# youtube-dl-exec-nocheck

> A simple Node.js wrapper for youtube-dl

Latest version **2.1.8** (published 2022-08-22) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install youtube-dl-exec-nocheck
pnpm add youtube-dl-exec-nocheck
yarn add youtube-dl-exec-nocheck
bun add youtube-dl-exec-nocheck
```

## Health

**Score 30/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.8 |
| Published | 2022-08-22 |
| First published | 2022-08-21 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Node | >= 14 |
| Dependencies | 5 |
| Unpacked size | 24.8 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | yes |
| GitHub stars | 614 |
| Author | wooodhead |
| Maintainers | jcwsw129 |
| Keywords | binary, nodejs, youtube-dl, youtube-dl-wrapper, youtube-downloader |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/youtube-dl-exec-nocheck
- Repository: https://github.com/microlinkhq/youtube-dl-exec
- Homepage: https://nicedoc.io/microlinkhq/youtube-dl-exec
- Issues: https://github.com/microlinkhq/youtube-dl-exec/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/youtube-dl-exec-nocheck

## Dependencies (5)

- [dargs](https://npm.io/package/dargs.md) ~7.0.0
- [execa](https://npm.io/package/execa.md) ~5.1.0
- [mkdirp](https://npm.io/package/mkdirp.md) ~1.0.4
- [is-unix](https://npm.io/package/is-unix.md) ~2.0.1
- [node-fetch](https://npm.io/package/node-fetch.md) ~2.6.5

## Recent versions

- 2.1.8 (latest) — 2022-08-22
- 2.1.7 — 2022-08-21
- 2.1.6 — 2022-08-21

## README

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> A simple Node.js wrapper for [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp).

## Why

- Auto install the latest `yt-dlp` version available.
- Executes any command in an efficient way.
- Promise & Stream interface support.

## Install

```bash
$ npm install youtube-dl-exec --save
```

Also, it requires Python 3.7 or above available in your system as `python3`. Otherwise, the library will throw an error.

## Usage

```js
const youtubedl = require('youtube-dl-exec')

youtubedl('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xKWiCMKKJg', {
  dumpSingleJson: true,
  noCheckCertificates: true,
  noWarnings: true,
  preferFreeFormats: true,
  addHeader: [
    'referer:youtube.com',
    'user-agent:googlebot'
  ]

}).then(output => console.log(output))
```

It's equivalent to:

```bash
$ ./bin/yt-dlp \
  --dump-single-json \
  --no-check-certificates \
  --no-warnings \
  --prefer-free-formats \
  --add-header='user-agent:googlebot' \
  --add-header='referer:youtube.com' \
  'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xKWiCMKKJg'
```

The library will use the latest `yt-dlp` available that will downloaded on [build](https://github.com/microlinkhq/youtube-dl-exec/blob/master/package.json#L70) time.

Alternatively, you can specify your own binary path using [`.create`]():

```js
const { create: createYoutubeDl } = require('youtube-dl-exec')

const youtubedl = createYoutubeDl('/my/binary/path')
```

You can combine it with [YOUTUBE_DL_SKIP_DOWNLOAD](#youtube_dl_skip_download). See [environment variables](#environment-variables) to know more.

## API

### youtubedl(url, [flags], [options])

It execs any `yt-dlp` command, returning back the output.

#### url

_Required_<br>
Type: `string`

The URL to target.

#### flags

Type: `object`

Any flag supported by `yt-dlp`.

#### options

Any option provided here will passed to [execa#options](https://github.com/sindresorhus/execa#options).

### youtubedl.exec(url, [flags], [options])

Similar to main method but instead of a parsed output, it will return the internal subprocess object

```js
const youtubedl = require('youtube-dl-exec')
const fs = require('fs')

const subprocess = youtubedl.exec('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xKWiCMKKJg', {
  dumpSingleJson: true
})

console.log(`Running subprocess as ${subprocess.pid}`)

subprocess.stdout.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('stdout.txt'))
subprocess.stderr.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('stderr.txt'))

setTimeout(subprocess.cancel, 30000)
```

### youtubedl.create(binaryPath)

It creates a `yt-dlp` using the `binaryPath` provided.

## Environment variables

The environment variables are taken into account when you perform a `npm install` in a project that contains `youtube-dl-exec` dependency.

These environment variables can also be set through "npm config", for example `npm install --YOUTUBE_DL_HOST="Some URL"`, or store it in `.npmrc` file.

They setup the download configuration for getting the `yt-dlp` binary file.

### YOUTUBE_DL_HOST

It determines the remote URL for getting the `yt-dlp` binary file.

The default URL is [ytdl-org/youtube-dl latest release](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases/latest).

### YOUTUBE_DL_DIR

It determines the folder where to put the binary file.

The default folder is `bin`.

### YOUTUBE_DL_FILENAME

It determines the binary filename.

The default binary file could be `yt-dlp` or `youtube-dl.exe`, depending of the [`YOUTUBE_DL_PLATFORM`](#youtube_dl_platform) value.

### YOUTUBE_DL_PLATFORM

It determines the architecture of the machine that will use the `yt-dlp` binary.

The default value will computed from `process.platform`, being `'unix'` or `'win32'`.

### YOUTUBE_DL_SKIP_DOWNLOAD

When is present, it will skip the [postinstall](/scripts/postinstall.js) script for fetching the latest `yt-dlp` version.

That variable should be set before performing the installation command, such as:

```bash
YOUTUBE_DL_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true npm install
```

## License

**youtube-dl-exec** © [microlink.io](https://microlink.io), released under the [MIT](https://github.com/microlinkhq/youtube-dl-exec/blob/master/LICENSE.md) License.<br>
Authored and maintained by [Kiko Beats](https://kikobeats.com) with help from [contributors](https://github.com/microlinkhq/youtube-dl-exec/contributors).

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