API Youtube

To set up the YouTube API, follow the steps one by one.

1. Create a Google Cloud Project

1. Go to the Google Cloud Console

2. Sign in with your Google account

3. At the top, click on "Select a project"

4. Click on "NEW PROJECT"

5. Give your project a name (e.g., "CarPlay FiveM")

6. Click "Create"

7. Wait a few seconds for the project to be created

8. Select your new project from the dropdown at the top

2. Enable YouTube Data API v3

IMPORTANT: If you cannot find "YouTube Data API v3", follow these steps:

Option A: Through the API Library

1. In the left menu (☰), click "APIs & Services"

2. Click "Library"

3. In the search bar, type: YouTube Data API v3

4. Click the result "YouTube Data API v3"

5. Click the blue "ENABLE" button

6. Wait a few seconds for the API to be activated

Option B: Using the Search Bar

1. Go to https://console.cloud.google.com

2. In the top search bar (🔍), type: YouTube Data API v3

3. Select "YouTube Data API v3" from the results

4. Click "ENABLE"

3. Create an API Key

1. In the left menu, go to "APIs & Services" > "Credentials"

2. Click "+ CREATE CREDENTIALS" at the top

3. Select "API Key"

4. Your API key will be generated

5. (Recommended) Click "RESTRICT KEY" to secure it

6. Under "API Restrictions", select "YouTube Data API v3"

7. Click "Save"

4. Configure the API Key in FiveM

1. Open your server.cfg file

2. Add the following line with your API key:

setr youtube_api_key "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"