{"id":623,"date":"2011-10-13T10:19:46","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T20:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mymonkeydo.com\/?p=623"},"modified":"2011-10-13T10:19:46","modified_gmt":"2011-10-13T20:19:46","slug":"get-the-youtube-thumbnail-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymonkeydo.com\/get-the-youtube-thumbnail-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Get the YouTube Thumbnail Image"},"content":{"rendered":"
To get the YouTube thumbnail image, you would either use their API or a simpler method would be to use this format of the url:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/VIDEO_ID\/#.jpg<\/p>\n
Where VIDEO_ID is the last bunch of characters after “v=” in the URL:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0TflnHlQMt8<\/p>\n
# is the thumbnail number. \u00a0 The choices are 0, 1, 2, 3. \u00a00 is the default full size image (480\u00d7360). \u00a02 is the default small image (120×90). \u00a01 and 3 are other optional small images that is not the default thumbnail.<\/p>\n