Create a YouTube API key logoCreate a YouTube API key

Last updated Aug 28th, 2024

Common Room’s YouTube integration requires a Google API key to import Contacts and activity. This article will walk you through creating an API key using the Google Developer Console.

Before you get started, make sure you're logged into your Google account and have opened the Google Developer Console. If you don't already have a Google account, you can create one for free.

Setup

There are three main steps you need to take to create a YouTube API key, which are outlined below. Use the interactive demo to navigate each step.

Create a new project

  1. Open the Google Developers Console.
  2. Create a new project named Common Room.

Enable API settings

  1. Select and enable APIs & Services.
  2. Search for and enable YouTube Data API v3

Create API credentials

  1. Click Create Credentials from the API overview page, and choose Public data.
  2. Click Restrict Key and choose the YouTube Data API v3 option
  3. Copy your API key and click done.


After fully creating your API key, you can use it to connect YouTube to Common Room.

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