YouTube Reporting

Access the YouTube Reporting API with managed OAuth authentication. Schedule bulk reporting jobs that generate daily downloadable CSV reports containing channel or playlist analytics data.

Quick Start

# List available report types
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/reportTypes')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/{native-api-path}

Maton proxies requests to youtubereporting.googleapis.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your YouTube Reporting OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=youtube-reporting&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'youtube-reporting'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "youtube-reporting",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple YouTube Reporting connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/reportTypes')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to the YouTube channel(s) associated with the connected Google account.
• Report data is read-only (downloaded CSV files).
• Job creation and deletion require explicit user approval. Before creating or deleting a reporting job, confirm the report type and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

Report Types

List Report Types

GET /youtube-reporting/v1/reportTypes

Optional Parameters:

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/reportTypes')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "reportTypes": [
    {
      "id": "channel_basic_a3",
      "name": "User activity"
    },
    {
      "id": "channel_demographics_a1",
      "name": "Demographics"
    },
    {
      "id": "channel_device_os_a3",
      "name": "Device and OS"
    },
    {
      "id": "channel_traffic_source_a3",
      "name": "Traffic sources"
    }
  ],
  "nextPageToken": "..."
}

Available Channel Report Types:

Available Playlist Report Types:

Jobs

List Jobs

GET /youtube-reporting/v1/jobs

Optional Parameters:

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/jobs')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "jobs": [
    {
      "id": "92f0f65f-18c4-4d15-a815-82223ae93ead",
      "reportTypeId": "channel_basic_a3",
      "name": "Test User Activity Report",
      "createTime": "2026-05-04T22:21:48Z"
    }
  ],
  "nextPageToken": "..."
}

Get Job

GET /youtube-reporting/v1/jobs/{jobId}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/jobs/{job_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "id": "92f0f65f-18c4-4d15-a815-82223ae93ead",
  "reportTypeId": "channel_basic_a3",
  "name": "Test User Activity Report",
  "createTime": "2026-05-04T22:21:48Z"
}

Create Job

POST /youtube-reporting/v1/jobs
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "reportTypeId": "channel_basic_a3",
  "name": "My Daily User Activity Report"
}

Request Body:

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({
    "reportTypeId": "channel_basic_a3",
    "name": "Daily User Activity"
}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/jobs', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "id": "92f0f65f-18c4-4d15-a815-82223ae93ead",
  "reportTypeId": "channel_basic_a3",
  "name": "Daily User Activity",
  "createTime": "2026-05-04T22:21:48.331114Z"
}

Delete Job

DELETE /youtube-reporting/v1/jobs/{jobId}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/jobs/{job_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
resp = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
print(f"Status: {resp.status}")
EOF

Returns empty response on success.

Reports

List Reports for a Job

GET /youtube-reporting/v1/jobs/{jobId}/reports

Optional Parameters:

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/jobs/{job_id}/reports')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "reports": [
    {
      "id": "report-id-123",
      "startTime": "2025-04-01T07:00:00Z",
      "endTime": "2025-04-02T07:00:00Z",
      "downloadUrl": "https://youtubereporting.googleapis.com/...",
      "createTime": "2025-04-02T10:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "nextPageToken": "..."
}

Get Report

GET /youtube-reporting/v1/jobs/{jobId}/reports/{reportId}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/jobs/{job_id}/reports/{report_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Download Report

Reports provide a downloadUrl that returns a CSV file. Download via an authorized GET request:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os
req = urllib.request.Request('{download_url}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp:
    data = resp.read().decode('utf-8')
    print(data[:2000])
EOF

Pagination

All list endpoints use token-based pagination:

GET /youtube-reporting/v1/reportTypes?pageSize=5&pageToken={nextPageToken}

Response includes nextPageToken when more results exist:

{
  "reportTypes": [...],
  "nextPageToken": "channel_device_os_a3"
}

Pass the nextPageToken value as pageToken in the next request to retrieve subsequent pages.

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/jobs',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.jobs);

Python

import os
import requests

# List all jobs
response = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/jobs',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
jobs = response.json().get('jobs', [])

# List reports for first job
if jobs:
    reports_resp = requests.get(
        f'https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/jobs/{jobs[0]["id"]}/reports',
        headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
    )
    print(reports_resp.json())

Notes

• Reports are generated daily; the first report is available within 24 hours of job creation
• Report data covers a single day (startTime to endTime spans 24 hours)
• Downloaded reports are CSV files with headers in the first row
• A job with a given reportTypeId can only exist once; creating a duplicate returns 409 Conflict
• System-managed jobs are auto-generated by YouTube and cannot be created or deleted (403 Forbidden)
• After deleting a job, previously generated reports remain downloadable for up to 60 days
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

1. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with youtube-reporting. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/youtube-reporting/v1/jobs
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/v1/jobs

Resources

• YouTube Reporting API Overview
• YouTube Reporting API Reference
• Bulk Reports
• Report Types
• Maton Community
• Maton Support