jSkrqYzk,FoRRybrFR0c,yXBPbnv1H-U` &tpl=`videoTpl`]]

Output all videos from the YouTube 'Spotlight' Channel, using the 'videoTpl' chunk and assign the output to a placeholder:

[[!getYoutube? &mode=`channel` &channel=`UCBR8-60-B28hp2BmDPdntcQ` &tpl=`videoTpl` &toPlaceholder=`videos`]]
[[+videos:notempty=`[[+videos]]`]]

Pagination Examples¶

The YouTube Data API (v3) returns results in blocks of 50. Use the built in pagination placeholders when returning more than 50 videos or when using the &limit property.