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Hi,

Recently we announced updates to Shorts  
views<https://notifications.google.com/g/p/ANiao5pz9uCwRGY-Fq9TyDCuwJ2K77JMkw-RfnDOQ5wLOWL07kpkjXs58h3qSjr0kx9w1TyH1cQufIPYxchFmIZ6_-Y8UQRu5gC8PP2ME7ZRxJoEudtgH6q95r4rtUUtDT_VsOL3iD-uIX_jXClJRsr85ngw-s0IqVCB>,  
views will now count the number of times a Short starts to play or replay,  
with no minimum watch time requirement.

Data API (Developer  
documentation<https://notifications.google.com/g/p/ANiao5pu6inTslXGNuIzJ8cPnCeAPzqvquygWQXuflCVeFNjHgWwylV6fnxHajaWB9L6LlYFLPmQA7DvTj-oOIUvimHOVMRpkK9JKCBF4QLDRWW-BkHvR-O20Ih8N4SfYYomF5FDqQR0obrb0k26W4gBUmq8KYD2UAF6wNvqGS-r82LYqKBXAKJspQ4YmnOWOvPkgRpA0t22ptySi8t0peF7-A>)

As part of this change, "viewCount" for Shorts will be updated to the new  
methodology by March 31st. This metric will align with "views" as seen when  
watching a video on any YouTube player or surface. There is no change to  
how views are counted for long form videos or live streams. Stay tuned for  
the revision  
history<https://notifications.google.com/g/p/ANiao5rz1i0U4xrYnQE5oziexHpOKgunIyES2OJBRjwGtXf5KuQoVRITYlBoqc9BLP1wqdMvMe0nLSTBqJuQHHQ1MdqfnRkh-2AzlLj6PGWxBghIuPoy2oe7YJeSAGT4xzkE1_I8VbTP16x8o9G7AFB5HE0DaQQdEbkUQdtCC8gp-HTlQnDxXZwni5Y>  
& additional information in the developer documentation.

YouTube Analytics and Reporting APIs

If you own a channel or you are  
authorized<https://notifications.google.com/g/p/ANiao5oJf18fAisAl4qrUFQtgmLs1BBNCJLvqWjID7DMLhchKGq9R8B5w34C122eOO7QWp6QpX_eNH2JHcDo-ceKOEDbk9v7A5wzpRCB4rNvwzZQfQ69h6Z1LaBLk84KBOdIma0SUnl7HtNUeuDEFvPJgxOQj0P4O9vM-TAbQFYj5J5w2KinRF7UIIeyJiA>  
to access data for a channel, you will be able to query both the updated  
views and "Engaged Views".

- Targeted Queries (Developer  
documentation<https://notifications.google.com/g/p/ANiao5rqPdtNtq0ZCKLITByl0QdVe2P56Tnooi9UKPtOR0ho6HV3Jrl0SRVNdjhzPg_aAsEiyCl6L-x7J3JOSAQRjNvoECaraqBiTBvz891pDML6SaW9-kc_YPgMBBhk5sA_vK5J7ZqbsL60Zf4iehanEJfEnnPSMkHVPML1mjlO-8jHIGHctSEjbUrdu7PkCBI5FXFva-_7Vpzg6D4>)  
will be updated by April 30th. After the update you will be able to query a  
new metric "engagedViews" with viewcounts based on the previous methodology  
and "views" will be updated to the new methodology. Until then, views will  
be based on the old methodology, Shorts and channel views will not match  
with Analytics in Studio. Stay tuned for the revision  
history<https://notifications.google.com/g/p/ANiao5q5iB8vIzb9Kq8nwcfdMrFaGJLbI0e_V9tBf2l1_CwQ8o970o9EnkcM-mHgVaxOKdHYFCtm4vxFMzPMEQfGMru09owRY2ZJgQNNCsZSv_IVgu-HW7LQgDbY2tEuHIQ8whJm9GXOlRim4gdZ50xFpMEsSJ4RShJZoXQSc5L-PbrGRYd0RJXqZex_d950_B_5>  
& additional information in the developer documentation.

- Bulk Reports (Developer  
documentation<https://notifications.google.com/g/p/ANiao5pcaPI44nRNP-fikVMk0HnJaxpE8kGqxffN0uXes_FrKB3J-R0Q_2dbt_iixVRZgfcuwLcqRFltrg1IGBNHKURJBgQSzOVi47Hid8HrCPF5t5N1-kUWMKbgquyZBNzKsONJAPSYeQX8sn4JsaFrk4_M5U629LjWjRZqX03LFbZp9RnCS9kH2_z3qJiPV9tmbSoLEcPY1abpY5Qiz2nBHmHFqB9egw>)  
will be updated by June 30th. After the update you will be able to query a  
new metric "engaged_views" with viewcounts based on the previous  
methodology and "views" will be updated to the new methodology. Until then,  
views will be based on the old methodology, Shorts and channel views will  
not match with Analytics in Studio. Stay tuned for the revision  
history<https://notifications.google.com/g/p/ANiao5p-5VIZTj2MlLChrSnXwZq0QUfOm4CdOYFVauA_cYzHCdsaVa-niEjh3UP1mbyWmtMMNQEC7iYzmxDIHw15TjWsch2j2DHzpOMX3Wk9ZP4SAZRzw4eZj6Fw_sEQ0IN86cMRN7CYb1ELjG8Ev0qNpQhJrXcuggIypfFG4t4m0z2KFTxv-kDV-1-EupzLNagS>  
& additional information in the developer documentation.

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