Paste any video URL and read its full public record: ids and URLs, the exact upload time, duration, category, restriction flags, topics, counts, and every thumbnail size.
Data from YouTube
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How it works
The viewer pulls the 11-character video ID out of whatever URL shape you paste: watch, youtu.be, Shorts, live, embed, or the bare ID itself. It then asks YouTube's official Data API for the video's complete public record in one call. Everything the API returns is laid out as labelled fields. Nothing is scraped, and nothing non-public can appear.
Counts are shown as YouTube publishes them, with a dash where the owner hides a count or comments are off. The publish time renders in your local timezone with the UTC original next to it. The five thumbnail sizes are direct links, and the Thumbnail Downloader is one click away for saving them. Every lookup keeps a shareable link for 7 days.
Two companion tools run on the same engine. The Tag Extractor presents the tags, hashtags, and description ready to copy. The Video SEO Checker turns the same record into a pass, warn, or fail report against a target keyword.
What the fields mean
- Video ID / URLs
- The permanent 11-character id and the canonical, short, and embed URL forms, each with a copy button.
- Published
- The exact moment the video went public, local and UTC.
- Duration / Definition
- Length, and HD or SD as YouTube classes the source.
- Captions
- Whether caption tracks exist. Auto-generated ones count.
- Embeddable / Made for kids / Age-restricted
- The playback flags that decide where and for whom the video can play.
- Region restrictions
- Countries where the video is blocked, or the only countries where it is allowed.
- Topics
- YouTube's subject classification for the video.
- Thumbnails
- All five sizes YouTube serves, from 120x90 to 1280x720. The maxres size exists only when a custom thumbnail was uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
What does the video data viewer show?
The full public record YouTube keeps for a video. That covers the video ID and its canonical, short, and embed URLs. The exact upload date and time, in your timezone and UTC. Duration, category, HD or SD, and whether captions exist. The licensed-content, embeddable, and made-for-kids flags. The privacy status and licence. Region restrictions, meaning which countries can or cannot watch. Age restriction and topic categories. Views, likes, and comments. And all five thumbnail sizes.
How do I find a YouTube video ID?
Paste any form of the video's URL: watch, youtu.be, Shorts, live, or embed. The ID is shown with a copy button, along with the three URL forms rebuilt from it. The ID is the 11-character token every YouTube URL carries. The viewer pulls it out before it asks YouTube anything.
Can I see the exact upload time of a video?
Yes. YouTube's watch page shows only the date, but the API records the exact publish time. The viewer shows it both in your local timezone and in UTC. For scheduled premieres this is the moment the video went public, not when it was uploaded.
What is a region restriction?
A per-country allow or block list on the video, usually from music licensing or broadcaster rights. The viewer lists the affected countries. That is the reliable way to answer "why does this video not play in my country?". A video with no entry here plays everywhere YouTube operates.
What does made for kids mean?
A flag the creator, or YouTube, sets under COPPA rules. Made-for-kids videos have comments and several features turned off, and their data handling is restricted. That also affects how embedding behaves. The viewer shows the flag as YouTube records it.
Why does a video show no likes or comments count?
Owners can hide like counts. Comments can be off, which is common on made-for-kids videos, where YouTube disables them. Some counts are simply absent for live streams and premieres. The viewer shows a dash rather than a number when YouTube publishes none.
Does this work for private or unlisted videos?
Private videos: no. They are invisible to the API without the owner's permission, and the viewer reports "not found". Unlisted videos: yes, if you have the link. Unlisted means hidden from search, not from people with the URL. Deleted videos also report not found.
Is the video data viewer free?
Yes, free with no signup. Each lookup draws one from the shared daily allowance shown by the quota chip. Results keep a shareable link for 7 days. For just the tags and description, the Tag Extractor runs the same engine with a tags-first view.