Steps to finish setup

• Login into Google Developer API Console
• Create a Project
• Enable the YouTube API
• Creating the API Credentials
• Enter your API Key into the YouTube module.

What is an API Key and why do I need it?

An application programming interface key(API key) is a code passed in by computer programs calling an application programming interface (API) to identify the calling program, its developer, or its user to the Web site.

An API Key allows the YouTube module access to the data stored on the YouTube API which allows us to look up information about YouTube Channels and Videos.

Logging into the Google Developer API Console

• Click the following link to open the Google Developer API Console
• You may be asked to sign in
  • Follow the on screen steps to sign in with your Google account.
• Continue to the next step to create a new project.

Creating a new Project

After signing in you will be presented with the following screen:

• Locate and Click the Create Project button. You may be presented with the following screen, if so click the Create to continue button.

• Once the next section loads enter Infinity Dashboard Module as the Project Name
• Click the Create button to continue.

• You will the be redirected to the project’s dashboard.
• Click the + Enable APIs and services button to continue to the next step.

Enabling the YouTube API

You will be redirected to a page that looks like the following:

• Click the Search for APIs & Services text field
• Enter YouTube Data API v3
• Click the resulting tile to continue to the next section.

• You will be redirected to a page that looks like the following:

• Locate and click the Enable button
• The API will then be enabled after a few moments
• Once the API is created continue to the next section

Creating API Credentials

After the API is enabled you will then be redirected to the API’s dashboard page. Before you’ll be able to use this API you’ll need to create the credentials for it.

• Click the Create Credentials button
• Click the API Key link shown in the screenshot below:

• You will be brought to the following page:

• Enter a name for the API Key you’re creating such as Infinity Dashboard YouTube Module
• Select the None option in the Application restrictions section
• Click the API Restrictions tab
• Select the YouTube Data API v3 option in the dropdown.

• Click the Create button to continue.
• A popup will appear with that contains your newly created API Key.
• Copy the revealed API Key by performing a Right Click and selecting the Copy action
• Click the Close button and continue to the next section.

Entering your API Key into Infinity Dashboard

• Open Infinity Dashboard.app
• Click on the ‘Module Config’ item in the sidebar
• Locate the YouTube module you want to configure
• Click the Pencil icon to open the module configuration
• Locate the YouTube API Key config option
• Click the Your YouTube API Key label to edit this value.
• Paste the copied API Key into the field.