Starting today, the YouTube Data API has started returning a null value for the viewCount field in the statistics part for some channels, while still returning other statistics (like subscriberCount and videoCount) as usual.
For example:
- Channel
UCMqSXQ-rHnRQjOSfX1NwnkA→ viewCount is null - Channel
UCHm9lwAJb4_9Rnvj_yc7zHg→ viewCount is present and returns a valid number
Is this a known change or a bug? Are there any updates from the YouTube team or workarounds available?