yt-api-wrapper

Fast and lightweight youtube scraper for python

Warning: The user/developer is solely responsible for the use of this code, I am not responsible for copyrights and YouTube restrictions. It is for educational purposes only, do not misuse it.

Installing

pip install yt-api-wrapper

How to use?

It is very simple to use and only one line. Below are some examples:

>>> from yt_api_wrapper import YouTubeAPIWrapper # Import the library
>>> yt = YouTubeAPIWrapper() # Create API wrapper
>>> yt.auto_complete('pytho') # Auto Complete example
INFO:yt_api_wrapper.yt_api_wrapper:Fetching autocomplete for query: 'pyth'
INFO:yt_api_wrapper.yt_api_wrapper:Found 14 suggestions
['python', 'pythagorean theorem', 'python download', 'python programming', 'pythagorean theorem calculator', 'python compiler', 'python online', 'python dictionary', 'pythagoras', 'python snake', 'pythagorean identities', 'python online compiler', 'pythagorean triples', 'python for loop']

>>> video = yt.get_video_info('dQw4w9WgXcQ') # Get video info with one line
INFO:yt_api_wrapper.yt_api_wrapper:Fetching video info for ID: dQw4w9WgXcQ
INFO:yt_api_wrapper.yt_api_wrapper:Successfully extracted info for video: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)

>>> results = yt.search_videos('python course') # Search videos
INFO:yt_api_wrapper.yt_api_wrapper:Searching YouTube for videos: 'python course'

>>> channel = yt.get_channel_info('UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw')

# Asynchronous usage

>>> import asyncio
>>> from yt_api_wrapper import AsyncYouTubeAPIWrapper
>>> yt_async = AsyncYouTubeAPIWrapper()
>>> async def main():
...     # Asynchronous auto complete
...     suggestions = await yt_async.auto_complete('pytho')
...     print(suggestions)
...     # Asynchronous video info
...     video_info = await yt_async.get_video_info('dQw4w9WgXcQ')
...     print(video_info)
...     # Asynchronous search videos
...     search_results = await yt_async.search_videos('python course')
...     print(search_results)
...     # Asynchronous channel info
...     channel_info = await yt_async.get_channel_info('UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw')
...     print(channel_info)

>>> asyncio.run(main())

Faster JSON Parsing

You can install this library with the orjson optional dependency for faster response parsing:

pip install yt-api-wrapper[orjson]

This will install the orjson library, which is used for faster JSON parsing. If you don't want to use orjson, you can install the library without it:

How to Contribute

• Fork the repository
• Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-name)
• Make your changes
• Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add feature')
• Push to the branch (git push origin feature-name)
• Open a Pull Request