YouTube Analytics deprecates the isCurated dimension for playlist reports
What changed
On 19 January 2024 the isCurated dimension was deprecated for channel reports, with an initial date of 30 June 2024. An April 2024 update extended the deprecation to content owner playlist reports effective 31 December 2024. A later 22 April 2025 entry states isCurated is no longer supported for channel reports and content owner playlist reports as of 31 December 2024. Four in-playlist metrics were added to replace it.
What it means
Playlist reports that filter or group by isCurated stop working, and the meaning of the views metric in playlist reports changes.
Who is affected
Developers of analytics tools that report on YouTube playlists.
What to do by 31 Dec 2024
Switch playlist reports to the playlistViews, playlistAverageViewDuration, playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched and playlistSaves metrics and stop using isCurated.
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