YouTube Data API . thumbnails

Instance Methods

set(videoId, media_body=None)

Uploads a custom video thumbnail to YouTube and sets it for a video.

Method Details

set(videoId, media_body=None)
Uploads a custom video thumbnail to YouTube and sets it for a video.

Args:
  videoId: string, The videoId parameter specifies a YouTube video ID for which the custom video thumbnail is being provided. (required)
  media_body: string, The filename of the media request body, or an instance of a MediaUpload object.

Returns:
  An object of the form:

    { # A list of thumbnails returned as the response to a thumbnails.set call.
    "items": [ # A list of thumbnails.
      { # Internal representation of thumbnails for a YouTube resource.
        "default": { # A thumbnail is an image representing a YouTube resource. # The default image for this resource.
          "url": "A String", # The thumbnail image's URL.
          "width": 42, # (Optional) Width of the thumbnail image.
          "height": 42, # (Optional) Height of the thumbnail image.
        },
        "high": { # A thumbnail is an image representing a YouTube resource. # The high quality image for this resource.
          "url": "A String", # The thumbnail image's URL.
          "width": 42, # (Optional) Width of the thumbnail image.
          "height": 42, # (Optional) Height of the thumbnail image.
        },
        "medium": { # A thumbnail is an image representing a YouTube resource. # The medium quality image for this resource.
          "url": "A String", # The thumbnail image's URL.
          "width": 42, # (Optional) Width of the thumbnail image.
          "height": 42, # (Optional) Height of the thumbnail image.
        },
        "maxres": { # A thumbnail is an image representing a YouTube resource. # The maximum resolution quality image for this resource.
          "url": "A String", # The thumbnail image's URL.
          "width": 42, # (Optional) Width of the thumbnail image.
          "height": 42, # (Optional) Height of the thumbnail image.
        },
        "standard": { # A thumbnail is an image representing a YouTube resource. # The standard quality image for this resource.
          "url": "A String", # The thumbnail image's URL.
          "width": 42, # (Optional) Width of the thumbnail image.
          "height": 42, # (Optional) Height of the thumbnail image.
        },
      },
    ],
    "kind": "youtube#thumbnailListResponse", # The type of the API response. For this operation, the value will be youtube#thumbnailListResponse.
    "etag": "A String", # The ETag of the response.
    "visitorId": "A String", # The visitorId identifies the visitor.
  }