How to get thumb of YouTube video? asked Feb 16 by Pantycle_Genefanty (12.7k points) edited Feb 16 by Pantycle_Genefanty 0 like 0 dislike 8 views How I can to get thumbnail image from YouTube video? How do I get a YouTube video thumbnail from the YouTube API? youtube get video thumbnail youtube get video thumb thumbnail thumb image youtube video get Your comment on this question: Your name to display (optional): Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications. Anti-spam verification: To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register. 1 Answer 0 like 0 dislike answered Feb 16 by Pantycle_Genefanty (12.7k points) Fast answer In YouTube API V3 we can also use these URLs for obtaining thumbnails. They are classified based on their quality: https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/default.jpg - default https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/mqdefault.jpg - medium https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/hqdefault.jpg - high https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/sddefault.jpg - standard And for maximum resolution: https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/maxresdefault.jpg Full answer Each YouTube video has 4 generated images. They are predictably formatted as follows: https://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/0.jpg https://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/1.jpg https://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/2.jpg https://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/3.jpg First one in the list is a full size image and others are thumbnail images. The default thumbnail image (ie. one of 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg) is: https://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/default.jpg For the high quality version of the thumbnail use a url similar to this: https://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/hqdefault.jpg There is also a medium quality version of the thumbnail, using a url similar to the HQ: https://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/mqdefault.jpg For the standard definition version of the thumbnail, use a url similar to this: https://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/sddefault.jpg For the maximum resolution version of the thumbnail use a url similar to this: https://img.youtube.com/vi/<insert-youtube-video-id-here>/maxresdefault.jpg All of the above urls are available over http too. Additionally, the slightly shorter hostname i3.ytimg.com works in place of img.youtube.com in the example urls above. Alternatively, you can use the YouTube Data API (v3) to get thumbnail images. Not every YouTube video contains all nine thumbnails, but there are seven thumbnails for every video. They are: Player Background Thumbnail (480x360 pixels) – https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/[video-id]/0.jpg Start Thumbnail (120x90 pixels) – https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/[video-id]/1.jpg Middle Thumbnail (120x90 pixels) – https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/[video-id]/2.jpg End Thumbnail (120x90 pixels) – https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/[video-id]/3.jpg High Quality Thumbnail (480x360 pixels) – https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/[video-id]/hqdefault.jpg Medium Quality Thumbnail (320x180 pixels) – https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/[video-id]/mqdefault.jpg Normal Quality Thumbnail (120x90 pixels) – https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/[video-id]/default.jpg Image size depends on video. And additionally, next two thumbnails may or may not exist. For HQ videos they exist: Standard Definition Thumbnail (640x480 pixels) – https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/[video-id]/sddefault.jpg Maximum Resolution Thumbnail (1920x1080 pixels) – https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/[video-id]/maxresdefault.jpg Your comment on this answer: Your name to display (optional): Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications. Anti-spam verification: To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register.
