What are some potential pitfalls when trying to count views from embedded videos on YouTube?

One potential pitfall when trying to count views from embedded videos on YouTube is that YouTube's API may not always accurately report view counts in real-time. To address this issue, you can implement a caching mechanism to store and update view counts periodically, reducing the reliance on real-time data. 

// Example PHP code snippet to implement a caching mechanism for counting views from embedded YouTube videos

// Function to retrieve view count from YouTube API
function getYouTubeViewCount($videoId) {
    // Code to make API request to YouTube and retrieve view count
    return $viewCount;
}

// Function to store and update view count in cache
function updateViewCountCache($videoId) {
    // Code to retrieve current view count from cache
    $currentViewCount = $cache->get($videoId);
    
    // Code to retrieve latest view count from YouTube API
    $latestViewCount = getYouTubeViewCount($videoId);
    
    // Update cache with latest view count if different
    if ($currentViewCount != $latestViewCount) {
        $cache->set($videoId, $latestViewCount);
    }
}

// Usage example
$videoId = "YOUR_YOUTUBE_VIDEO_ID";
updateViewCountCache($videoId);

// Retrieve view count from cache
$viewCount = $cache->get($videoId);
echo "View count: " . $viewCount;

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