YouTube Connector

YouTube Connector

YouTube affinity data pulled from likes, dislikes, subscriptions, and playlists.

Connector Metadata

SDK connector id	youtube
Works on	Web, React Native, Swift, Mobile OAuth
Current collection surface	Web OAuth, Mobile OAuth
Information density	Very high
Signal quality	High
Best for	Entertainment taste, learning interests, creator affinity, topic preferences, and visual content signals.

Activation

To show this connector in the SDK, add youtube to the platform allowlist for the SDK surface you are using.

Web

<OnairosButton
  webpageName="YourApp"
  requestData={['preferences', 'personality']}
  allowedPlatforms={['youtube']}
  onComplete={(result) => console.log(result)}
/>

React Native

<OnairosButton
  AppName="YourApp"
  allowedPlatforms={['youtube']}
  recommendedPlatforms={['youtube']}
  onComplete={(result) => console.log(result)}
/>

Swift

let config = OnairosConfig(
    apiKey: "your_api_key",
    platforms: [.youtube],
    recommendedPlatforms: [.youtube],
    urlScheme: "yourapp",
    appName: "YourApp"
)

Current SDK Surface

What We Collect

• Liked videos and disliked videos, including paginated collection paths used for training.
• Subscribed channels from the subscriptions endpoint.
• Playlists and playlist items tied to the authenticated user.

Current Onairos Handling

• Collected through the YouTube connection and sync flow.

Notes

• Onairos uses likes, dislikes, subscriptions, playlists, and playlist items to model preference signals.
• Watch-history collection is not part of this documented connector surface.

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