Method: references.list
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Retrieves a list of references by ID or the list of references for the specified asset.
HTTP request
GET https://youtubepartner.googleapis.com/youtube/partner/v1/references
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding
syntax.
Query parameters
| Parameters |
assetId
|
string
The assetId
parameter specifies the YouTube asset ID of the asset for which you are retrieving references.
|
id
|
string
The id
parameter specifies a comma-separated list of YouTube reference IDs to retrieve.
|
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.
|
pageToken
|
string
The pageToken
parameter specifies a token that identifies a particular page of results to return. Set this parameter to the value of the nextPageToken
value from the previous API response to retrieve the next page of search results.
|
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
A paginated list of resources returned in response to a references.list
request.
If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:
| Fields |
kind
|
string
The type of the API response. For this operation, the value is youtubePartner#referenceList
.
|
pageInfo
|
object ( PageInfo
)
The pageInfo
object encapsulates paging information for the result set.
|
items[]
|
object ( Reference
)
A list of references that match the request criteria.
|
nextPageToken
|
string
The token that can be used as the value of the pageToken
parameter to retrieve the next page in the result set.
|
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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Key actions involve using query parameters like `assetId`, `id`, `onBehalfOfContentOwner`, and `pageToken` to filter results. The request body is empty. The response, a paginated list, includes `kind`, `pageInfo`, `items` (references), and `nextPageToken`. Authorization requires the `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner` OAuth scope. The `try it!` button allows to experiment.\n"],null,["# Method: references.list\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n - [JSON representation](#body.ReferenceListResponse.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nRetrieves a list of references by ID or the list of references for the specified asset.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`GET https://youtubepartner.googleapis.com/youtube/partner/v1/references`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Query parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `assetId` | `string` The `assetId` parameter specifies the YouTube asset ID of the asset for which you are retrieving references. |\n| `id` | `string` The `id` parameter specifies a comma-separated list of YouTube reference IDs to retrieve. |\n| `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. |\n| `pageToken` | `string` The `pageToken` parameter specifies a token that identifies a particular page of results to return. Set this parameter to the value of the `nextPageToken` value from the previous API response to retrieve the next page of search results. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nA paginated list of resources returned in response to a `references.list` request.\n\nIf successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:\n\n| JSON representation |\n|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"kind\": string, \"pageInfo\": { object (/youtube/partner/reference/rest/v1/PageInfo) }, \"items\": [ { object (/youtube/partner/reference/rest/v1/references#Reference) } ], \"nextPageToken\": string } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `kind` | `string` The type of the API response. For this operation, the value is `youtubePartner#referenceList`. |\n| `pageInfo` | `object (`[PageInfo](/youtube/partner/reference/rest/v1/PageInfo)`)` The `pageInfo` object encapsulates paging information for the result set. |\n| `items[]` | `object (`[Reference](/youtube/partner/reference/rest/v1/references#Reference)`)` A list of references that match the request criteria. |\n| `nextPageToken` | `string` The token that can be used as the value of the `pageToken` parameter to retrieve the next page in the result set. |\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires the following OAuth scope:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner`\n\nFor more information, see the [OAuth 2.0 Overview](/identity/protocols/OAuth2)."]]
