Method: metadataHistory.list
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Retrieves a list of all metadata provided for an asset, regardless of which content owner provided the data.
HTTP request
GET https://youtubepartner.googleapis.com/youtube/partner/v1/metadataHistory
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 a metadata history.
|
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 must be empty.
Response body
A list of metadata history resources associated with an asset.
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#metadataHistoryList
.
|
items[]
|
object ( MetadataHistory
)
A list of metadata history ( youtubePartner#metadataHistory
) resources that match the request criteria.
|
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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