Dimensions

This document defines the dimensions that the YouTube Reporting API supports. This API retrieves bulk reports that contain YouTube Analytics data for a channel or content owner.

Dimensions are common criteria that are used to aggregate data, such as the date on which user activity occurred or the country where users were located.

Each bulk report supports a predefined list of dimensions, and, in any report, each row of data has a unique combination of dimension values. As such, each row's combination of dimension values functions as the primary key for that row. You neither need to specify nor have the option of specifying which dimensions are included in the report.

Core dimensions

While the YouTube Reporting API is subject to the Deprecation Policy defined in the Terms of Service, non-core dimensions (and non-core metrics) are not subject to the policy. In the definitions on this page, any dimension that is a core dimension is explicitly identified as such.

The following list identifies the API's core dimensions. All of them are also core dimensions in the YouTube Analytics API.

See the list of YouTube APIs subject to the Deprecation Policy for more information.

Dimensions

The following sections define the dimensions that are used in the YouTube Reporting API's bulk reports. Unless otherwise noted, these dimensions are used in both channel and content owner reports.

Resources

These dimensions correspond to resources that channels and content owners manage on YouTube:

video_id (core dimension)
The ID of a YouTube video. In the YouTube Data API, this is the value of a video resource's id property. This is a core dimension and is subject to the Deprecation Policy.
playlist_id
The ID of a YouTube playlist. In the YouTube Data API, this is the value of a playlist resource's id property.
channel_id (core dimension)
The ID for a YouTube channel. In the YouTube Data API, this is the value of a channel resource's id property. This is a core dimension and is subject to the Deprecation Policy.
asset_id (only used in content owner reports)
The ID of an asset managed in YouTube's Content ID system. An asset is the representation of your intellectual property in that system. On the YouTube website, you can locate asset IDs in YouTube Content Manager. You can also retrieve them using the YouTube Content ID API.

Geographic areas

These dimensions identify a geographic region associated with user activity, ad performance, or estimated revenue metrics.

country_code (core dimension)
The country associated with the metrics in the report row. The dimension value is a two-letter ISO-3166-1 country code, such as US, CN (China), or FR (France). The country code ZZ is used to report metrics for which YouTube could not identify the associated country. This is a core dimension and is subject to the Deprecation Policy.
province_code
The U.S. state or territory associated with the metrics in the report row. The dimension values is an ISO 3166-2 code that identifies a U.S. state or the District of Columbia, such as US-MI (Michigan) or US-TX (Texas). The province code US-ZZ is used to report metrics for which YouTube could not identify the associated U.S. state.

Note: This dimension does not support ISO 3166-2 values that identify U.S. outlying areas since those territories also have their own ISO 3166-1 country codes. It also does not support subdivisions of countries other than the United States.

Time periods

date (core dimension)
This dimension identifies the date associated with the metrics in each report row. In bulk reports, the date refers to the period beginning at 12:00 a.m. Pacific time and ending at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on the specified day, month, and year. Depending on the time of year, Pacific time is either UTC-7 or UTC-8.

Note that while dates typically represent a 24-hour period, dates when clocks are adjusted forward for Daylight Savings Time represent a 23-hour period, and dates when clocks are adjusted backward represent a 25-hour period.
This is a core dimension and is subject to the Deprecation Policy.

Playback locations

These dimensions provide insight about the page or application where user activity occurred.

playback_location_type
This dimension identifies the type of page or application where user activity occurred. The following table lists dimension values:
Values
0 The data pertains to activity that occurred on the video's YouTube watch page or in an official YouTube application, such as the YouTube Android app.
1 The data pertains to activity that occurred on another website or application where the video was embedded using an <iframe> or <object> embed.
2 The data pertains to activity that occurred on a YouTube channel page.
5 The data pertains to metrics that cannot be classified into one of the other location types listed above.
7 The data pertains to views that took place on the YouTube home page or home screen, in the user's subscription feed, or in another YouTube browsing feature.
8 The data pertains to views that took place directly on the YouTube search results page.
10 The data pertains to views that took place on the YouTube Shorts feed.
playback_location_detail
This dimension specifies the URL or application where the playback occurred. This dimension is only supported for views that occurred in embedded players, which means that the dimension value is only populated in rows where the dimension's value is 1. In other rows, this dimension's value is empty.

Playback details

live_or_on_demand
This dimension indicates whether the user activity metrics in the data row are associated with views of a live broadcast. Data for this dimension is available for dates beginning April 1, 2014.

