curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"mediaUrls": ["https://example.com/watermark.png"],
"timingType": "offsetFromStart",
"offsetMs": 15000,
"durationMs": 30000
}' \
-X POST https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark
const API_KEY = "API_KEY";
fetch("https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}`
},
body: JSON.stringify({
mediaUrls: ["https://example.com/watermark.png"],
timingType: "offsetFromStart",
offsetMs: 15000,
durationMs: 30000
}),
})
.then((res) => res.json())
.then((json) => console.log(json))
.catch(console.error);
import requests
payload = {
'mediaUrls': ['https://example.com/watermark.png'],
'timingType': 'offsetFromStart',
'offsetMs': 15000,
'durationMs': 30000
}
headers = {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': 'Bearer API_KEY'
}
r = requests.post('https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark',
json=payload,
headers=headers)
print(r.json())
<?php
$apiUrl = 'https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark';
$apiKey = 'API_KEY'; // Replace 'API_KEY' with your actual API key
$headers = [
'Content-Type: application/json',
'Authorization: Bearer ' . $apiKey,
];
$data = json_encode([
'mediaUrls' => ['https://example.com/watermark.png'],
'timingType' => 'offsetFromStart',
'offsetMs' => 15000,
'durationMs' => 30000
]);
$curl = curl_init($apiUrl);
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_POST => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => $headers,
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
if ($response === false) {
echo 'Curl error: ' . curl_error($curl);
} else {
echo json_encode(json_decode($response), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
}
curl_close($curl);
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace SetYouTubeWatermark_csharp
{
class SetYouTubeWatermark
{
private static readonly HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
string API_KEY = "API_KEY";
string url = "https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark";
// Set up request headers
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + API_KEY);
// Prepare JSON content
string json = @"{
""mediaUrls"": [""https://example.com/watermark.png""],
""timingType"": ""offsetFromStart"",
""offsetMs"": 15000,
""durationMs"": 30000
}";
var content = new StringContent(json, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
try
{
// Send POST request
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PostAsync(url, content);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
// Read response
string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
}
catch (HttpRequestException e)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {e.Message}");
}
}
}
}
{
"status": "success",
"message": "Watermark set successfully",
"mediaUrls": [
"https://example.com/watermark.png"
],
"timingType": "offsetFromStart",
"offsetMs": 1000,
"durationMs": 5000
}
{
"action": "post",
"status": "error",
"code": 140,
"message": "The image aspect ratio must be between 1 and 1. Current image aspect ratio: 1085/723 (1.50). https://www.ayrshare.com/docs/media-guidelines/youtube "
}
{
"status": "error",
"code": 307,
"message": "Media type 'image/webp' is not supported. "
}
{
"status": "error",
"code": 250,
"message": "The watermark cannot be set for this channel. Please check that you have proper permissions and the channel is valid."
}
YouTube
Set YouTube Watermark
Set a watermark on your YouTube channel
POST
/
post
/
youTubeWatermark
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"mediaUrls": ["https://example.com/watermark.png"],
"timingType": "offsetFromStart",
"offsetMs": 15000,
"durationMs": 30000
}' \
-X POST https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark
const API_KEY = "API_KEY";
fetch("https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}`
},
body: JSON.stringify({
mediaUrls: ["https://example.com/watermark.png"],
timingType: "offsetFromStart",
offsetMs: 15000,
durationMs: 30000
}),
})
.then((res) => res.json())
.then((json) => console.log(json))
.catch(console.error);
import requests
payload = {
'mediaUrls': ['https://example.com/watermark.png'],
'timingType': 'offsetFromStart',
'offsetMs': 15000,
'durationMs': 30000
}
headers = {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': 'Bearer API_KEY'
}
r = requests.post('https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark',
json=payload,
headers=headers)
print(r.json())
<?php
$apiUrl = 'https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark';
$apiKey = 'API_KEY'; // Replace 'API_KEY' with your actual API key
$headers = [
'Content-Type: application/json',
'Authorization: Bearer ' . $apiKey,
];
$data = json_encode([
'mediaUrls' => ['https://example.com/watermark.png'],
'timingType' => 'offsetFromStart',
'offsetMs' => 15000,
'durationMs' => 30000
]);
$curl = curl_init($apiUrl);
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_POST => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => $headers,
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
if ($response === false) {
echo 'Curl error: ' . curl_error($curl);
} else {
echo json_encode(json_decode($response), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
}
curl_close($curl);
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace SetYouTubeWatermark_csharp
{
class SetYouTubeWatermark
{
private static readonly HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
string API_KEY = "API_KEY";
string url = "https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark";
// Set up request headers
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + API_KEY);
// Prepare JSON content
string json = @"{
""mediaUrls"": [""https://example.com/watermark.png""],
""timingType"": ""offsetFromStart"",
""offsetMs"": 15000,
""durationMs"": 30000
}";
var content = new StringContent(json, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
try
{
// Send POST request
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PostAsync(url, content);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
// Read response
string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
}
catch (HttpRequestException e)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {e.Message}");
}
}
}
}
{
"status": "success",
"message": "Watermark set successfully",
"mediaUrls": [
"https://example.com/watermark.png"
],
"timingType": "offsetFromStart",
"offsetMs": 1000,
"durationMs": 5000
}
{
"action": "post",
"status": "error",
"code": 140,
"message": "The image aspect ratio must be between 1 and 1. Current image aspect ratio: 1085/723 (1.50). https://www.ayrshare.com/docs/media-guidelines/youtube "
}
{
"status": "error",
"code": 307,
"message": "Media type 'image/webp' is not supported. "
}
{
"status": "error",
"code": 250,
"message": "The watermark cannot be set for this channel. Please check that you have proper permissions and the channel is valid."
