youtube-api
A Node.JS module, which provides an object oriented wrapper for the Youtube v3 API.
Installation
$ npm i youtube-api
Example
var Youtube = require("youtube-api")
, Fs = require("fs")
, ReadJson = require("r-json")
, Lien = require("lien")
, Logger = require("bug-killer")
, Opn = require("opn")
;
const CREDENTIALS = ReadJson("./credentials.json");
var server = new Lien({
host: "localhost"
, port: 5000
});
var oauth = Youtube.authenticate({
type: "oauth"
, client_id: CREDENTIALS.web.client_id
, client_secret: CREDENTIALS.web.client_secret
, redirect_url: CREDENTIALS.web.redirect_uris[0]
});
Opn(oauth.generateAuthUrl({
access_type: "offline"
, scope: ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.upload"]
}));
server.page.add("/oauth2callback", function (lien) {
Logger.log("Trying to get the token using the following code: " + lien.search.code);
oauth.getToken(lien.search.code, function(err, tokens) {
if (err) { lien(err, 400); return Logger.log(err); }
oauth.setCredentials(tokens);
Youtube.videos.insert({
resource: {
snippet: {
title: "Testing YoutTube API NodeJS module"
, description: "Test video upload via YouTube API"
}
, status: {
privacyStatus: "private"
}
}
, part: "snippet,status"
, media: {
body: Fs.createReadStream("video.mp4")
}
}, function (err, data) {
if (err) { return lien.end(err, 400); }
lien.end(data);
});
});
});
Documentation
The official Youtube documentation is a very useful resource.
If you have any questions, just open an issue.
Authentication
OAuth (Access Token)
Youtube.authenticate({
type: "oauth"
, token: "your access token"
});
OAuth (Refresh Token)
Youtube.authenticate({
type: "oauth"
, refresh_token: "your refresh token"
, client_id: "your client id"
, client_secret: "your client secret"
, redirect_url: "your refresh url"
});
Server Key
Only for requests that don't require user authorization (certain list operations)
Youtube.authenticate({
type: "key"
, key: "your server key"
});
How to contribute
Have an idea? Found a bug? See how to contribute.
Where is this library used?
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License
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