node-ytsr

Simple js only module to search YouTube
Doesn't need any login or GoogleAPI key

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Usage

const ytsr = require('ytsr');

ytsr.getFilters('github').then(async (filters1) => {
  const filter1 = filters1.get('Type').find(o => o.name === 'Video');
  const filters2 = await ytsr.getFilters(filter1.ref);
  const filter2 = filters2.get('Duration').find(o => o.name.startsWith('Short'));
  const options = {
    limit: 5,
    nextpageRef: filter2.ref,
  }
  const searchResults = await ytsr(null, options);
  dosth(searchResults);
}).catch(err => {
  console.error(err);
});

API

ytsr(searchString, [options])

Searches for the given string

• searchString
  • string to search for
• options
  • object with options
  • possible settings:
  • safeSearch[Boolean] -> pull items in youtube restriction mode.
  • limit[integer] -> limits the pulled items, defaults to 100, set to Infinity to get the whole playlist - numbers <1 result in the default being used
  • nextpageRef[String] -> if u wanna continue a previous search or use filters
  • All additional parameters will get passed to miniget, which is used to do the https requests
• returns a Promise
• Example response

ytsr.getFilters(searchString, options)

Pulls avaible filters for the given string/ref

• searchString
  • string to search for
  • or previously optained filter ref
• options
  • request options passed to miniget
• returns a Promise
• Example response

Related / Works well with

• node-ytdl-core
• node-ytpl

Install

npm install --save ytsr

License

MIT