Google-api-python-client: UnknownApiNameOrVersion: name: youtube version: v3

[aonurbilgin]

• OS macOS: 10.15.4
• Python version: python 3.7.7
• pip version: pip 19.0.3
• google-api-python-client version: 1.8.2

Code example

from googleapiclient.discovery import build
build('youtube', "v3", developerKey="developer_key")

Stack trace

googleapiclient.errors.UnknownApiNameOrVersion: name: youtube version: v3

Hello,

While trying to get data from YouTube Data API get this error UnknownApiNameOrVersion.
Looks like youtube v3 api dont have discovery v2 url.

Thanks!

[eblanchi]

We also have the same issue.
It started triggering on and off (resolving itself on auto-retries) from late afternoon Wed 22nd April. It is now always failing as of 8am UK time on the 23rd.

This was also raised here and perfectly describes our issue too:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61365111/youtube-data-api-build-function-doesn%c2%b4t-work

We are on: 1.7.8 but I feel it might not be version dependent.

[tomy0000000]

Same Here using 1.8.2

After tracing the source code
https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-python-client/blob/8ed729f1d868a8713ab442bf0bf59e77ba36afb6/googleapiclient/discovery.py#L223-L243

I'm guessing somthing went wrong on Google's Server

[ingo-m]

I encountered the same issue with googleapiclient versions 1.7.11, 1.8.0, and 1.8.2. I initially thought the issue was version dependent, but have now had the problem with all versions I tested. The problem also occurs on google colab (on colab I tried versions 1.7.12 and 1.8.2, both are affected).

Strangely, the issue is not completely reproducible. In other words, a small percentage of calls to googleapiclient.discovery.build(service_name, version) actually work.

[busunkim96]

Hi all - the server theory is correct. The version of the library you are using should not matter. The discovery document is fetched from https://www.googleapis.com/discovery/v1/apis/youtube/v3/rest (which is unfortunately down right now).

If you're experiencing unreliability you may want to temporarily download the document and use build_from_document.

I'll file a bug internally to make sure folks know this is down.

Thanks for the report!

[ingo-m]

Thanks @busunkim96. Here is a little example of the solution you suggested, seems to work for me.

[busunkim96]

Quick update: the change that caused this issue is being rolled back.

[mindflayer]

Quick update: the change that caused this issue is being rolled back.

I see a spike in the Grafana which is monitoring our platform, it looks like they really did it.

[coder2310]

Been happening on and off for me as well:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "app.py", line 8, in
from Engine.ThreadAPIs import ThreadEngine
File "/Users/ahmedsalem/Desktop/Spring 2020/Senior Design/SoundShow/SoundShow/Engine/ThreadAPIs/ThreadEngine.py", line 9, in
from Engine import searchGoogle, searchYoutube, searchSpotify
File "/Users/ahmedsalem/Desktop/Spring 2020/Senior Design/SoundShow/SoundShow/Engine/searchYoutube.py", line 12, in
youtube_object = build(YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME, YOUTUBE_API_VERSION,
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/googleapiclient/_helpers.py", line 130, in positional_wrapper
return wrapped(args, *kwargs)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/googleapiclient/discovery.py", line 233, in build
raise UnknownApiNameOrVersion(
googleapiclient.errors.UnknownApiNameOrVersion: name: youtube version: v3

[busunkim96]

Closing as this is now resolved.