Build a YouTube API Video Player app that fetches videos from the YouTube Data API. The app also retrieves video thumbnails and allows the user to tap on a video to watch it right inside the app! This is Lesson 4 we implement the Data Service to send off an API request to the YouTube Data API. A new lesson is released each week.

You can find previous lessons on this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMRqhzcHGw1bXAOgzO8HokHyq9vmSeq1L

Xcode Project Source Code:
https://cwc.to/youtube-api-code

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:22 The YouTube Data API Endpoint
03:08 How to Add API Key Securely in Xcode
09:16 Storing the API Key in an External File
14:11 Sending the API Request
29:47 Outro

Resources Referenced:
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/playlistItems/list
https://console.cloud.google.com/

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