Get latest videos of multiple YouTube channels via YouTube API?

Question

I'm currently building a web-app which will display the last videos of a youtube channel. My problem is, that the YouTube-API only allows 100 requests per day, which are way less than I need.

So my Idea was to request the videos every 20 minutes or so from every user and then cache them somewhere to display later on.

Is there a way to select multiple videos per channel for multiple channels in a single request?

Greetings Alex

Problem is: it's not unlimited scalable. Also I don't have a company, which is necessary to request more qouta... — Alexander Rudolf von Glahn, May 20 '19 at 15:30
Not sure I understand what you mean by that statement? Have you tried applying for a quota extension? — Linda Lawton - DaImTo, May 20 '19 at 20:37
Yes i have, but the company name was an obligatory field in the form and i didn't want to cheat — Alexander Rudolf von Glahn, May 20 '19 at 20:38
Write NA in that field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N/a It would be better for you to go though the proper channels then to try and go around them. — Linda Lawton - DaImTo, May 21 '19 at 06:03

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 20 '19 at 15:52

There is a solution to your problem, but it's quite involved since is about a completely different application model:

Instead of regularly pulling -- at a constant rate, but unsatisfactory due to limitations imposed by default quotas -- a channel's uploads list via the API's search endpoint (or the playlistItems endpoint queried for the channel's uploads list), make use of the so-called API push notifications.

This solution implies entirely different upfront requirements, but, if you really need real time updates, then that will suit you more effectively.

Get latest videos of multiple YouTube channels via YouTube API?

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