YouTube Analytics Metrics and Dimensions

Field group
Field
Type
Data type
Description
Channel statisticsChannel subscribers
METRIC
INTEGERSubscribers count of the channel.
Channel statisticsChannel videos
METRIC
INTEGERVideo count of the channel.
Channel statisticsChannel views
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of times the channel has been viewed.
Audience retention insightsAudience watch rate
METRIC
RATIOThe absolute rate of viewers watching the video at the given point in the video.
Audience retention insightsRelative retention performance
METRIC
FLOATA measurement that shows how well a video retains viewers during playbacks in comparison to all YouTube videos of similar length.
EngagementComments
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of times that users commented on a video.
EngagementLikes
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of times that users indicated that they liked a video by giving it a positive rating.
EngagementDislikes
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of times that users indicated that they disliked a video by giving it a negative rating.
EngagementShares
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of times that users shared a video through the Share button.
EngagementSubscribers gained
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of times that users subscribed to a channel.
EngagementSubscribers lost
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of times that users unsubscribed to a channel.
AnnotationsAnnotation impressions
METRIC
INTEGERThe total number of annotation impressions.
AnnotationsAnnotation clicks
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of clicked annotations.
AnnotationsAnnotation clickable impressions
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of annotations that appeared and could be clicked.
AnnotationsAnnotation closable impressions
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of annotations that appeared and could be closed.
AnnotationsAnnotation closes
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of closed annotations.
AnnotationsAnnotation close rate
METRIC
RATIOThe ratio of annotations that viewers closed to the total number of annotation impressions.
ViewsViews
METRIC
INTEGERThe number of times that a video was viewed
ViewsEstimated minutes watched
METRIC
MINUTESThe number of minutes that users watched videos for the specified channel, content owner, video, or playlist
ViewsAverage view rate
METRIC
RATIOThe average view rate of a video watched during a video playback
ViewsAverage view duration (seconds)
METRIC
SECONDSThe average length, in seconds, of video playbacks
Viewer Demographics InsightsViewers rate (logged in)
METRIC
RATIOThe rate of viewers who were logged in when watching the video, by gender or age group
TimeYear
DIMENSION
YEARThe four-digit year of the event e.g. 2020.
TimeYear month
DIMENSION
YEARMONTHYear & month in the format 2023-Jan.
TimeYear month number
DIMENSION
YEAR_MONTH_NUMBERYear & month in the format 2023-01.
TimeMonth
DIMENSION
MONTHNAMEThe month name of the event like January.
TimeMonth number
DIMENSION
MONTHThe month of the event, a two digit integer from 01 to 12.
TimeWeek number(sun-sat)
DIMENSION
WEEK_NUMBERThe week of the event, a two-digit number from 01 to 53. Each week starts on Sunday. January 1st is always in week 01. The first and last week of the year have fewer than 7 days in most years. Weeks other than the first and the last week of the year always have 7 days. For years where January 1st is a Sunday, the first week of that year and the last week of the prior year have 7 days.
TimeWeek number(mon-sun)
DIMENSION
WEEK_ISO_NUMBERThe week of the event, a two-digit number from 01 to 53. Each week starts on Monday. January 1st is always in week 01. The first and last week of the year have fewer than 7 days in most years. Weeks other than the first and the last week of the year always have 7 days. For years where January 1st is a Sunday, the first week of that year and the last week of the prior year have 7 days.
TimeWeek start date(sun - sat)
DIMENSION
WEEK_START_DATEStart date of the week. Formatted as yyyy-MM-dd. Week starts on Sunday
TimeWeek start date(mon - sun)
DIMENSION
WEEK_ISO_START_DATEStart date of the ISO week. Formatted as yyyy-MM-dd. Week starts on Monday
TimeDate
DIMENSION
DATEThe date of the event, formatted as YYYYMMDD.
ChannelChannel title
DIMENSION
STRINGThe name associated with the channel.
ChannelChannel ID
DIMENSION
STRINGThe ID associated with a channel.
ChannelChannel description
DIMENSION
STRINGThe channel's description.
ChannelChannel custom URL
DIMENSION
URLThe channel's custom URL.
ChannelChannel published date
DIMENSION
DATEThe date that the channel was created.
