This script (`base.js`) is a fundamental component of the YouTube embedded player. It is responsible for initializing the video player interface, managing video loading, playback controls (play, pause, volume, seek), and handling user interactions within the embedded player. It facilitates communication with YouTube's content delivery network and backend services to stream video content efficiently. Furthermore, it manages API interactions, allowing websites to programmatically control the embedded player and respond to player events, ensuring a consistent and interactive video experience for viewers across different platforms and browsers.
Capabilities
The script enables the seamless integration of YouTube videos into any webpage by providing a fully functional and interactive video player. It addresses the challenge of delivering rich media content by abstracting away the complexities of video streaming, content delivery, and interactive controls. Key features include adaptive streaming to optimize video quality based on network conditions, support for various playback options like autoplay and looping, and comprehensive controls for a robust user experience. It also provides an API for developers to customize player behavior and integrate with their website's functionality.
- Video Playback
- Embedded Player
- Video Controls
- Adaptive Streaming
- Content Delivery
- Player API
- User Interaction Management
Digital Footprint
Known Cookies
YSC
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what YouTube videos the user has seen (set upon user interaction). • Session
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Estimates the user's bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos (set upon user interaction). • 6 months
PREF
Records user's preferred settings, e.g. language, result format, safe search filter (set upon user interaction). • 8 months
GPS
Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location (set upon user interaction). • 30 minutes
CONSENT
Records user consent preferences for Google services. • Varies
__Secure-3PAPISID
Google cookie for security, user authentication, and personalization. • 2 years
__Secure-3PSID
Google cookie for security, user authentication, and personalization. • 2 years
IDE
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the user's actions after viewing or clicking an advertiser's ad, measuring ad efficacy and presenting targeted ads. • 1 year
NID
Used by Google to remember user preferences and other information, which can include ad personalization for AdSense. • 6 months
_gcl_*
Stores campaign information for Google Ads. • 90 days
_gac_*
Contains campaign-related information from Google Ads, used for conversion tracking if linked with Google Analytics. • 90 days
_gtm_debug
Used by Google Tag Manager for debugging purposes when in preview mode. • Session
_ga
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. • 2 years
_gid
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. • 24 hours
test_cookie
Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. • 15 minutes
_gads
Used to ensure that ads are displayed correctly and to track user interactions with ads. • 13 months
DSID
Used by Google to record when an advertising campaign has been viewed. • 2 weeks
_gcl_au
Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertisement efficiency across websites. • 3 months
AID
Used for Google account and ad-related preferences and tracking. • Until session ends
TAID
Used for Google account and ad-related preferences and tracking. • Until session ends
ANID
Google advertising cookie used for ad personalization. • 1 year
_GRECAPTCHA
Used by reCAPTCHA to provide bot detection and spam protection for the website. It contains a score and identifies the user for a limited time. • 6 months
rc::c
Used to track user interactions for reCAPTCHA v2 challenges to verify human activity. • Session
rc::d
Used to determine if the user is a human or a bot, often associated with reCAPTCHA v3's scoring mechanism. • Session
__gads
Used by Google AdSense to serve ads and prevent the same ad from being shown too many times to a user. • 13 months
__gpi
Used by Google to track ad impressions and measure the effectiveness of ads. • 13 months
AEC
Ensures that requests within a browsing session are made by the user and not by other sites. These cookies prevent malicious sites from acting on a user’s behalf without their knowledge. • 6 months
_gat_*
Used to throttle request rate. • 1 minute
AW_*
Used for Google Ads conversion tracking and remarketing. • Varies, typically 30-90 days
__Secure-ENID
Used by Google for tracking and personalizing ads. • 1 year
FCNEC
Used to detect if the user has consented to marketing cookies by the Google Ads infrastructure. • 1 year
__Secure-3PSIDCC
Google cookie for security, user authentication, and personalization. • 2 years
APISID
Security cookie to authenticate user, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized parties. • Varies
HSID
Security cookie to authenticate user, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized parties. • Varies
SAPISID
Security cookie to authenticate user, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized parties. • Varies
SID
Google cookie for security, user authentication, and personalization. • 2 years
SIDCC
Google cookie for security, user authentication, and personalization. • 2 years
SSID
Security cookie to authenticate user, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized parties. • Varies
fledge
Part of Google's Privacy Sandbox, used for interest-based advertising experiments. • 30 days
gcm_*.fledge.google
Related to FLEDGE within Google's Privacy Sandbox for ad targeting experiments. • 30 days
__gpl
Used by Google to store information about the user's activity for ad personalization and measurement. • 2 years
__gads_*
Used by Google AdSense to track visitors across websites and manage unique user IDs for ad delivery. • 13 months
_gat_gtag_UA_*
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. Set upon interaction with the player. • 1 minute
__gsas
Used for ad selection and delivery, often temporary or session-based. • Session
_gcl_aw
Used by Google Ads to store user activity and measure ad performance. • 90 days
Endpoints
- www.youtube.com
- s.ytimg.com
- i.ytimg.com
- *.googlevideo.com
- www.google.com
- googlevideo.com
- googleads.g.doubleclick.net
- www.googleadservices.com
- www.googletagmanager.com
- www.google-analytics.com
- securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
- ad.doubleclick.net
- pagead2.googlesyndication.com
- adservice.google.com
- tpc.googlesyndication.com
- google.com
- doubleclick.net
- www.gstatic.com
- www.recaptcha.net
- www.youtube-nocookie.com
- r*.googlevideo.com
- fonts.gstatic.com
- stats.g.doubleclick.net
- gstatic.com
- ep2.adtrafficquality.google
Security Incidents & Vulnerabilities
medium7/29/2024
Path traversal vulnerability in google-auth-library-nodejs could lead to arbitrary file reads.
critical9/8/2023
Use-after-free vulnerability in Mojo in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.92 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
medium3/22/2022
Information Exposure in google-cloud-python allowing exposure of sensitive data via HTTP response.