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Python - get YouTube followers using API (v3)
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get_youtube_subscribers.py
import requests
import simplejson as json
# UPDATED to use API (v3)
def get_youtube_followers():
url = "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/channels?part=statistics&forUsername=[UserName]&key=[API-Key]"
j=json.loads((requests.get(url, timeout=5)).text)
return j['items'][0]['statistics']['subscriberCount']
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