What are the limits for uploading with the API?
The following limits exist for uploading videos through the Data API: • Videos can be no longer than 10 minutes. • Videos can be no larger than 1 gigabyte. • One account can have no more than 2000 videos. If you want to aggregate user-contributed videos into searchable groups, please consider using developer tags and having the videos uploaded to the user’s YouTube account.
The following limits exist for uploading videos through the Data API: • All users can upload videos up to 15 minutes long, and many users with a history of complying with the YouTube Community Guidelines can upload videos longer than that. • Videos can be no larger than 64 GB. • One account can have no more than 2000 videos. If you want to aggregate user-contributed videos into searchable groups, please consider using developer tags and having the videos uploaded to the user’s YouTube account.