YouTube is a popular platform owned by Google for sharing videos, music, and other visuals.

API features: The YouTube API allows developers to embed YouTube features into their websites and apps. You can use the API to allow users to play YouTube videos directly in your app, search for YouTube content, manage playlists, download videos, and perform other tasks. The API also allows you to analyze the performance of your videos, schedule live broadcasts, and add a YouTube subscription button.

Popularity. As of May 2018, YouTube was visited by over 1.8 billion users every month, making it the second most popular social media platform in the world.

Price: The API is provided for free.

Ease of use: Google has provided simple developer documentation, guides, and sample code to make it easy to add YouTube features to your website or app.