The following table lists dimension values:
Values
live The row's data describes user activity that occurred during a live broadcast.
onDemand The row's data describes user activity that did not occur during a live broadcast.
subscribed_status
This dimension indicates whether the user activity metrics in the data row are associated with viewers who were subscribed to the video's or playlist's channel. Possible values are subscribed and unsubscribed.

Note that the dimension value is accurate as of the time that the user activity occurs. For example, suppose a user has not subscribed to a channel and watches one of that channel's videos, then subscribes to the channel and watches another video, all on the same day. The channel's report indicates that one view has a subscribed_status value of subscribed, and one view has a subscribed_status value of unsubscribed.

Traffic sources

traffic_source_type
This dimension identifies the referrer type associated with the user activity metrics. The referrer type describes the manner in which users reached the video or channel associated with the row of data in the report. The following table lists dimension values:
Values
0 Direct or unknown
This value encompasses direct traffic to a page as well as pages for which the referrer is unknown. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as NO_LINK_OTHER or UNKNOWN_MOBILE_OR_DIRECT.
1 YouTube advertising
The viewer was referred to the video by an advertisement. In a traffic source report, if this dimension's value is 1, then the traffic_source_detail dimension identifies the type of advertisement that was shown to the viewer. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as ADVERTISING. Possible values are:
Values
ctp_engagement_ad Click-to-play engagement ad
engagement_ad Engagement ad
googlemediaads Google search ads
insearch_display TrueView in-search and in-display
instream TrueView in-stream
instream-select Reserved skippable in-stream
unknown Uncategorized YouTube advertising
video_wall Video wall
yva Homepage video ad
3 Browse features
The viewer was referred from a YouTube page that leads to videos or channels. In a traffic source report, if this dimension's value is 3, then the traffic_source_detail dimension identifies the feature that referred the traffic. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as SUBSCRIBER. Possible values are:
Values
explore Kids: explore
learning Kids: learning
music Music feed
my-history Watch history
my-subscriptions My subscriptions
my-uploads My uploads
shows Kids: shows
watch-later Watch later
what-to-watch What to watch
4 YouTube channels
Viewers were referred from a YouTube channel page. In a traffic source report, if this dimension's value is 4, then the traffic_source_detail dimension specifies the channel ID for that channel. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as YT_CHANNEL.
5 YouTube search
Viewers were referred from YouTube search results. In a traffic source report, if this dimension's value is 5, then the traffic_source_detail dimension specifies the associated search term. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as YT_SEARCH.
7 Suggested videos
Viewers were referred from a related video listing on another video watch page. In a traffic source report, if this dimension's value is 7, then the traffic_source_detail dimension identifies the video ID for that video. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as RELATED_VIDEO or YT_RELATED.
8 Other YouTube features
Viewers were referred from a YouTube page that does not fall into one of the other listed traffic source types. In a traffic source report, if this dimension's value is 8, then the traffic_source_detail dimension identifies the page URL. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as YT_OTHER_PAGE. Possible values are:
Values
g-crec Recommended channels
offline Offline
promotion Partner promotion
unknown Unknown
widget Android homescreen widget
youtu.be youtu.be
ytremote YouTube Remote
9 External
Viewers were referred from a link on another website. This traffic source includes referrals from Google search results. In a traffic source report, if this dimension's value is 9, then the traffic_source_detail dimension identifies the external web page. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as EXT_URL.
11 Video cards and annotations
Viewers were referred by clicking on an annotation or card in another video. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as ANNOTATION.
14 Playlists
Views occurred while the video was being played as part of a playlist. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as PLAYLIST.

Note that this traffic source differs from source type 18, which indicates that the views originated from the page that lists all of the videos in the playlist.
17 Notifications
Viewers were referred from an email or notification from YouTube. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as NOTIFICATION. Possible values are:
Values
inbox
push
sdig Views originated from notifications that were part of the subscriber digest
uploaded_other Views originated from non-push notifications, such as email or Inbox notifications, sent to subscribers when a video was uploaded
uploaded_push Views originated from push notifications sent to subscribers when a video was uploaded
18 Playlist pages
Views originated from a page that lists all of the videos in a playlist. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as YT_PLAYLIST_PAGE.

