The above is a dynamically created chart (check out the source for this page if you like) based upon the following call to the chart API (to which I've added comments):
http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?
cht=lc:nda& //Chart Type
chs=460x100& //The chart size (width x height)
chf=bg,s,F4F4F4& //Gradient Fill
chco=5F8FC9& //Series Colors
chls=1.5& //Line Style
chg=0,-1,1,1& //Grid Lines
chxt=y,x& //Visible Axes
chxtc=0,0& //Axis tick mark style
chxs=0N*s* ,333333,10|1,333333,10& //Axis Label Style
chxl=1:|07/15/12|09/05/12|10/28/12& //Axis Labels
chxp=1,5,50,95& //Axis Label Positions
chxr=0,0,709265784|1,0,100& //Axis Ranges
chd=t:0.0,0.1,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.5,0.6,0.7,0.7,0.8,1.0,
1.1,1.2,1.4,1.5,1.7,1.9,2.1,2.3,2.5,2.8,3.0,3.5,3.7,3.9,
4.1,4.3,4.6,4.9,5.2,5.5,5.8,6.2,6.5,7.0,7.9,8.4,8.9,9.4,
10.0,10.5,11.2,11.9,12.7,13.4,14.1,14.9,16.5,17.5,18.5,
19.5,20.4,21.4,22.4,23.5,24.9,26.2,27.4,28.7,31.1,32.5,
34.0,35.7,37.1,38.5,39.8,41.2,42.4,44.0,45.8,47.4,48.7,
51.2,52.5,54.0,55.7,57.0,58.2,59.4,60.5,61.7,63.0,64.5,
65.9,68.0,69.1,70.2,71.5,73.0,74.3,75.4,76.5,77.7,78.9,
80.2,81.8,83.3& //The actual chart data
chm=B,dce7eed4,0,0,0|AA,333333,0,0,10|AB,333333,0,0,10 //Line Fills
To interpret this image I consulted the charts API reference.
The data is embedded in the "chd" parameter as 100 values between 0 and 100. We can save this as a .csv file, and import into excel. The bounds of the X axis, corresponding to the first and last values in "chd" are the labels listed in "chxl", and the Y bounds are found in "chxr". We just have to interpolate x values between "7/15/12" and "10/28/12" for each of the data points, and (as the y axis starts at zero) scale the y values given by the y limit:
x(i) = x_0 + (x_limit-x_0)/(100-0)*i
y(i) = y'(i) * y_limit
Then we are able to replicate the chart on our own:
From here its relatively easy to calculate views per day or other statistics.
You can also get information for a YouTube Video with a call to the YouTube REST API, although this doesn't give historic data:
https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/{VideoID}?v=2&alt=json
Then we are able to replicate the chart on our own:
You can also get information for a YouTube Video with a call to the YouTube REST API, although this doesn't give historic data:
https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/{VideoID}?v=2&alt=json