YouTube Data API quota
The default YouTube Data API allocation since the June 2026 quota split, per-method costs, when the quota resets and how pagination and invalid calls count.
Short answer
YouTube Data API v3 is a public API. No per-call fee is published; the constraint is the daily quota. The default allocation is 100 search.list calls per day, 100 videos.insert calls per day, and 10,000 quota units per day combined for other endpoints.
Rates and dates checked 2026-11-11 against the sources below. How the comparison works.Facts that decide the bill
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Default allocation | 100 search.list calls, 100 videos.insert calls and 10,000 units a day for all other methods |
| search.list | Own bucket of 100 calls a day; each call costs 1 from that bucket (since June 1, 2026) |
| Read calls | videos.list, channels.list, playlistItems.list, commentThreads.list and comments.list cost 1 unit |
| Write calls | Most writes cost 50 units, for example commentThreads.insert, videos.update and playlists.insert |
| Captions | captions.list costs 50 units, captions.insert 400 and captions.update 450 |
| Upload cost history | On December 4, 2025 the cost of an upload dropped from about 1,600 units to about 100 |
| Pagination and errors | Each extra results page is charged again; invalid requests cost at least 1 unit |
| Reset and more quota | Resets at midnight Pacific Time; more quota needs the quota extension request form |
Routes that work for YouTube data
The official route first, then the catalogue Actors that fit this problem (video metadata, search results and comments), by their published fields. Store figures are the publisher's public numbers.
| Route | Core fields | Price / 1K | Success, 30 days | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public APIYouTube Data API v3 | not compared | below | Official docs | |
| YouTube Video Metadata & Chapter Extractor | 7/8 | $0.99 | 16 runs, too few to rate | Open in Apify Store |
| YouTube Search Results & Entity Type Scraper | 7/8 | $0.99 | 100% of 21 runs | Open in Apify Store |
| YouTube Video Comment & Reply Thread Scraper | 2/8 | $0.99 | 100% of 24 runs | Open in Apify Store |
Official price: No per-call fee is published; the constraint is the daily quota. Extra quota is not self-serve. Compare all 25 YouTube routes.
Sources
Every dated claim on this page comes from the public sources below. Check the source before you make a business decision on it.
- YouTube Data API quota calculator — checked 2026-11-11
- YouTube Data API revision history — checked 2026-11-11
- YouTube Data API getting started — checked 2026-11-11
Need the data without the official API?
YouTube Search Results & Entity Type Scraper returns 7 of 8 core YouTube fields at $0.99 per 1,000 results. Compare all 25 YouTube routes.