Error Creating Job in YouTube Reporting API

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I'm following the API referenced here but nothing I am doing seems to be working. Below is my code and the error message I am getting

import requests
access_token = 'MY_ACCESS_TOKEN'

headers = {
    "content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
}
url = "https://youtubereporting.googleapis.com/v1/jobs"
data = {
    "reportTypeId": "channel_basic_a2",
    "name": "my_job",
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=data)
# Also tried
# response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, params=data)
assert response.status_code == 200, f"{response.status_code} {response.text}"
print(response.text)

Below is the error message I am getting

"error": {
    "code": 400,
    "message": "Invalid JSON payload received. Unknown name \"reportTypeId\": Cannot bind query parameter. Field 'reportTypeId' could not be found in request message.\nInvalid JSON payload received. Unknown name \"name\": Cannot bind query parameter. Field 'name' could not be found in request message.",
    "status": "INVALID_ARGUMENT",
    "details": [
      {
        "@type": "type.googleapis.com/google.rpc.BadRequest",
        "fieldViolations": [
          {
            "description": "Invalid JSON payload received. Unknown name \"reportTypeId\": Cannot bind query parameter. Field 'reportTypeId' could not be found in request message."
          },
          {
            "description": "Invalid JSON payload received. Unknown name \"name\": Cannot bind query parameter. Field 'name' could not be found in request message."
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }

Did you try to retrieve the reportTypeId in your report types list? Try to get request in your reportTypes to get the valid reportTypeId developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reference/rest/v1/… — Jason V. Castellano
– Jason V. Castellano, Commented Mar 21 at 18:48
@JasonV.Castellano yes I tried that and it worked. channel_basic_a2 is one of the reportTypeIds returned — Arthur Beyer
– Arthur Beyer, Commented Mar 21 at 20:17
There is somthing wrong in sending your request, Just check your content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" just try application/json because you are sending a json object in your server. There is an error: Field 'name' could not be found in request message. it means the name in your attributes cannot be found. — Jason V. Castellano
– Jason V. Castellano, Commented Mar 21 at 20:30

Jason V. Castellano · Accepted Answer · 2025-03-21 20:55:58Z

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I think, there's something wrong with your request. Check your header "content-type" is set to "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" , but since you're sending a JSON object, try to switch it to application/json. As you can see , the error Cannot bind query parameter. Field 'name' could not be found in request message.", attribute is missing , it means there something wrong in sending request in your server.

answered Mar 21 at 20:55

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