YouTube Video Info
Get complete metadata, stats, and technical details from any YouTube video.
Paste a YouTube URL to see its full details.
Behind every YouTube video sits a layer of metadata most viewers never see: the exact upload timestamp, precise view and engagement counts, the category and tags, the full untruncated description, available captions, and technical details about the video itself. This information is genuinely useful — for competitive research, for verifying when something was actually published, for studying how a successful video is packaged, or for fact-checking claims about a video's reach. This tool pulls that complete metadata record from any public video through YouTube's official data, surfacing what the watch page hides or abbreviates.
How the tool works
Paste any YouTube video URL and the tool retrieves its full metadata: title, channel, exact publish date and time, view count, like and comment counts, duration, category, tags, the complete description, and technical flags like caption availability and definition. Everything comes from YouTube's official data, so the figures are precise rather than the rounded versions shown on the watch page. It works on standard videos, Shorts, and unlisted videos accessible by link.
What the metadata reveals
Field Why it's useful
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Exact publish time → verify timing, settle disputes
Precise view count → real number, not rounded
Tags → creator's keyword strategy
Full description → links, chapters, untruncated
Duration → mid-roll eligibility (>8 min)
Captions → accessibility, transcript source
Category → how YouTube classifies itThe exact publish timestamp is more valuable than it first appears. The watch page shows a relative or rounded date ('2 years ago', 'Nov 2023'), but the metadata carries the precise moment, which matters for verifying priority in disputes over who posted something first, for establishing timelines, and for fact-checking. Similarly, view counts on the watch page are abbreviated above a thousand; the metadata carries the exact figure, which is the difference between '1.2M views' and knowing it is actually 1,234,567.
What to know about video metadata
- 1The exact timestamp settles 'who posted first' disputes. When two creators claim originality or a reupload controversy erupts, the watch page's rounded date is not precise enough — but the metadata's exact publish time is. For any question that hinges on sequence and timing, this is the authoritative record short of a legal request.
- 2Precise counts matter for research the rounded ones obscure. '1.2M views' hides whether a video is at 1,200,000 or 1,299,999 — a difference of nearly 100,000. For tracking growth, comparing videos closely, or verifying a performance claim, the exact figure from metadata is far more useful than the abbreviated watch-page display.
- 3Duration reveals monetization structure. A video over eight minutes can carry mid-roll ads, so length is a signal about how a creator monetizes. Studying the durations of successful videos in your niche shows whether the format leans on mid-rolls, which partly explains why so many videos cluster just past the eight-minute mark.
- 4The full description often contains what the watch page truncates. Links, affiliate disclosures, chapter timestamps, and credits frequently sit below the 'show more' fold. Pulling the complete description reveals a creator's full linking and SEO strategy — the resources they promote, how they structure chapters, which hashtags they chose.
- 5Caption availability is both an accessibility and a transcript signal. A video with captions is more accessible and more discoverable, since YouTube indexes caption text. It also means a transcript exists, which is useful for citing exact quotes, translating, or studying a script. The metadata flags whether captions are present without watching the whole video.
Frequently asked questions
What information can I get about a video?
The full public metadata record: exact title and channel, precise publish date and time, exact view, like, and comment counts, duration, category, the complete tag list, the full untruncated description, and technical flags like caption availability and video definition. It is everything YouTube stores publicly about the video, presented precisely rather than in the rounded, truncated form the watch page shows to casual viewers.
Why is the view count here different from the video page?
Because the watch page abbreviates. YouTube rounds view counts above a thousand for display — '1.2M', '340K' — while the metadata carries the exact number. So this tool might show 1,234,567 where the video page says '1.2M'. Neither is wrong; the page prioritizes readability and the metadata prioritizes precision. For research or verification, the exact figure is the one you want.
Can I see a video's exact upload time?
Yes — the metadata includes the precise publish timestamp, not just the relative or rounded date the watch page displays. This matters for verifying which of two videos came first, establishing timelines, and fact-checking claims about when something was posted. The watch page's 'uploaded 2 years ago' is deliberately imprecise; the metadata carries the actual moment of publication.
Does this work on Shorts and unlisted videos?
Shorts yes — they are ordinary videos with ordinary IDs and full metadata. Unlisted videos yes as well, provided you have the link, since unlisted means hidden from search rather than access-restricted; anyone with the URL can view them and their metadata. Private videos are the exception: YouTube does not expose their metadata publicly, so those return errors regardless of the link.
Can I get the video's transcript or captions?
The metadata reports whether captions exist and in which languages, which tells you a transcript is available. The caption text itself is a separate retrieval, but knowing captions are present is the first step — it confirms the video is accessible, indexed for search by its spoken content, and has a transcript you can work from for quoting, translating, or studying the script.