YouTube & YouTube Music API

A powerful, lightweight, and high-performance API for accessing YouTube and YouTube Music content, metadata, and streams. Designed for simplicity and flexibility, this library provides full access to YouTube sources, including videos, playlists, metadata, and more.

Performance Comparison

This library is optimized for speed, making it significantly faster than other solutions like ytdl-core. Here's a performance comparison:

• Hydra YouTube API: ~300ms (approximate)
• ytdl-core: 2-1.5 seconds (approximate)

Speed Improvement

On average, the Hydra YouTube API is:

• ~6x faster than ytdl-core when processing video data.

This makes it an excellent choice for applications requiring low latency and quick responses.

Features

• 🎥 Video Support: Fetch and download YouTube videos effortlessly.
• 🎵 Music Support: Stream and download YouTube Music tracks seamlessly.
• 📊 Metadata Extraction: Retrieve detailed metadata for videos, songs, playlists, and artists.
• 🌍 Multilingual Support: Compatible with multiple languages.
• ⚡ High Performance: Optimized for speed and efficiency.
• 🔄 Flexible Output: Get video or audio in your preferred format.

Installation

Install the package via npm:

npm install @hydralerne/youtube-api

API Reference

Core Functions

getVideoId(q: string, isYoutube: boolean): Promise<string | { error: string }>

Retrieves the YouTube video ID for a given song or title.

Parameters:

• q: The search query (e.g., song name or title).
• isYoutube: If true, searches YouTube; otherwise, searches YouTube Music.

Returns: The video ID or an error object.

getYoutubeList(id: string): Promise<PlaylistData | { error: string }>

Fetches metadata and tracks for a YouTube playlist.

Parameters:

• id: The ID of the YouTube playlist.

Returns: Playlist metadata and track list.

getYotubeMusicList(id: string): Promise<PlaylistData | { error: string }>

Fetches metadata and tracks for a YouTube Music playlist.

Parameters:

• id: The ID of the YouTube Music playlist.

Returns: Playlist metadata and track list.

youtubeMusicSearch(q: string, method: string = 'songs'): Promise<SearchResult[] | { error: string }>

Searches YouTube Music for songs, artists, albums, or playlists.

Parameters:

• q: The search query.
• method: The search category (songs, artists, albums, etc.).

Returns: An array of search results.

getRelatedAndLyrics(id: string): Promise<{ lyrics: string, list: any, related: any } | { error: string }>

Fetches related tracks, playlist queue, and lyrics for a given video ID.

Parameters:

• id: The YouTube video ID.

Returns: Related tracks, playlist queue, and lyrics data.

getLyrics(id: string): Promise<string | { error: string }>

Fetches lyrics for a specific video ID.

Parameters:

• id: The YouTube video ID.

Returns: Lyrics or an error object.

getYTMusicRelated(id: string): Promise<any | { error: string }>

Fetches related tracks for YouTube Music based on the provided ID.

Parameters:

• id: The ID of the track.

Returns: Related track details.

getArtist(id: string): Promise<any | { error: string }>

Fetches information about an artist.

Parameters:

• id: The artist ID.

Returns: Artist details.

getAlbum(id: string): Promise<any | { error: string }>

Fetches information about an album.

Parameters:

• id: The album ID.

Returns: Album details.

getTrackData(id: string): Promise<TrackData | { error: string }>

Fetches detailed track data, including artist, album, duration, and poster information.

Parameters:

• id: The track ID.

Returns: Track metadata and details.

getPodcast(id: string): Promise<any | { error: string }>

Fetches details about a podcast.

Parameters:

• id: The podcast ID.

Returns: Podcast details.

Usage Examples

Fetching YouTube Video Data

import { getData, filter } from '@hydralerne/youtube-api';

const videoId = 'dQw4w9WgXcQ'; // Example video ID
const data = await getData(videoId);
const bestVideo = filter(data, 'bestvideo', { minResolution: 1080 });
console.log(bestVideo);

Searching YouTube Music

import { youtubeMusicSearch } from '@hydralerne/youtube-api';

const results = await youtubeMusicSearch('Imagine Dragons', 'songs');
console.log(results);

Fetching a YouTube Playlist

import { getYoutubeList } from '@hydralerne/youtube-api';

const playlistId = 'PLABC123456789'; // Example playlist ID
const playlist = await getYoutubeList(playlistId);
console.log(playlist);

Retrieving YouTube Music Home Page

import { getHome } from '@hydralerne/youtube-api';

const homeData = await getHome();
console.log(homeData);

Advanced Filtering

The filter function supports advanced filtering options:

const formats = await getData(videoId);
const bestAudio = filter(formats, 'bestaudio', { minBitrate: 128000, codec: 'mp4a' });
console.log(bestAudio);