# relatedToVideoId on GET /youtube/v3/search stops working

Calls to GET /youtube/v3/search, query parameter relatedToVideoId on Google APIs stopped working on August 7, 2023.

On August 7, 2023, Google APIs stopped supporting the relatedToVideoId query parameter on GET /youtube/v3/search. Calls using this parameter fail after that day. The change was announced on June 12, 2023.

## What to use instead

No replacement is given. You must drop the parameter from your requests.

- API: Google APIs (www.googleapis.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: June 12, 2023
- Takes effect: August 7, 2023
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /youtube/v3/search`, `query parameter relatedToVideoId`
- Source: [Announcement](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/revision_history)
- Verified: October 26, 2026, against Google APIs's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/google-apis/breaking-changes/relatedtovideoid-on-get-youtube-v3-search-stops-working/

## Google APIs's words

> The search.list method's relatedToVideoId parameter has been deprecated. YouTube will stop supporting the parameter as of August 7, 2023.

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