my-yt-api v1.1.8

You look for a simple youtube api? Here is it ;D

Version 1.1.8

warn: Security global.MY_YT_API_KEY returns used API_KEY; Do not send the res json to third-party! -> json includes sensitiv data (e.g req_master)

Api docs, News/Updates, support... here

Table of Contents

• Methods
• Properties
• Flags

Require the npm's modules

const ytube = require('my-yt-api');

Create yt client for getting access to ytb's db

const client = new ytube.Client({

API_KEY: "YOUR-API-KEY"

});

Methodes

searching for youtube video

client.searchVideo($string, function(err, res) => {

//check if there is an error
if(err) return console.error(err);

//check if there are results
if(res){

/*
this is an example of handling the result!
the result is json and there are a lot of properties you can use..
the properties are shown below
*/

 console.log(res[0].url);

}

}, {optional_flags});

Properties

/*
returns number of results (Int)
range 0-50;
*/
res.length

/*
returns video url (string)
e.g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
*/
res[0].url
//res[0].shortURL returns the 'short URL'

/*
returns videos title (string)
*/
res[0].title

/*
returns videos description (string)
*/
res[0].description

/*
returns videos id (string)
e.g dQw4w9WgXcQ
*/
res[0].id

/*
returns the >>default<< thumbnail url (string)
[format == JPG}
*/
res[0].thumbnail

/*
return thumbnail types
-default
-medium
-high
*/
//URL (jpg)
res[0].thumbnails.<type>.url
//width in px
res[0].thumbnails.<type>.width
//height in px
res[0].thumbnails.<type>.height

/*
returns used params... no params returns "default"
*/
res[0].params

/*
returns the request url to youtubes servers
*/
res[0].req_url

/*
returns used the api_key
*/
res[0].req_master

Flags

{
   RESULT_LIMIT: 5, //1-50;
   CHANNEL_ID: "default", //e.g : UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw;
   VIDEO_TYPE: "default", //completed, live, upcoming;
   ORDER: "default", //date, rating, relevance, title, videoCount, viewCount;
   SAFE_SEARCH: "default", //moderate, none, strict;
   VIDEO_QUALITY: "default", //any, high, standard;
   VIDEO_DIMENSION: "default", //2d, 3d;
   VIDEO_DURATION: "default", //*any*, *long*(vid needs to be longer then 20min), *medium*(4min-20min), *short*(0.1sek-4min);
   EMBEDDABLE: "default", //any, true;
   VIDEO_LICENSE: "default", //any, creativeCommon, youtube;
   VIDEO_LENGTH_TYPE: "default" //any, episode, movie;
  }

There will be some updates soon ;)