Allowing the Coveo Connector Access to YouTube Data
Note: The YouTube Data API v3 API does not provide account information or give any sort of authentication rights.
To allow the connector access to YouTube data
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Go to the Google Developers Console, and log in using a Google Account.
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Create a service account project for the Coveo connector:
Note: You can also select an existing project and start this step from substep c.
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In the Projects page, click Create Project.
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In the New Project dialog box, enter a project name and ID, and then click Create.
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Access the APIs page:
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In the sidebar on the left, click APIs & auth, and then click APIs.
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In the Project Dashboard page, click Enable an API.
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In the APIs page, ensure that for YouTube Data API v3, the Status is set to ON.
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In the sidebar on the left, under APIs & auth, select Credentials, and then in the Public API access section, click the Create new key button.
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In the next Create a new key dialog box, click the Server key button.
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In the Create a sever key and configure allowed IPs dialog box that appears, click Create.
Note: When you want to limit the utilization of your API key, you can enter your server path, meaning that only the requests from your server will be accepted.
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Back in the Google Developers Console, in the Key for server applications section, take note of the API key that you will need later to configure your YouTube source.