Populate Youtube category by videos id's

youtube_categories.py

import requests
import json

API_KEY = 'YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY'
VIDEO_IDS = ['1Ds2G7lcrxA', 'AnotherVideoID', ...]  # Replace with your list of video IDs
BASE_URL = "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos"

def get_video_details(video_id):
    params = {
        'part': 'snippet',
        'id': video_id,
        'key': API_KEY
    }

    response = requests.get(BASE_URL, params=params)
    data = response.json()

    if 'items' in data and len(data['items']) > 0:
        snippet = data['items'][0]['snippet']
        category_id = snippet['categoryId']
        tags = snippet.get('tags', [])  # Some videos might not have tags
        return category_id, tags
    else:
        return None, []

category_id_to_name = {
    "1": "Film & Animation",
    "2": "Autos & Vehicles",
    "10": "Music",
    # ... You can get the full list from YouTube Data API's videoCategories.list method
    # Note: These category IDs might differ by region, so you may want to fetch it dynamically
}

for video_id in VIDEO_IDS:
    category_id, tags = get_video_details(video_id)
    category_name = category_id_to_name.get(category_id, "Unknown")
    print(f"Video ID: {video_id}, Category: {category_name}, Tags: {tags}")