Google API Keys
Greetings, Here is a quick tutorial on how to make API Keys with Google for use with the YouTube AddOn in Kodi. Without this, Pseudo TV Live wont be able to play YouTube Content. The Instructions here make it pretty easy.
Thanks to https://www.firesticktricks.com/create-youtube-api-key.html for the tutorial. For some reason Facebook keeps blocking their page, thus I copied it here.
Good Luck!
1. On your computer, go to console.developers.google.com. You should be logged in to your Google account. If this is your first time on the site, click AGREE AND CONTINUE.
2. Click CREATE PROJECT on the right-hand side of the screen. Wait for a few minutes while your project is prepared.
3. Add any Project name, and don’t change the Location. Click CREATE.
4. Now that you have created a project, you will be shown the dashboard for the project. Select Library from the left-hand tabs.
5. Scroll down to the YouTube section and select YouTube Data API v3. You can also use the search bar near the center of the page to find this API button.
6. Click the ENABLE button to enable the API. Wait for a few moments while Google carries out the process.
7. Click CREATE CREDENTIALS in the top-right corner of the page.
8. In the Select an API dropdown menu, select YouTube Data API v3. For the type of data you will be accessing, select Public data. Then click NEXT.
9. Your YouTube API key will load. Copy and paste it somewhere permanent but accessible, such as in any text-based file. Click DONE.
Now you are done creating your personal YouTube API key. The key is accessible under the Credentials tab. Next, we’ll create the API ID and API Secret that you’ll also need.
10. Select OAuth consent screen below the Credentials tab.
11. Select External and then click CREATE.
12. Enter any App name. You can use the same name as earlier. Click on the User support email drop-down box and click the email associated with the account.
13. Scroll down to Developer contact information at the bottom of the page. Input your email address again. Click SAVE AND CONTINUE.
14. Scroll to the bottom of the Scopes page shown next. Click SAVE AND CONTINUE.
15. Again, scroll to the bottom of the Test users page. Click SAVE AND CONTINUE.
16. On the Summary page, scroll to the bottom and click BACK TO DASHBOARD.
17. Select Credentials in the left-hand menu.
18. Click CREATE CREDENTIALS near the top of the screen. Select OAuth client ID from the drop-down menu.
19. On the next screen, click Application type and select TVs and Limited Input devices from the drop-down menu. The Name doesn’t matter, so leave the default. Click CREATE.
A pop-up window will appear showing your created YouTube Client ID and Secret. Copy and paste both of them in the same place as you saved your API key.
You’ve created your YouTube API Key, ID, and Secret, so the hard work is done and out of the way. What’s left is to set up these details on the YouTube addon on Kodi.
Here, we are going to input each of the credentials that you have created into your YouTube addon within Kodi. It is a simple process. Here’s how you go about it.
1. Launch the YouTube addon on Kodi. Scroll down and select Settings.
2. Scroll to API in the left-hand menu.
3. In the API settings, click on the text boxes provided for API Key, API Id, and API Secret and type or paste each of the credentials into their appropriate fields. Click OK to confirm.
That’s all there is to it!
To find your YouTube API key at any time:
Yes, it is free to create and use a YouTube API as long as you don’t exceed your daily use quota. During individual use, you’re unlikely to ever reach the quota.
There is a quota limit to ensure fairness in the system. Because of the quota, developers cannot create applications that can negatively impact the quality of the service or block out other users. Every API request, meaning every time you use the API to interact with YouTube, counts toward the daily use quota.