Likes and Dislikes For A Video

This query provides analytics data for likes and dislikes on a specific video of a YouTube channel over a specified time period. Data can be aggregated by day or month.

It differs from 'Likes and Dislikes' in that a filter is set for a specific video.

To retrieve data you have to replace VIDEO_ID with a video ID of a video from your channel in the filter field.

Tip: How can I find the video ID of a YouTube video?

Example Output

Parameters

Dimension

Specifies how to aggregate the data:

• Day: Daily aggregation.
• Month: Monthly aggregation.
• Creator Content Type: Aggregation by content type.

Note: Note that rolling seven or thirty days are not supported by the Analytics API anymore.

Start Date

The beginning date for fetching analytics data in format YYYY-MM-DD (e.g., 2024-01-01).

• Cannot be in the future.
• Must align with month start if using monthly dimension.

End Date

The end date for fetching analytics data in format YYYY-MM-DD (e.g., 2024-09-30).

• Cannot be in the future.
• Must be after Start Date.
• Must align with month end if using monthly dimension.

Tip: For scheduled requests, you may need to update the date daily. Instead of specifying the date manually, you can use 'today' or 'yesterday' as the parameter. When the request runs, the date will automatically adjust to the desired day.

IDs

Specifies the channel for which to retrieve data.

• Options:
  • "channel==MINE": Fetches data for your own channel.
  • "channel==CHANNEL_ID": Retrieves data for a specific channel you own.

Sort (Optional)

Determines the order of results.

• Can sort by likes or dislikes in ascending or descending order
• Example: "-likes" for sorting by likes in descending order

Filters

The filter is pre-set to 'video==VIDEO_ID'. Replace VIDEO_ID with the ID of a video from your channel.

Columns

• Dimension: The selected time period (day/month) or content type.

• Likes: The change in total likes (='likes added' - 'likes removed'). Before 2012/09/01, 'likes removed' were not subtracted.

• Dislikes: The change in total dislikes (='dislikes added' - 'likes removed'). Before 2012/09/01, 'dislikes removed' were not subtracted.

Notes

• Historical data before September 2012 may calculate likes/dislikes differently.