ChannelChannel published datetime
DIMENSION
DATETIMEThe date and time that the channel was created.
ChannelChannel thumbnail URL
DIMENSION
IMAGE_URLThe default thumbnail image URL of the channel.
ChannelChannel country
DIMENSION
COUNTRYThe country with which the channel is associated.
ChannelChannel hidden subscribers
DIMENSION
BOOLEANIndicates whether the channel's subscriber count is publicly visible.
VideoVideo title
DIMENSION
STRINGThe name associated with the video.
VideoVideo ID
DIMENSION
STRINGThe ID associated with a video.
VideoVideo published date
DIMENSION
DATEThe date that the video was published. Note that this time might be different than the time that the video was uploaded. For example, if a video is uploaded as a private video and then made public at a later time, this property will specify the time that the video was made public.
VideoVideo published datetime
DIMENSION
DATETIMEThe date and time that the video was published. Note that this time might be different than the time that the video was uploaded. For example, if a video is uploaded as a private video and then made public at a later time, this property will specify the time that the video was made public.
VideoVideo description
DIMENSION
STRINGThe video's description
VideoVideo privacy status
DIMENSION
STRINGThe video's privacy status (private, public, unlisted).
VideoVideo thumbnail URL
DIMENSION
IMAGE_URLThe default thumbnail image URL of the video.
VideoVideo upload status
DIMENSION
STRINGThe status of the uploaded video
VideoVideo failure reason
DIMENSION
STRINGThis value explains why a video failed to upload. This property is only present if the uploadStatus property indicates that the upload failed.
VideoVideo rejection reason
DIMENSION
STRINGThis value explains why YouTube rejected an uploaded video. This property is only present if the uploadStatus property indicates that the upload was rejected.
VideoVideo length
DIMENSION
DURATIONThe length of the video. The property value is an ISO 8601 duration. For example, for a video that is at least one minute long and less than one hour long, the duration is in the format PT#M#S, in which the letters PT indicate that the value specifies a period of time, and the letters M and S refer to length in minutes and seconds, respectively. If the video is at least one hour long, the duration is in the format PT#H#M#S, in which the # preceding the letter H specifies the length of the video in hours and all of the other details are the same as described above. If the video is at least one day long, the letters P and T are separated, and the value's format is P#DT#H#M#S.
VideoVideo embeddable
DIMENSION
BOOLEANThis value indicates whether the video can be embedded on another website.
VideoVideo public stats viewable
DIMENSION
BOOLEANThis value indicates whether the extended video statistics on the video's watch page are publicly viewable. By default, those statistics are viewable, and statistics like a video's viewcount and ratings will still be publicly visible even if this property's value is set to false.
VideoVideo made for kids
DIMENSION
BOOLEANThis value indicates whether the video is designated as child-directed, and it contains the current 'made for kids' status of the video. For example, the status might be determined based on the value of the selfDeclaredMadeForKids property.
VideoCreator content type
DIMENSION
STRINGIdentifies the type of YouTube content. Supported values are LIVE_STREAM, SHORTS, STORY, VIDEO_ON_DEMAND and UNSPECIFIED
VideoLive broadcast content
DIMENSION
STRINGIndicates if the video is an upcoming/active live broadcast. Or it's 'none' if the video is not an upcoming/active live broadcast.
GeographiesCountry
DIMENSION
COUNTRY_CODEThe country associated with the metrics in the report row
GeographiesUS province
DIMENSION
STRINGThe U.S. state or territory associated with the metrics in the report row.
Device And OsDevice type
DIMENSION
STRINGThis dimension identifies the physical form factor of the device on which the view occurred.
Device And OsOperating system
DIMENSION
STRINGThis dimension identifies the software system of the device on which the view occurred.
DemographicsAge group
DIMENSION
STRINGThis dimension identifies the age group of the logged-in users associated with the report data
DemographicsGender
DIMENSION
STRINGThis dimension identifies the gender of the logged-in users associated with the report data
Audience retentionElapsed video time rate
DIMENSION
RATIOThis dimension specifies the ratio of the elapsed portion of the video to the video's length.
Traffic sourceTraffic source type
DIMENSION
STRINGThis dimension describes the manner in which users reached the video.