melifaro11 / youtuberest

Small python's REST service for downloading youtube video

YouDown REST

YouDown REST is a small python's REST service for downloading a youtube videos. The service required python 3.7 or above. The service uses pytube and Flask python libraries.

Dependency installation

pip install -r requirments.txt

Run server

python3 main.py

REST endpoints

/streams

The /streams endpoint receives as an argument JSON with an url parameter referring to a YouTube video, for example:

{
	'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3EuiU1qdpE'
}

The response will be an array of JSON objects, each represent available video stream, and has the following fields:

• itag - iTag number (stream identification number)
• res - Video resolution
• mime_type - MIME type
• fps - FPS (or empty string)
• bitrate - Bitrate, bps
• acodec - Audio codec name
• vcodec - Video codecs
• progressive - True if progressive coding was used, otherwise False
• file_size - File size in bytes
• title - Video title
• type - Stream type (?)

/download/XXX

The /download/XXX endpoint is a link for downloading a video stream, for which was previously the request /streams made. The XXX in the link is a iTag value of selected stream. This link can be used in the <a> element, for example:

<a src="/download/1">Download stream #1</a>
<a src="/download/2">Download stream #2</a>
...