Note that this traffic source differs from source type 14, which indicates that the views occurred while the video was being played as part of a playlist.
19 Programming from claimed content
Views originated from claimed, user-uploaded videos that the content owner used to promote the viewed content. In query reports, this traffic source is identified as CAMPAIGN_CARD. This traffic source is only supported for content owner reports.
20 Interactive video endscreen
Views originated from the endscreen of another video. In query reports, this traffic source type is identified as END_SCREEN.
23 Stories
The viewer was referred by swiping vertically from the previous video in the Stories viewing experience.
24 Shorts
The viewer was referred by swiping vertically from the previous video in the Shorts viewing experience.
25 Product Pages
Videos on a product page brought viewers to another channel.
26 Hashtag Pages
Views originated from VOD hashtag pages or Shorts hashtag pivot pages.
27 Sound Pages
Views originated from Shorts sound pivot pages.
28 Live redirect
Views originated from Live Redirects.
traffic_source_detail
This dimension provides additional detail about the traffic source that the row's traffic_source_type dimension value. This dimension value is populated for the following traffic_source_type dimension values:
  • 1 – The dimension value identifies the type of advertisement that was shown to the viewer. See the traffic_source_type definition for a list of possible values.
  • 3 – The dimension value identifies the YouTube feature that led to the referred traffic. See the traffic_source_type definition for a list of possible values.
  • 4 – The dimension value specifies the channel ID from which the viewer was referred.
  • 5 – The dimension value specifies the search term that led to the referred traffic.
  • 7 – The dimension value identifies the video from which the viewer was referred.
  • 8 – The dimension value identifies the type of YouTube page that led to the referred traffic. See the traffic_source_type definition for a list of possible values.
  • 9 – The dimension value identifies the external page from which the traffic was referred.
  • 17 – The dimension value identifies the type of notification that led to the referred traffic. See the traffic_source_type definition for a list of possible values.
  • 19 – The dimension value identifies the video from which the viewer was referred.
  • 20 – The dimension value identifies the video from which the viewer was referred.
  • 25 – The dimension value identifies the product ID, which is a Google Knowledge Graph ID.
  • 26 – The dimension value identifies the hashtag that led to the referred traffic.
  • 27 – The dimension value identifies the video from which the viewer was referred.
  • 28 – The dimension value specifies the channel ID from which the viewer was referred via Live Redirects.

Devices

device_type
This dimension identifies the physical form factor of the device on which the view occurred. The following table lists valid dimension values:
Values
100 Unknown
101 Computer
102 TV
103 Game console
104 Mobile phone
105 Tablet
operating_system
This dimension identifies the software system of the device on which the view occurred. The following table lists valid dimension values:
Values
1 Other
2 Windows
3 Windows Mobile
4 Android
5 iOS
6 Symbian
7 Blackberry
9 Macintosh
10 PlayStation
11 Bada
12 WebOS
13 Linux
14 Hiptop
15 MeeGo
16 Wii
17 Xbox
18 PlayStation Vita
19 Smart TV
20 Nintendo 3DS
21 Chromecast
22 Tizen
23 Firefox
24 RealMedia
25 KaiOS
26 Roku
27 Nintendo Switch
28 Apple tvOS
29 Fire OS
30 Chrome OS
31 Vidaa

Demographics

Demographic dimensions help you to understand the age range and gender distribution of your audience. The YouTube Help Center contains additional information about demographic data in YouTube Analytics reports.

age_group (core dimension)
This dimension identifies the age group of the logged-in users associated with the report data. The API uses the following age groups:
  • AGE_13_17
  • AGE_18_24
  • AGE_25_34
  • AGE_35_44
  • AGE_45_54
  • AGE_55_64
  • AGE_65_
This is a core dimension and is subject to the Deprecation Policy.
gender (core dimension)
This dimension identifies the gender of the logged-in users associated with the report data. Valid values are FEMALE, MALE, and GENDER_OTHER.

Note that the YouTube Analytics API currently only returns the values female and male. As such, you may see some discrepancy in the views_percentage metric values that the two APIs return. (In the YouTube Analytics API, views_percentage is called viewerPercentage.)

This is a core dimension and is subject to the Deprecation Policy.
Caution: The set of valid values for this dimension will change on or after August 11, 2022, which might be a backward-incompatible change in your API implementation. After that time, the supported values will be FEMALE, MALE, and USER_SPECIFIED. Please see the revision history for more details.

Engagement and content sharing

sharing_service (core dimension)
This dimension identifies the service that was used to share videos. Videos can be shared on YouTube (or via the YouTube player) using the "Share" button. This is a core dimension and is subject to the Deprecation Policy.

