Getting your own YouTube key

You don't need a key to give your records videos. A key only saves you the searching.

Without a key

  • Get videos from Discogs: for records linked to Discogs, JukeKeeper takes the videos listed on that Discogs release.
  • Search on YouTube: opens YouTube's search for the song in a new tab. Copy the video's address and paste it into the record.

What a key adds

With your own key, JukeKeeper searches YouTube for you: for one record, for an album's tracks, or for your whole jukebox in one go. It can also check that your videos still play.

Why your own key?

YouTube gives every key a free daily allowance of about 100 searches. If JukeKeeper used one key for everyone, it would run out within minutes. Your own key means your searches use only your allowance. It's free, and Google doesn't ask for payment details.

Get a key in about five minutes

  1. Open Google Cloud and sign in with any Google account. Open Google Cloud If it asks for a project, create one. Any name works, for example "JukeKeeper".
  2. Click Enable to switch on the YouTube Data API v3.
  3. Go to Credentials, click Create credentials, then API key. Open Credentials
  4. Copy the key. It's 39 characters long and starts with "AIza".
  5. Paste it in the video manager and click Connect. Open the video manager

Optional: limit what the key can do

In Google Cloud, edit the key and under API restrictions choose Restrict key, then tick only YouTube Data API v3. Leave Application restrictions on None: JukeKeeper uses the key from its server, not your browser.

Is my key safe?

JukeKeeper stores your key encrypted, never shows it to anyone, and only uses it to search YouTube for you. You can remove it in the video manager at any time, or delete it in Google Cloud.

When the daily allowance runs out

Searching stops until the allowance resets at midnight Pacific time. Get videos from Discogs and Search on YouTube keep working.