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A playlistImage resource in the YouTube API represents the thumbnail image associated with a specific playlist.
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The API provides methods to list, insert, update, and delete playlist images, allowing for comprehensive management of playlist thumbnails.
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The
playlistImagesresource contains properties such askind,id, andsnippet, with thesnippetobject detailing the associated playlist's ID, image type, width, and height. -
The API's
playlistImagesresource structure is in JSON format, and the value ofkindis alwaysyoutube#playlistImage.
A playlistImage
resource identifies
the thumbnail image associated with a playlist.
Methods
The API supports the following methods for playlistImages
resources:
- list
- Returns a collection of playlist images that match the API request parameters. Try it now .
- insert
- Adds a thumbail image to a playlist. Try it now .
- update
- Updates the thumbnail image for an existing playlist. Try it now .
- delete
- Deletes a playlist thumbnail image. Try it now .
Resource representation
The following JSON structure shows the format of a playlistImages
resource:
{ " kind " : "youtube#playlistImage" , " id " : string , " snippet " : { " playlistId " : string , " type " : string , " width " : string , " height " : string , } }
Properties
The following table defines the properties that appear in this resource:
| Properties | |
|---|---|
kind
|
string
Identifies the API resource's type. The value will be youtube#playlistImage
. |
id
|
string
The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the playlist image. |
snippet
|
object
The snippet
object contains basic details about the playlist image, such as its type and dimensions. |
snippet.
playlistId
|
string
The playlist ID of the playlist this image is associated with. |
snippet.
type
|
string
The image type. |
snippet.
width
|
string
The image's width. |
snippet.
height
|
string
The images's height. |