The following table lists valid dimension values:
Values
0 Unknown
1 Digg
4 reddit
5 StumbleUpon
6 mixi
7 Yahoo! Japan
8 goo
9 Ameba
10 Facebook
11 Myspace
12 NUjij
18 Tuenti
20 menéame
21 Wykop
22 Skyrock
25 Fotka
28 hi5
31 Twitter
32 Cyworld
34 Blogger
36 VKontakte (ВКонтакте)
37 Rakuten (楽天市場)
38 LiveJournal
39 Odnoklassniki (Одноклассники)
40 tumblr.
42 Linkedin
43 Google+
44 Weibo
45 Pinterest
46 Email
47 Facebook Messenger
49 WhatsApp
50 Hangouts
51 Gmail
52 Kakao (Kakao Talk)
53 Other
55 Copy to Clipboard
59 Embed
60 Text message
61 Android messaging
62 Verizon messages
63 HTC text message
64 Sony Conversations
65 Go SMS
66 LGE Email
67 Line
68 Viber
69 Kik
70 Skype
71 Blackberry Messenger
72 WeChat
73 KAKAO Story
74 Dropbox
75 Telegram
76 Facebook Pages
77 GroupMe
78 Android Email
79 Motorola Messaging
80 Nearby Share
81 Naver
82 iOS System Activity Dialog
83 Google Inbox
84 Android Messenger
85 YouTube Music
86 YouTube Gaming
87 YouTube Kids
88 YouTube TV

See the help docs for more information.

Annotations

annotation_type
This dimension identifies the manner in which the annotation displays during the video. The following table lists possible dimension values:
Values
0 Unknown
1 Note
3 Spotlight
4 Title
8 Speech bubble
9 Label
10 Branding watermark
11 Featured video
12 Featured playlist
30 Call-to-Action
The YouTube Help Center provides more detail about the different types of annotations as well as the process of adding annotations to your videos.
annotation_id
The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify an annotation.

Cards

card_type
This dimension identifies the type of card that was displayed to the user. The following table lists possible dimension values:
Values
0 Unknown
60 Link
61 Fundraising
62 Video
63 Playlist
65 Fan Funding
66 Merchandise
68 Associated website
69 Channel
The YouTube Help Center provides more detail about the different types of cards as well as the process of adding cards to your videos.
card_id
The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify a card.

End screens

end_screen_element_type
This dimension identifies the type of end screen element that was displayed to the user. The following table lists the end screen element types and their values:
Values
501 Video - The element promotes another YouTube video.
502 Playlist - The element promotes YouTube playlist.
503 Website - The element links to your associated website.
504 Channel - The element links to another channel.
505 Subscribe - The element encourages subscriptions to your channel.
506 Associated
507 Crowdfunding - The element links to an approved crowdfunding website.
508 Merchandise - The element links to an approved merchandise website.
509 Recent upload - The element links to your channel's most recently uploaded video.
510 Best for viewer
end_screen_element_id
The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify an end screen element.

Subtitles

subtitle_language
This dimension identifies the closed caption language used for the longest time during the view. Views for which closed captions were mostly turned off are not counted. See the documentation for channel reports or content owner reports for more information about reports that contain this dimension.
subtitle_language_autotranslated
This dimension identifies the auto-translated closed caption language used for the longest time during the view. Views for which closed captions were mostly turned off are not counted. See the documentation for channel reports or content owner reports for more information about reports that contain this dimension.

Ad performance

ad_type
The ad_type dimension is used in ad performance reports and aggregates the requested metrics based on the types of ads that ran during video playbacks. The following table lists possible dimension values. See the YouTube Help Center for more information about YouTube advertising formats.
Value Description Value in Query Reports
1 Skippable video ads (Auction) auctionTrueviewInstream
2 Display ads (Auction) auctionDisplay
3 Non-skippable video ads (Auction) auctionInstream
5 Display ads (Reserved) reservedDisplay
6 Non-skippable video ads (Reserved) reservedInstream
13 Unknown unknown
15 Skippable video ads (Reserved) reservedInstreamSelect
19 Bumper ads (auction) auctionBumperInstream
20 Bumper ads (reserved) reservedBumperInstream

Note: Query reports might return for some additional ad types that were previously used on YouTube.

Content owner dimensions

The following dimensions are only used in content owner reports.

claimed_status (only used in content owner reports)
This dimension indicate that a row of data only contains metrics for claimed content. The only valid value for this dimension is claimed. The table in the definition of the uploader_type dimension provides more detail about how to use this dimension.
uploader_type (core dimension) (only used in content owner reports)
This dimension indicates whether a row of data contains metrics for content uploaded by the specified content owner and/or content uploaded by third parties, such as user-uploaded videos. Valid values are self and thirdParty. This is a core dimension and is subject to the Deprecation Policy.

The table below shows the supported combinations for the claimed_status and uploader_type dimensions:

claimed_status value uploader_type value Description
[Not set] self The row contains YouTube Analytics data for claimed and unclaimed content uploaded by the content owner.
claimed self The row contains data for claimed content uploaded by the content owner.
claimed thirdParty The row contains data for claimed content uploaded by a third party.