Python YouTube

A Python wrapper for the YouTube Data API V3.

THANKS

Inspired by Python-Twitter.

Thanks a lot to Python-Twitter Developers.

Introduction

This library provides an easy way to use the YouTube Data API V3.

We have recently been working on the new structure for the library. Read docs to get more detail.

Documentation

You can view the latest python-youtube documentation at: https://sns-sdks.github.io/python-youtube/.

Also view the full YouTube DATA API docs at: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/.

Installing

You can install this lib from PyPI:

pip install --upgrade python-youtube
# ✨🍰✨

Using

The library covers all resource methods, including insert,``update``, and so on.

We recommend using the pyyoutube.Client to operate DATA API. It is more modern and feature rich than pyyoutube.Api.

Work with Client

You can initialize with an api key:

>>> from pyyoutube import Client
>>> client = Client(api_key="your api key")

To access additional data that requires authorization, you need to initialize with an access token:

>>> from pyyoutube import Client
>>> client = Client(access_token='your access token')

You can read the docs to see how to get an access token.

Or you can ask for user to do OAuth:

>>> from pyyoutube import Client
>>> client = Client(client_id="client key", client_secret="client secret")

>>> client.get_authorize_url()
('https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth?response_type=code&client_id=id&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2F&scope=scope&state=PyYouTube&access_type=offline&prompt=select_account', 'PyYouTube')

>>> client.generate_access_token(authorization_response="link for response")
AccessToken(access_token='token', expires_in=3599, token_type='Bearer')

Now you can use the instance to get data from YouTube.

Get channel detail:

>>> cli.channels.list(channel_id="UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw")
ChannelListResponse(kind='youtube#channelListResponse')
>>> cli.channels.list(channel_id="UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw", return_json=True)
{'kind': 'youtube#channelListResponse',
 'etag': 'eHSYpB_FqHX8vJiGi_sLCu0jkmE',
...
}

See the client docs, or client examples, for additional usage

Work with API

For compatibility with older code, we continue to support the old way.

You can just initialize with an api key:

>>> from pyyoutube import Api
>>> api = Api(api_key="your api key")

To access additional data that requires authorization, you need to initialize with an access token:

>>> from pyyoutube import Api
>>> api = Api(access_token='your access token')

You can read the docs to see how to get an access token.

Or you can ask for user to do OAuth flow:

>>> from pyyoutube import Api
>>> api = Api(client_id="client key", client_secret="client secret")
# Get authorization url
>>> api.get_authorization_url()
('https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth?response_type=code&client_id=id&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2F&scope=scope&state=PyYouTube&access_type=offline&prompt=select_account', 'PyYouTube')
# user to do
# copy the response url
>>> api.generate_access_token(authorization_response="link for response")
AccessToken(access_token='token', expires_in=3599, token_type='Bearer')

Now you can use the instance to get data from YouTube.

Get channel detail:

>>> channel_by_id = api.get_channel_info(channel_id="UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw")
>>> channel_by_id.items
[Channel(kind='youtube#channel', id='UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw')]
>>> channel_by_id.items[0].to_dict()
{'kind': 'youtube#channel',
 'etag': '"j6xRRd8dTPVVptg711_CSPADRfg/AW8QEqbNRoIJv9KuzCIg0CG6aJA"',
 'id': 'UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw',
 'snippet': {'title': 'Google Developers',
  'description': 'The Google Developers channel features talks from events, educational series, best practices, tips, and the latest updates across our products and platforms.',
  'customUrl': 'googlecode',
  'publishedAt': '2007-08-23T00:34:43.000Z',
  'thumbnails': {'default': {'url': 'https://yt3.ggpht.com/a/AGF-l78iFtAxyRZcUBzG91kbKMES19z-zGW5KT20_g=s88-c-k-c0xffffffff-no-rj-mo',
    'width': 88,
    'height': 88},
   'medium': {'url': 'https://yt3.ggpht.com/a/AGF-l78iFtAxyRZcUBzG91kbKMES19z-zGW5KT20_g=s240-c-k-c0xffffffff-no-rj-mo',
    'width': 240,
    'height': 240},
   'high': {'url': 'https://yt3.ggpht.com/a/AGF-l78iFtAxyRZcUBzG91kbKMES19z-zGW5KT20_g=s800-c-k-c0xffffffff-no-rj-mo',
    'width': 800,
    'height': 800},
   'standard': None,
   'maxres': None},
  'defaultLanguage': None,
  'localized': {'title': 'Google Developers',
   'description': 'The Google Developers channel features talks from events, educational series, best practices, tips, and the latest updates across our products and platforms.'},
  'country': 'US'},
  ...
  }
  # Get json response from youtube
  >>> api.get_channel_info(channel_id="UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw", return_json=True)
  {'kind': 'youtube#channelListResponse',
    'etag': '17FOkdjp-_FPTiIJXdawBS4jWtc',
    ...
   }

See the api docs, or api examples, for additional usage.