A web API that scrapes a YouTube video's data and returns it as JSON
MIT License
A web API that scrapes a YouTube video's data and returns it as JSON
pipenv --three
pipenv shell
pipenv install --dev
With the virtual environment activated, run the following from the root directory of the project:
python -m scraper.api
The server should then be available at http://127.0.0.1:5000.
The API accepts GET requests at the /scrape
endpoint with the following parameters:
id
http://127.0.0.1:5000/scrape?id=YdwOL08NfxQ
http://127.0.0.1:5000/scrape?id=n-DTjpde9-0
When data is successfully scraped for the given video ID.
200
{
"id": string,
"title": string,
"upload_date": string,
"duration": string,
"description": string,
"thumbnail_url": string,
"genre": string,
"is_paid": boolean,
"is_unlisted": boolean,
"is_family_friendly": boolean,
"uploader": {
"channel_id": string,
"name": string,
"thumbnail_url": string,
"is_verified": boolean
},
"statistics": {
"views": number,
"likes": number,
"dislikes": number
}
}
When no video corresponding to the given video ID is found.
404
{
"error": string
}
This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.