References reports provide a view of all the active reference files and associated matches.

### Weekly references (Version 1.1)

This weekly report lists all of the references provided by a partner and provides important information about reference files, such as exclusions and a mapping of reference IDs to reference video IDs and assets.

The `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reference/rest/v1/reportTypes/list#id` for this report is `content_owner_active_references_a2`.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The latest version of this report has the following differences from its previous version:
>
> - Adds the `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-status_detail` field
> - Updates the `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_owners` field to use content owner display names or external IDs instead of partner codes

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Primary Key: | `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-reference_id` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-reference_video_id` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_custom_id` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_id` |
| Additional fields: | `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-status` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-status_detail` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-date_created` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-reference_type` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-source_of_fingerprint` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-active_claims` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_metadata_type` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_title` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_labels` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_owners` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-provider` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-length_sec` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-excluded_perc` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-exclusions` |

### Weekly references (Version 1.0)

This weekly report lists all of the references provided by a partner and provides important information about reference files, such as exclusions and a mapping of reference IDs to reference video IDs and assets.

The `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reference/rest/v1/reportTypes/list#id` for this report is `content_owner_active_references_a1`.

> [!WARNING]
> As of January 15, 2027, this report is deprecated and has been replaced by [version 1.1 of the Weekly References report](https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/references#weekly-references) (`content_owner_active_references_a2`).

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Primary Key: | `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-reference_id` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-reference_video_id` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_custom_id` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_id` |
| Additional fields: | `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-status` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-date_created` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-reference_type` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-source_of_fingerprint` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-active_claims` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_metadata_type` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_title` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_labels` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-asset_owners` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-provider` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-length_sec` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-excluded_perc` `https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/fields#FIELD-exclusions` |