GuideCategories
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Note:
This is a deprecation announcement.
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.
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.
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.
|
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