youtube.playlist_details
Fetch metadata for a public YouTube playlist by playlist id. Returns title, description, creator summary, video and view counts, thumbnails, badges, and last updated timestamps. Cost = 10 tokens.
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What youtube.playlist_details does on Vee3
AI agents call youtube.playlist_details to retrieve information from Vee3 without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
playlist_id | string | Yes | YouTube playlist id (for example PLcirGkCPmbmFeQ1sm4wFciF03D_EroIfr). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why youtube.playlist_details is rated Low
This tool performs a simple metadata retrieval operation on a public YouTube resource. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, or trigger external operations beyond fetching. The data retrieved is already public. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an agent could at worst retrieve metadata for many playlists, which poses no security risk comparable to write, execute, or destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Fetch metadata for a public YouTube playlist' and returns 'title, description, creator summary, video and view counts, thumbnails, badges, and last updated timestamps' — all read-only retrieval of publicly available data with no…
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The rule that runs youtube.playlist_details safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Vee3, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For youtube.playlist_details, this is the rule to start with:
youtube.playlist_details is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Vee3, apply this rule, and every youtube.playlist_details call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about youtube.playlist_details
Fetch metadata for a public YouTube playlist by playlist id. Returns title, description, creator summary, video and view counts, thumbnails, badges, and last updated timestamps. Cost = 10 tokens. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Vee3 MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
youtube.playlist_details accepts 1 parameter: playlist_id. Required: playlist_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Vee3 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for youtube.playlist_details: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Vee3. Nothing to install.
youtube.playlist_details is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the youtube.playlist_details rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for youtube.playlist_details. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
youtube.playlist_details is provided by the Vee3 MCP server (https://mcp.vee3.io/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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