Method: ownership.patch
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Provides new ownership information for the specified asset. Note that YouTube may receive ownership information from multiple sources. For example, if an asset has multiple owners, each owner might send ownership data for the asset. YouTube algorithmically combines the ownership data received from all of those sources to generate the asset's canonical ownership data, which should provide the most comprehensive and accurate representation of the asset's ownership.
HTTP request
PATCH https://youtubepartner.googleapis.com/youtube/partner/v1/assets/{assetId}/ownership
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding
syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
assetId
|
string
The assetId
parameter specifies the YouTube asset ID of the asset being updated.
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
onBehalfOfContentOwner
|
string
The onBehalfOfContentOwner
parameter identifies the content owner that the user is acting on behalf of. This parameter supports users whose accounts are associated with multiple content owners.
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of RightsOwnership
.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of RightsOwnership
.
Authorization scopes
Requires the following OAuth scope:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner
For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview
.
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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