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This API endpoint retrieves a comprehensive list of all metadata associated with a specific YouTube asset, regardless of the content owner who provided it.
The request requires the asset's ID via theassetIdquery parameter and optionally supports specifying a content owner using theonBehalfOfContentOwnerparameter.
The request body must be empty, and the request type is a GET request sent to the endpointhttps://youtubepartner.googleapis.com/youtube/partner/v1/metadataHistory.
Successful requests return a JSON response containing an array ofMetadataHistoryresources, each detailing a metadata entry for the specified asset.
Authenticating this request requires thehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartnerOAuth scope.
TheassetIdparameter specifies the YouTube asset ID of the asset for which you are retrieving a metadata history.
onBehalfOfContentOwner
string
TheonBehalfOfContentOwnerparameter 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:
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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