YOUWATCH cloud video sharing API reference

General Information

Base-URL for our API is http://youwatch.org/api

All requests to the API shall be HTTP/1.1 GET

Please make sure to use the API with https only.

Most requests require a API Login & API Key, you can find both in the User Panel at the "User Settings" Tab.

Response is json, structure is as follows:

{
    "status": <status-code>,
    "msg": "<informational message. might vary, use the status code in your code!>",
    "result": <result of the request. varies depending on the request>
}

status

200: Everything is OK. Request succeeded

400: Bad request (e.g. wrong parameters)

403: Permission denied (wrong api login/key, action on a file which does not belong to you, ...)

404: File not found

451: Unavailable For Legal Reasons

509: Bandwidth usage exceeded. Please try again later or use Browser Download. (you might see this during peak hours)

50x: Server errors. You should not see this, but be prepared.

msg

This message gives more detailed information in case there is an error.

You can use this for displaying it to the user, but please don't use it for checking if the request succeeded. That's what the status code is for.

result

holds the response of the request if succeeded. Might hold an array of data or just a boolean true/false, depending on the request


Account info

account related (username, money)

Request
http://youwatch.org/api?key=APIKEY&op=account_info
Parameters
Name Description Example Required
login API-Login 5147a8f8e924bc82 yes
Response
200
Content-Type: application/json
{
    login: 'smith',
    money: '4050.00'
}

Add URL upload

Get an Upload URL

Request
http://youwatch.org/api?key=APIKEY&op=upload_url&url=http://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/big_buck_bunny.mp4&folder=name_folder
Parameters
Name Description Example Required
key API-Key Fa89_X13 yes
url url-file to upload to http://clips.vorwae...bunny.mp4/ yes
folder save file in folder, if folder not exist will be created name_folder no
Response
200
Content-Type: application/json
{
    queue_id: '121212'
}

Check URL upload

Get status Upload URL

Request
http://youwatch.org/api?key=APIKEY&op=check_upload_url&id=queue_id
Parameters
Name Description Example Required
key API-Key Fa89_X13 yes
id ID Queue URL Upload queue_id yes
Response
200
Content-Type: application/json
{
    status: 'status_of_upload',
    url: 'your_url'
}
OR
{
    file_code: '1c1c1c1c1c1c'
}

Upload server request

Get an Upload Server

http://youwatch.org/api?key=APIKEY&op=get_upload_server

Check files

http://youwatch.org/api?op=check_files&key=APIKEY&list=fd1autuiifhc,fd1autuiifh1,fd1autuiifh2
(output is file codes of not found files)

Renew file code

http://youwatch.org/api?key=APIKEY&op=file_renew&file_code=3WGI2ZA99MG2

Clone file code

http://youwatch.org/api?key=APIKEY&op=file_clone&file_code=fd1autuiifhc&new_title=111.avi&folder=name_folder
(new_title and folder parameters is optional)

Check Files DMCA

Get All Files Deleted per DMCA

Request
http://youwatch.org/api?key=APIKEY&op=files_dmca&date=YYYY-MM-DD&order=up
Parameters
Name Description Example Required
key API-Key Fa89_X13 yes
date Set date you prefer YYYY-MM-DD no
order Set order to return, default is down up or down no
Response
200
Content-Type: application/json
[
    {
        file_code: '1a1a1a1a1a1a',
        dmca_created: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
        dmca_expire: 'YYYY-MM-DD'
    },
    {
        file_code: '1b1b1b1b1b1b',
        dmca_created: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
        dmca_expire: 'YYYY-MM-DD'
    }
]