How Field Mapping Works Between YouTube and SearchUnify

This article visualizes the mapping between the fields found on the YouTube frontend and the SearchUnify fields under the tab YouTube Content Source > Edit > Rules. Using this document you can pick the right fields for crawling and indexing in SearchUnify.

Here's an example: The highlighted area in the image is called "ChannelTitle" in YouTube but its name in SearchUnify is "channel_name".

To index the data stored in "ChannelTitle" pick the "channel_name" field while choosing Khoros fields for indexing.

For Space (Channel) Field

Search Field Name Fields from API Response & Description Visual Representation at YouTube Front-End
spaceName title (the unique name for your YouTube space)

spaceUrl The unique URL containing space unique ID.

spaceId id (The unique ID of your space)

spaceKey uploads
spaceType spaceType (The type of space; Public or Private)

For Videos Field

Search Field Name Fields from API Response & Description Visual Representation at YouTube Front-End
id id (The unique identifier for the YouTube video)

tags

tag

tags (Keywords or labels associated with the video, used for categorization and search.)
thumbnail thumbNail* (The image representing the video, typically used as a preview or thumbnail image)

title title (The title or name of the YouTube video)

post_time publishedAt (The timestamp indicating when the video was posted or uploaded)

description

body

description (A brief summary or text providing information about the video content)

view_href The URL or link to view the video
channel_id channelId (The unique identifier for the YouTube channel associated with the video)

channel_name ChannelTitle (The name or title of the YouTube channel associated with the video)

playlist_name playlistName (The name or title of the playlist to which the video belongs)

user_id user_id (The unique identifier for the user who uploaded the video)

comments

comment

comments (The comments associated with the video.)

subtitles

subtitle

subtitles (The subtitles or captions available for the video)

privacy_status privacyStatus (The privacy status of the video (e.g., public, private, unlisted))
channel_type channel_type (The type or category of the YouTube channel.)
playlist_id playlistId (The unique identifier for the playlist to which the video belongs)