}
Set a watermark image on your YouTube channel that will appear on all your videos. The watermark can be configured to appear at specific times during video playback.
- Position is automatically set to bottom-right corner (YouTube API default)
- All timing parameters
timingType,offsetMs, anddurationMsare required when setting a watermark - Watermarks apply to all videos on the channel (existing and future)
- The watermark image must meet YouTube’s watermark media guidelines
- You must have proper permissions to manage the YouTube channel
Header Parameters
Body Parameters
array
required
Array containing the watermark image URL. Only the first URL will be used.Use a PNG or JPEG image. The URL must contain
.png, .jpg, or .jpeg, otherwise the request
returns error 101. YouTube rejects WebP images with error 307.The image must be square (1:1), 150 to 1920 pixels wide and high, and 10 MB or smaller.string
required
When to show the watermark during video playback.Available timingType options:
offsetFromStart- Show watermark starting from a specific time after video beginsoffsetFromEnd- Show watermark starting from a specific time before video ends
number
required
Time offset in milliseconds. Must be a positive number.
- For
offsetFromStart: Time after video starts to show watermark - For
offsetFromEnd: Time before video ends to show watermark
number
required
How long to display the watermark in milliseconds. Must be a positive number.
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"mediaUrls": ["https://example.com/watermark.png"],
"timingType": "offsetFromStart",
"offsetMs": 15000,
"durationMs": 30000
}' \
-X POST https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark
const API_KEY = "API_KEY";
fetch("https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": `Bearer ${API_KEY}`
},
body: JSON.stringify({
mediaUrls: ["https://example.com/watermark.png"],
timingType: "offsetFromStart",
offsetMs: 15000,
durationMs: 30000
}),
})
.then((res) => res.json())
.then((json) => console.log(json))
.catch(console.error);
import requests
payload = {
'mediaUrls': ['https://example.com/watermark.png'],
'timingType': 'offsetFromStart',
'offsetMs': 15000,
'durationMs': 30000
}
headers = {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': 'Bearer API_KEY'
}
r = requests.post('https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark',
json=payload,
headers=headers)
print(r.json())
<?php
$apiUrl = 'https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark';
$apiKey = 'API_KEY'; // Replace 'API_KEY' with your actual API key
$headers = [
'Content-Type: application/json',
'Authorization: Bearer ' . $apiKey,
];
$data = json_encode([
'mediaUrls' => ['https://example.com/watermark.png'],
'timingType' => 'offsetFromStart',
'offsetMs' => 15000,
'durationMs' => 30000
]);
$curl = curl_init($apiUrl);
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_POST => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => $headers,
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
if ($response === false) {
echo 'Curl error: ' . curl_error($curl);
} else {
echo json_encode(json_decode($response), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
}
curl_close($curl);
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace SetYouTubeWatermark_csharp
{
class SetYouTubeWatermark
{
private static readonly HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
string API_KEY = "API_KEY";
string url = "https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/youTubeWatermark";
// Set up request headers
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + API_KEY);
// Prepare JSON content
string json = @"{
""mediaUrls"": [""https://example.com/watermark.png""],
""timingType"": ""offsetFromStart"",
""offsetMs"": 15000,
""durationMs"": 30000
}";
var content = new StringContent(json, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
try
{
// Send POST request
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PostAsync(url, content);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
// Read response
string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
}
catch (HttpRequestException e)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {e.Message}");
}
}
}
}
{
"status": "success",
"message": "Watermark set successfully",
"mediaUrls": [
"https://example.com/watermark.png"
],
"timingType": "offsetFromStart",
"offsetMs": 1000,
"durationMs": 5000
}
{
"action": "post",
"status": "error",
"code": 140,
"message": "The image aspect ratio must be between 1 and 1. Current image aspect ratio: 1085/723 (1.50). https://www.ayrshare.com/docs/media-guidelines/youtube "
}
{
"status": "error",
"code": 307,
"message": "Media type 'image/webp' is not supported. "
}
{
"status": "error",
"code": 250,
"message": "The watermark cannot be set for this channel. Please check that you have proper permissions and the channel is valid."
}