YouTube API Services - Audit and Quota Extension Form

This form will ask for information about:

(i) your business,

(ii) your API Client, and

(iii) your API Client's access to and usage of YouTube API Services (current and proposed use, as applicable)

We will use the information you provide in accordance with our Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en)

If you are looking for support or quota increments for Reporting and Content ID APIs, please contact your YouTube Partner Manager

If you have been audited in the past 12 months and have been marked compliant by YouTube API Services Team, you can apply for an additional quota extension using this form. If YouTube denies the application for an additional quota extension, you can file an appeal by using this form.

If you, or any party operating your API Client(s) on your behalf, experience a change of control (for example, through a stock purchase or sale, merger or other form of corporate transaction), please fill out this form.

Am I filling out the correct form?

Continue to fill out this form if: 

  • You are requesting additional API quota for your API Client or a general compliance audit for your API Client.
  • You are completing a periodic audit.

Fill out a different form in these cases:

  • If you have been audited in the past 12 months and have been marked compliant by YouTube API Services Team, you can apply for an additional quota extension using this form.
  • If YouTube denies the application for an additional quota extension, you can file an appeal by using this form.
  • If you, or any party operating your API Client(s) on your behalf, experience a change of control (for example, through a stock purchase or sale, merger or other form of corporate transaction), please fill out this form.

* Required field

Reason for filling this form? *
General Information
About your organization as it relates to YouTube
eg https://www.google.com
Must start with https://
eg. https://www.google.com
Actively monitored email address for service announcements or contacts for further information
Must be valid email address
eg. google@google.com
Minimum 100 characters
If you have a working relationship with a Google employee, enter their contact email here
Must be valid email address
eg. google@google.com

API Client Information
An "API Client" is your website or software application that accesses or uses YouTube API Services.

Have you undergone an audit since June 2019? *
Is there any way in which your client's use of the YT API changed since the last audit? *
Name of your app or website (Please enter comma separated values if there are multiple API Clients)
The project number is a series of digits that can be found alongside the Project ID in your Google Cloud Console. Please comma separate the project numbers without additional spaces.
A project number must contain exclusively numeric values
Is this a publicly or privately available API Client? *
E.g. Links to API Client website, Play store link, Apple store link, Chrome Web link, YouTube channel link etc. If this question is not applicable, please explain
Please include similar data and interface as if a user was using the account
Does your API Client commercialize YouTube Data? *
For example, through sales, ads, paid subscriptions, one-time payments, or other means of monetization
Choose the option that best resembles your API Client's use case *
Add additional field
Specify all YouTube API Services used by this API Client *
Select the primary audience for your API Client *
Must be a numeric value
Does your API Client use multiple projects to access YouTube APIs? *
Does this API Client create, access or use any metrics derived from YouTube data? *
Does this API Client display data from, or provide features or services across, multiple platforms (ex: Facebook, Twitter, etc.)? *
For example, does this API Client display data obtained from YouTube beside or in conjunction with data from other sources?
Do you create/provide any type of reports using YouTube API Data? *
How long do you store YouTube API Data? *
How often do you refresh YouTube API Data? *
Does this API Client allow users to authenticate with their Google credentials *
Note : Please upload one file smaller than 10MB. Multiple file uploads and file size greater than 10 MB will result in an error during submission
Quota Request Form
Only fill out and submit this section if you are nearing your allocated quota limit
Name of your API Client
Enter your project number as shown on Google Developer Console
Must be a numeric value
Which YouTube API Service(s) are you requesting a quota increase for? *
"Additional Quota" = "Total Quota Needed" - "Current Allocated Quota"
Must be a numeric value

Provide a detailed breakdown:

- Expected growth and timelines

- Arithmetic calculations justifying the additional quota

- Daily usage pattern (total number of calls and peak QPS)

- Expected number of calls

Minimum 200 characters
Provide a detailed breakdown of API calls currently being made by the API Client and what they are used for
Minimum 200 characters
Minimum 200 characters
Ex: decreased feature set, estimated change in usage, etc.
Acknowledgement of YouTube API Services Terms of Service and Developer Policies
I have read and agree to the YouTube API Services Terms of Service (including the Developer Policies and Google Privacy Policy) and my current and proposed access to, and use of, YouTube API Service(s) comply with the YouTube API Services Terms of Service. *
If I provide a demo account and instructions on how Google can access my API Client, I understand and agree that Google is not bound to any terms of service or policies that applies to such account or access to my API Client. *
The above facts are true to the best of my knowledge and I understand that should the above facts be found to be untrue, YouTube may terminate my API Client's access to the YouTube API Services as per YouTube's Terms of Service and Developer Policies *
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

Note: Multiple file uploads and file size greater than 10 MB will result in an error during submission
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Some account and system information will be sent to Google, and support calls and chats may be recorded. We will use this information to improve support quality and training, to help address technical issues, and to improve our products and services, subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Translation services may be used in chats and email.
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