Z2pX599xo7M is the video ID
<?php
$sxml = simplexml_load_file(‘http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/Z2pX599xo7M’);
$media = $sxml->children(‘http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/’);
$yt = $media->children(‘http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007’);
$attr1 = $media->group->thumbnail[0]->attributes();
$thumbnail = $attr1[‘url’]; // thumbnail url
$attr2 = $yt->duration->attributes();
$length = $attr2[‘seconds’]; // in seconds
$video_duration = round($length/60,2); // in minutes
?>
