Younify Connect —
connect your app to streaming user data

Access begins with a one-time implementation fee. The SDK requires an API Key and SDK Key issued through the partner portal. Contact us to get started — once you have access, you can create and manage keys directly in the partner portal.

No. Credential handling, MFA, CAPTCHA solving, and session management are all handled inside the YCS SDK layer. Your app only receives normalized data objects — never raw credentials or tokens from the streaming services.

Your backend server handles access token renewal by calling the Management API. The SDK fires an onTokenExpired delegate callback when a token needs refreshing, giving your backend the signal to request a new pair and re-initialize the SDK.

Currently: Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, Peacock, Apple TV, Discovery+, Tubi, Pluto TV, Fandango, YouTube, and Roku Channel — 14 services in total. New services are added regularly. These services are available in any country in which they operate — if a supported provider serves your region, the API works there. We do not currently support region-specific services, though roadmap priorities respond to partner demand. To verify coverage for your own market before committing, connect a real account in your country through the Trakt app, which runs on Younify Connect.

The cold start problem happens when new users have no viewing history in your app, so your recommendation engine has nothing to work with. By connecting their existing streaming accounts through the Younify Connect SDK, you get immediate access to years of real watch history, watchlists, and ratings — before the user has watched a single thing in your app. History extends back to the user's first recorded activity on the service — it is not a rolling window.

Most partners have the SDK initialized and returning real data within a few hours of receiving their keys. Full production integration — including UI polish and backend token management — typically takes 1–3 days depending on your app's architecture.

Users accept VPPA consent along with Younify's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy — two checkboxes on a single screen, shown on the consent screen. All data collected through the Content Services API is owned by Younify; partners receive a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to use it within their application. Each party is an independent controller of the personal data it processes and obtains the consents allocated to it. If a user disconnects a streaming account, normalized records already held in your product may remain if the user chooses to keep them.