get_video_thumbnails: Get video thumbnails information

In tuber: Client for the YouTube API

Get video thumbnails information

Description

Retrieves thumbnail URLs and metadata for videos.

Usage

get_video_thumbnails(video_id, size = NULL, simplify = TRUE, auth = "key", ...)

Arguments

video_id	Video ID or vector of video IDs
size	Thumbnail size: "default", "medium", "high", "standard", "maxres"
simplify	Whether to return a simplified data frame
auth	Authentication method: "token" (OAuth2) or "key" (API key)
...	Additional arguments passed to tuber_GET

Value

List or data frame with thumbnail information

Examples

## Not run: 
# Get all thumbnail sizes for a video
thumbs <- get_video_thumbnails("dQw4w9WgXcQ")

# Get only high resolution thumbnails
thumbs_hd <- get_video_thumbnails("dQw4w9WgXcQ", size = "high")

# Get thumbnails for multiple videos
thumbs_batch <- get_video_thumbnails(c("dQw4w9WgXcQ", "M7FIvfx5J10"))

## End(Not run)

tuber documentation built on March 25, 2026, 9:08 a.m.