Example of how to get video views from youtube

youtube-video-analytics.js

const YOUTUBE_KEY = "YOUR YOUTUBE KEY"
import axios = from 'axios';

function getVideoId(link) {
    const videoId = link.match(/v=(?<videoId>.*)/)?.groups?.videoId
    return videoId
}

async function getVideoViews(link) {
    const videoId = getVideoId(link)
    if (!videoId) {
        console.error(`videoId not found!`, link)
        return;
    }

    const url = `https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos?part=statistics&id=${videoId}&key=${YOUTUBE_KEY}`
    const { data: file } = await axios.get(url)

    const views = file.items[0]?.statistics.viewCount
    
    return views
}
const videoUrl = 'https://youtu.be/jBBrFyy77qQ'
const result = await getVideoViews(videoUrl)
console.log(result);
/*
{
    "kind": "youtube#videoListResponse",
    "etag": "fyh85_rYG0nXJ4gtxp-8eOeJbcQ",
    "items": [
      {
        "kind": "youtube#video",
        "etag": "fyiikzMjruhyNZp9yh8WoQX18BY",
        "id": "Qq7mpb-hCBY",
        "statistics": {
          "viewCount": "320070",
          "likeCount": "1885",
          "dislikeCount": "77",
          "favoriteCount": "0",
          "commentCount": "1"
        }
      }
    ],
    "pageInfo": {
      "totalResults": 1,
      "resultsPerPage": 1
    }
  }
*/