stophy-cli

stophy

CLI for the Stophy YouTube data API. Search videos, get transcripts, read comments, browse channels, and fetch playlists. All output is JSON.

Install

npm install -g stophy

Requires Node.js 18 or later. Get an API key from stophy.dev/dashboard.

Auth

stophy login --browser           # opens OAuth in browser (recommended)
stophy login --api-key st_xxx    # paste API key directly
export STOPHY_API_KEY="st_..."   # or set env var

Commands

search

stophy search --q "typescript tutorial" --type video --sortBy popularity
stophy search --q "next.js" --uploadDate week --duration long

video details

stophy video details --url "https://youtube.com/watch?v=QRvfjPltvmE"

{
  "id": "QRvfjPltvmE",
  "title": "TraRags Reacts To Kendrick Lamar - GNX",
  "author": "TRA RAGS STREAMS",
  "viewCount": 204828,
  "likeCount": 9170,
  "durationText": "2 hours 42 minutes 27 seconds",
  "publishedAt": "2024-11-23T08:22:36.000Z"
}

video transcript

stophy video transcript --url "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."

{
  "language": "en",
  "segments": [
    { "text": "what is up everybody", "start": 0.0, "duration": 1.96 },
    { "text": "welcome back to the channel", "start": 1.96, "duration": 2.0 }
  ]
}

video comments

stophy video comments --url "https://youtube.com/watch?v=QRvfjPltvmE" --sortBy top

{
  "items": [
    { "text": "\"Nah, that's not enough\" 😂", "author": "@terribletimes902", "likeCount": 2100 },
    { "text": "53:15 BRO CREAMED HIMSELF LIVE 😭😭😭😭", "author": "@Aunos1", "likeCount": 593 },
    { "text": "WHO ELSE BACK TO THIS AFTER THE ICEMAN REACTION?? 🙌🏾✊🏾", "author": "@colouredhearts", "likeCount": 134 }
  ],
  "continuationToken": "..."
}

channel

stophy channel --url "https://youtube.com/@t3dotgg" --tab video --sortBy popular

{
  "channel": {
    "name": "Theo - t3.gg",
    "handle": "@t3dotgg",
    "subscriberCount": "539K subscribers",
    "videoCount": "1K videos",
    "isVerified": true
  },
  "items": [
    { "title": "PirateSoftware is right, this needs to stop", "viewCount": 1000000, "duration": "15:14" }
  ]
}

playlist

stophy playlist --url "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxxxx"

usage and logs

stophy usage --days 7
stophy logs --days 30 --endpoint /v1/video

All commands

Command	Description
stophy login	Log in to your Stophy account
stophy search	Search YouTube videos, channels, and playlists
stophy video details	Get video metadata
stophy video transcript	Get timestamped transcript
stophy video comments	Get paginated comments
stophy video replies	Get comment replies
stophy channel	Browse a channel's videos, shorts, playlists, or about page
stophy playlist	Get all videos in a playlist with full metadata
stophy credits	Show your remaining credit balance
stophy usage	Show API usage for your key
stophy logs	Show request logs for your key
stophy view-config	Show your current config and auth status
stophy logout	Clear saved credentials

Each command supports --help for full options. See docs.stophy.dev for response shapes.

License

MIT