How to set video language when uploading to YouTube with Python API client

Question

I am uploading videos to YouTube programmatically following the official guide:

  body=dict(
    snippet=dict(
      title=title,
      description=description,
      tags=tags,
    ),
    status=dict(
      privacyStatus="public"
    )
  )

I can upload the video, set the title, the description, and upload a thumbnail. The setting "Made for kids" comes from the channel's default.

But the video's language does not come from the channel's default, so I want to set it programmatically. On the web interface, it looks like this:

I would also like to set programmatically other options in the web interface, such as:

altered content
Allow automatic chapters and key moments
Allow automatic concepts
Don't allow remixing

How can I set these additional options during or after the upload with the Python API client?

Update

I tried defaultLanguage="fr-FR" in snippet and it sets the title and description language, not the video language:

I also tried defaultLanguage="fr" in snippet and I get the same result.

You can check this part of the doc. These are the values you can set. — user459872
– user459872, Commented Apr 3, 2024 at 12:07
Based on the docs, for language you can use defaultLanguage. — user459872
– user459872, Commented Apr 3, 2024 at 12:10
Thank you @user459872. I tried that, it doesn't set the video's language, and I updated the question. — ginjaemocoes
– ginjaemocoes, Commented Apr 3, 2024 at 13:15
This is great. I was able to get the Video Language using defaultAudioLangauage? Were you able to get other settings like altered content? Do you have any luck with scheduling the video? I tried publishAt snippet, but it never works for me. Thanks. — DigitalNomad
– DigitalNomad, Commented Apr 8, 2024 at 13:43
@DigitalNomad Yes, I could set video language with defaultAudioLanguage (as in the answer) and the title and description language with defaultLanguage (as in the comment). I could not yet set "altered content" nor the rest and I asked the person who provided the accepted answer; we'll probably have more luck posting another question. Yes, I could schedule the video with, for example publishAt="2024-04-04T18:00:00+00:00" (see stackoverflow.com/questions/40148118/… ). — ginjaemocoes
– ginjaemocoes, Commented Apr 8, 2024 at 16:10

r5tr3 · Accepted Answer · 2024-04-06 14:53:34Z

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For me it worked when adding "defaultAudioLanguage" to the correct language.

answered Apr 6, 2024 at 14:53

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ginjaemocoes Over a year ago

Yes, that works indeed, thanks! I asked about the rest of the settings, such as altered content, automatic chapters, automatic concepts and remixing, in a separate thread: stackoverflow.com/questions/78300839/…

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