Full reference citations in APA style typically follow this format:
Author. (Year of publication). Title. Publisher.
See the following APA citation templates for various types of sources. For a more complete list of how to cite various sources, please refer to the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual (on reserve at the Library Information Desk) or to the Purdue Owl APA Guide.
PRINT BOOK
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name.
E-BOOK
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of book. Publisher. URL
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy or URL
ARTICLE IN ONLINE MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER
Author, A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of Publication. URL
WEBSITE
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL
Group name. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL
Title of page. (Year, Month Date). Site name. Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL
WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE
Title of article. (Year, Month Date). In Wikipedia. URL of archived version of page
YOUTUBE or STREAMING VIDEO
Last Name, F. M. [Username]. (Year, Month Date). Title of video [Video]. Streaming Service. URL
FILM
Director, D. D. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Film]. Production company.
TV SERIES
Executive Producer, P. P. (Executive Producer). (Date range of release). Title of series [TV series]. Production company(s).
PODCAST EPISODE
Host, H. H.* (Host). (Year, Month Date). Title of podcast episode (Episode number) [Audio podcast episode]. In Title of podcast. Publisher or production company. URL
*Note that you can also cite the Executive Producer, E. P. (Executive Producer)
MUSIC ALBUM
Recording artist. (Year of release). Title of album [Album]. Record label.
TWEET
Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group [@username]. (Year, Month Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words[Tweet]. Site Name. URL
FACEBOOK POST
Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group. (Year, Month Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words [Type of post]. Site Name. URL
INSTAGRAM POST
Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group [@username]. (Year, Month Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words [Type of post]. Site Name. URL
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