References reports provide a view of all the active reference files and associated matches.

### Weekly references (Version 1.1)

This weekly report lists all of the references provided by a partner and provides important information about reference files, such as exclusions and a mapping of reference IDs to reference video IDs and assets.

The `reportType id` for this report is `content_owner_active_references_a2`.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The latest version of this report has the following differences from its previous version:
>
> - Adds the `status_detail` field
> - Updates the `asset_owners` field to use content owner display names or external IDs instead of partner codes

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Primary Key: | `reference_id` `reference_video_id` `asset_custom_id` `asset_id` |
| Additional fields: | `status` `status_detail` `date_created` `reference_type` `source_of_fingerprint` `active_claims` `asset_metadata_type` `asset_title` `asset_labels` `asset_owners` `provider` `length_sec` `excluded_perc` `exclusions` |

### Weekly references (Version 1.0)

This weekly report lists all of the references provided by a partner and provides important information about reference files, such as exclusions and a mapping of reference IDs to reference video IDs and assets.

The `reportType id` for this report is `content_owner_active_references_a1`.

> [!WARNING]
> As of January 15, 2027, this report is deprecated and has been replaced by [version 1.1 of the Weekly References report](https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports/system_managed/references.md.txt#weekly-references) (`content_owner_active_references_a2`).

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Primary Key: | `reference_id` `reference_video_id` `asset_custom_id` `asset_id` |
| Additional fields: | `status` `date_created` `reference_type` `source_of_fingerprint` `active_claims` `asset_metadata_type` `asset_title` `asset_labels` `asset_owners` `provider` `length_sec` `excluded_perc` `exclusions` |