YouTube Feed Error Message Reference

Your YouTube API key is not valid.

Solution:
When you receive this error it means that you have added a YouTube API key in the plugin settings, but the API key is not valid. Please ensure that you have a created the API key using the steps in our guide and that the full API key was copied and saved at WordPress Dashboard > Feeds for YouTube > Configure > API Key.

You are over YouTube’s rate limit

The YouTube feed uses extensive caching to avoid hitting YouTube’s rate limit, however, if you use YouTube’s API in another app or service you can still hit the overall limit for your API key.

Solution:
You can try increasing the caching time using the setting found on the “Configure” tab. You may also want to consider setting up an additional Google account and creating a new API key using these steps. You can use the API key from any account in the Feeds for YouTube plugin.

There was an error on YouTube’s end when creating your API Key

If you have just set up your Google project and YouTube API key, there may have been an error on YouTube’s end.

Solution:
Try removing your existing Google project and create a new one using these steps.

You need to enable the YouTube Data API v3

Solution:
When you receive this error follow the URL you see in the message, it will be similar to: ‘https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/youtube.googleapis.com/overview?project=XXXXX’.

Make sure that you are opening this URL with the same Google account you used to create the API key. If you don’t have access to the Google account you can create a new API following these steps.

Once you open the URL you’ll be prompted with the following screen, click the ‘enable’ button to allow access to the YouTube Data API v3.

When you are restricting your API key to only a certain domain, ensure you are doing so including the following URLs separately:

Your website URL including the prefix, e.g:

Home

As well as
www.googleapis.com

You can also select the API restriction. In that case select the YouTube API V3

No videos found.

Solutions:

• For a Channel feed, ensure that you enter only the ID of the channel. You can find the ID of your YouTube Channel from the URL. In the example below, the Channel ID is highlighted.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1a2b3c4D5F6g7i8j9k
• For a Playlist feed, ensure that you enter only the ID of the playlist. You can find the ID of your playlist from the URL. In the example below, the Playlist ID is highlighted.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLLm1a2b3c4D6g7i8j9k_1a2b3c4D57i8j9k
• Check that you are not filtering out too many videos with the Moderation settings at WordPress Dashboard > Feeds for YouTube > Customize > Moderation. If the values of
  Show videos containing these words or hashtags, Remove videos containing these words or hashtags, or Hide Specific Videos filter out all videos, you will receive the “No videos found” error.