LuanRT/YouTube.js
A JavaScript client for YouTube's internal API, known as InnerTube.
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Where it stands
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4 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 6 days ago, with 82 contributors on GitHub.
Gained 106% more stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a JavaScript client to interact with YouTube's private InnerTube API for accessing videos, comments, live chats, and streaming data.
- Enables seamless integration across Node.js, Deno, and modern browsers with a unified API for YouTube's internal services.
- Use for building custom YouTube video browsers or players that require direct access to video metadata and streaming info.
- Use for developing chatbots or moderation tools that interact with YouTube live chat in real time.
- Use for creating analytics dashboards that gather detailed comment and engagement data from YouTube videos programmatically.
Should you depend on it?
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License
MIT
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
Watch-outs
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From the README
A JavaScript client for YouTube's private API
YouTube.js is a JavaScript client for YouTube's private API, known as "InnerTube". It allows you to interact with YouTube programmatically, providing access to videos, comments, live chats, streaming data and more. It works seamlessly across Node.js, Deno, and modern browsers.
Before installing, make sure your environment meets the prerequisites.
For detailed usage, check out the YouTube.js Guide and API Documentation.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
449+53
Open issues
81-12
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| LuanRT/YouTube.js | 5.4K | — | 60 | 6 days ago |
| Category median | 48.2K | +183 | 59 | — |
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