This script automates adding videos to a personal playlist by matching keywords in the original playlist.
$ pip install google-api-python-client
$ pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client google-auth-oauthlib google-auth-httplib2
1.Create or select a project in the API Console
2.In the library panel, search for the YouTube Data API v3. Click into the listing for that API and make sure the API is enabled for your project.\
3.In the credentials panel, create two credentials:
-
Create an API key. You will use the API key to make requests that do not require user
authorization. -
Create an OAuth 2.0 client ID and set the application type to Other. You will need OAuth 2.0
credentials for requests that require user authorization. -
copy the the API key.
$ echo 'export YT_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"' >> ~/.bashrc
$ source ~/.bashrc -
Download the JSON file that contains your OAuth 2.0 credentials and rename it as
credentials.json. Move the file to this repository.
- OAuth client ID requires the localhost URI
http://localhost:8080/added in the OAuth panel. - If there are errors with conversion, delete pickle file.
- OAuth Consent screen might require additional permissions and the redirect URI, which can be added in the appropriate Client ID details.
Once the credentials.json is in path, Run python3 main.py