YTF Downloader

A powerful Node.js package for downloading YouTube videos as MP3/MP4, searching YouTube, getting video transcripts, and more.

Installation

npm install ytf-downloader

Features

• Download YouTube videos as MP3 audio files
• Download YouTube videos as MP4 video files
• Search YouTube for videos
• Get video transcripts
• Get channel information
• Support for multiple quality options

Usage

Import the package

const ytf = require('ytf-downloader');

Download YouTube video as MP3

// Default quality is 128kbps. Available options: 92, 128, 256, 320
ytf.ytmp3('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ', 128)
  .then(result => {
    console.log(result);
    // Access download URL via: result.download.url
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error('Error:', error);
  });

Download YouTube video as MP4

// Default quality is 360p. Available options: 144, 360, 480, 720, 1080
ytf.ytmp4('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ', 360)
  .then(result => {
    console.log(result);
    // Access download URL via: result.download.url
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error('Error:', error);
  });

Search YouTube

ytf.search('query terms here')
  .then(result => {
    console.log(result.results); // Array of search results
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error('Error:', error);
  });

Get Video Transcript

ytf.transcript('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ')
  .then(result => {
    console.log(result.transcript);
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error('Error:', error);
  });

Extended Download Info (V2)

ytf.ytdlv2('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ', 360)
  .then(result => {
    console.log(result);
    // Access download URLs via: result.downloads.audio and result.downloads.video
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error('Error:', error);
  });

Get Channel Information

ytf.channel('UCxxx')  // YouTube channel ID
  .then(result => {
    console.log(result);
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error('Error:', error);
  });

Response Structure

ytmp3 Response

{
  status: true,
  creator: "ST | Sheikh Tamim",
  metadata: {
    // Video metadata information from yt-search
  },
  download: {
    status: true,
    quality: "128kbps",
    availableQuality: ["92", "128", "256", "320"],
    url: "https://download-url.com/file.mp3",
    filename: "Video Title (128kbps).mp3"
  }
}

ytmp4 Response

{
  status: true,
  creator: "ST | Sheikh Tamim",
  metadata: {
    // Video metadata information from yt-search
  },
  download: {
    status: true,
    quality: "360p",
    availableQuality: ["144", "360", "480", "720", "1080"],
    url: "https://download-url.com/file.mp4",
    filename: "Video Title (360p).mp4"
  }
}

License

MIT