Younify Connect SDK (YCS) – Younify TV

Younify Connect SDK (YCS)

Younify Connect enables your users to instantly connect their video streaming accounts* to your application/service, providing real-time access to the user’s viewing and rating activity, and content preferences. Younify Connect SDK is the client-side component that your users will interact with within your iOS or Android application, in order to connect their streaming accounts. YCS handles all credential validation and protection, multi-factor authentication, CAPTCHA, and error handling for each streaming service that Younify supports. Once a user has connected their streaming service to Younify, your application/service will be able to make requests to Younify to receive various lists of personalized and search results content for that user-service linked account. Please contact us at ycs@playon.tv to gain access to the partner portal and begin developing your YCS-enabled application.

*Currently supported streaming services include: Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, Paramount+, Peacock, Apple TV+, Discovery+, Tubi, Pluto TV, Roku Channel

Partner Portal

Create and manage YCS apps, projects, and keys.

Younify Connect Management API

Create and manage YCS end-user accounts.

Younify Connect SDK

Native Android

Native iOS

React Native

How Younify Connect Works with Your App

The following illustrates how YCS is used to authenticate accounts and get token pairs that are used to fetch streaming content directly from the user’s accounts.


The Younify Connect process begins when the user logs into your app.
1 Get token pair through backend app server using API Key
2 Initialize Younify Connect SDK using the SDK key and the acquired token pair
3 Handle access token renewal when expired and needs renewing via the backend
4 Enable end user to login to streaming services through the SDK UI
5 Fetch personalized content categories for all logged in streaming services for the end user