How to display all Videos

protected void MyOwnVideos()
{
    StringBuilder htmlTable = new StringBuilder();
    var client = new RestClient("https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3");
    var request = new RestRequest("search", Method.GET);

    // Add required parameters
    request.AddParameter("part", "snippet");
    request.AddParameter("type", "video");
    request.AddParameter("channelId", "UC_nNoaVw"); // Replace with your actual channelId
    request.AddParameter("key", "AIz8..."); // Replace with your actual API key
    request.AddParameter("maxResults", "50"); // Maximum results per page (default is 50)

    string nextPageToken = null;
    bool hasMorePages = true;

    // Build the HTML table header
    htmlTable.Append("");
    htmlTable.Append("");
    htmlTable.Append("");

    while (hasMorePages)
    {
        // Add nextPageToken to the request if it exists
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(nextPageToken))
        {
            request.AddParameter("pageToken", nextPageToken);
        }

        // Execute the API request
        IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

        // Check if the response contains data
        if (response.Data == null || response.Data.items == null || response.Data.items.Count == 0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("No Data Found. Please check your channelId and API key.");
            break;
        }

        // Process the current page of results
        foreach (var data in response.Data.items.OrderBy(x => x.snippet.publishedAt))
        {
            htmlTable.Append("");
            htmlTable.Append($""); // Use videoId from the 'id' object
            htmlTable.Append($"");
            htmlTable.Append($"");
            htmlTable.Append($"");
            htmlTable.Append("");
        }

        // Check if there are more pages
        nextPageToken = response.Data.nextPageToken;
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(nextPageToken))
        {
            hasMorePages = false; // Exit the loop if no more pages
        }
    }

    // Close the HTML table
    htmlTable.Append("");
    htmlTable.Append("
Video Id
Video Title
Description
Published
{data.id.videoId}
{data.snippet.title}
{data.snippet.description}
{data.snippet.publishedAt}
");

    // Output the HTML table
    Console.WriteLine(htmlTable.ToString());
}

1. Pagination with pageToken:

   • The YouTube API provides a nextPageToken in the response when there are more results to fetch.
   • This token is added to the subsequent API request using the pageToken parameter.
   • The loop continues until there are no more pages (nextPageToken is null).

2. Dynamic Table Building:

   • The HTML table is built incrementally as each page of results is fetched.

3. Handling videoId:

   • The id field in the API response is an object containing videoId. Ensure you access it correctly using data.id.videoId.

4. Error Handling:

   • If no data is returned or the API key/channel ID is invalid, the loop exits gracefully with a message.

5. Max Results Per Page:

   • The maxResults parameter is explicitly set to 50 (the maximum allowed per request). You can reduce this if needed.

The issue in your code is that the YouTube Data API v3 limits the number of results returned in a single request to 50 items by default. To retrieve more than 50 videos, you need to use pagination with the pageToken parameter. The API provides a nextPageToken in the response, which you can use to fetch the next set of results.

Hello Ramco,

By default, the YouTube Data API returns only 50 results per request. To fetch all videos, you need to handle pagination using the nextPageToken. Modify your code to loop through all pages until there are no more results. Here is an updated code snippet:

protected void MyOwnVideos()
{
    StringBuilder htmlTable = new StringBuilder();
    var client = new RestClient("https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3");
    string nextPageToken = "";
    List allVideos = new List();

    do
    {
        var request = new RestRequest("search", Method.GET);
        request.AddParameter("part", "snippet");
        request.AddParameter("type", "video");
        request.AddParameter("channelId", "UC_nNoaVw"); // Replace with your actual channelId
        request.AddParameter("maxResults", "50"); // Max limit per API call
        request.AddParameter("key", "AIz8..."); // Replace with your actual API key

        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(nextPageToken))
        {
            request.AddParameter("pageToken", nextPageToken);
        }

        IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

        if (response.Data?.items == null || response.Data.items.Count == 0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("No Data Found.");
            break;
        }

        allVideos.AddRange(response.Data.items);
        nextPageToken = response.Data.nextPageToken;

    } while (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(nextPageToken));

    // Build the HTML table
    htmlTable.Append("");
    htmlTable.Append("");
    htmlTable.Append("");

    foreach (var data in allVideos.OrderBy(x => x.snippet.publishedAt))
    {
        htmlTable.Append("");
        htmlTable.Append($"");
        htmlTable.Append($"");
        htmlTable.Append($"");
        htmlTable.Append($"");
        htmlTable.Append("");
    }

    htmlTable.Append("");
    htmlTable.Append("
Video Id
Video Title
Description
Published
{data.id.videoId}
{data.snippet.title}
{data.snippet.description}
{data.snippet.publishedAt}
");

    // Output the HTML table
    Console.WriteLine(htmlTable.ToString());
}

God Luck!

Hello Ramco,

You can use nextpageToken which you get from youtube API response, you need to use do --- While loop to get all videos from API response, Please use below code to get all videos.

protected void MyOwnVideos()
{
    StringBuilder htmlTable = new StringBuilder();
    var client = new RestClient("https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3");
    string nextPageToken = ""; // Initial page token is empty
    string channelId = "UC_nNoaVw"; // Replace with your actual channelId
    string apiKey = "AIz8..."; // Replace with your actual API key

    htmlTable.Append("");
    htmlTable.Append("");
    htmlTable.Append("");

    do
    {
        var request = new RestRequest("search", Method.GET);
        request.AddParameter("part", "snippet");
        request.AddParameter("type", "video");
        request.AddParameter("channelId", channelId);
        request.AddParameter("maxResults", "50"); // Max limit per page
        request.AddParameter("key", apiKey);

        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(nextPageToken))
        {
            request.AddParameter("pageToken", nextPageToken);
        }

        IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

        if (response.Data == null || response.Data.items == null || response.Data.items.Count == 0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("No Data Found. Please check your channelId and API key.");
            return;
        }

        foreach (var data in response.Data.items.OrderBy(x => x.snippet.publishedAt))
        {
            htmlTable.Append("");
            htmlTable.Append($"");
            htmlTable.Append($"");
            htmlTable.Append($"");
            htmlTable.Append($"");
            htmlTable.Append("");
        }

        nextPageToken = response.Data.nextPageToken; 

    } while (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(nextPageToken)); 

    htmlTable.Append("");
    htmlTable.Append("
Video Id
Video Title
Description
Published
{data.id.videoId}
{data.snippet.title}
{data.snippet.description}
{data.snippet.publishedAt}
");

    // Output the HTML table
    Console.WriteLine(htmlTable.ToString());
}

Hey there! It seems like you're looking to display all videos from a specific YouTube channel in your code snippet. Currently, you're retrieving videos by using the YouTube Data API but only displaying 50 videos due to the default limit.

To display all videos, you can adjust your code to handle pagination and retrieve all available videos. Here are a few steps to consider:

1. Pagination: The YouTube Data API uses pagination to limit the number of results per page. You can make additional requests to get the next page of results until you have all the videos.

2. Update Request: Modify your existing code to handle pagination. You may need to make subsequent requests using the `pageToken` parameter to fetch the next set of results.

3. Loop through Pages: Implement a loop to continue fetching videos until there are no more pages left.

Here's a high-level overview of what you could do:

- Keep track of the `pageToken` returned in the API response.

- Make subsequent requests by adding the `pageToken` parameter with the value obtained from the previous response.

- Continue this process until you've fetched all the videos.

By incorporating pagination handling in your code, you will be able to retrieve and display all videos from the specified YouTube channel. If you need further assistance with the implementation or have any specific questions, feel free to ask!