youtube-search-google-api

Youtube Search Google API

YouTube Search Google API for Node.js. Search for YouTube videos, channels, playlists and live events via Google API for Node.js.

Installing

This module is designed to be usable via server-side for Node.js or in a browser client-side.

npm install youtube-search-google-api

Configuration

There are 2 HTTP clients provided request and xhr. They handle the server-side and client-side respectively.

Browser Support

For Browserify, add a browser field to your package.json:

"browser": {
  "request": "xhr"
}

For Webpack, add a resolve.alias field to your configuration:

"resolve": {
  "alias": {
    "request$": "xhr"
  }
}

Usage

Authorization via Google API Key or OAuth 2.0 token is required by Google. More information regarding Google authentication can be found at Calling the API. All other parameters are optional.

import { YouTube, SearchRequest } from 'youtube-search-google-api'

const youtube = new YouTube()

youtube.search(new SearchRequest(
  {
    query: {
      key: 'AlzaSydu39i6-bseHDgCfG_SNE_hQwuGdc53Vws',
      maxResults: 50,
      order: 'viewCount',
      type: 'video',
      publishedAfter: '2017-10-01T00:00:00Z',
      q: 'pumpkin|halloween+dog -cat'
    }
  }, function(error, response, body) {
    // Handle the response...
  }))

Dependencies

This module depends on the following.

• lodash
• xhr
• request

Contributing

Please read Contributing. Feel free to submit pull requests, issues and comments! Thank you. Participants will be added to the list of Contributors.

Alternatives

There is also a light weight alternative to this module Youtube Search.

License

YouTube Search Goggle API is Free and Open Source Software. It is licensed by the MIT License.

Changelog

0.6.0

• modify webpack config to add source maps support
• modify readme to include downloads and dependencies badges
• modify code to use better comparison for undefined
• modify package.json to update dependencies