yt-meta-youtube-metadata-extractor

# YT Meta Extract YouTube metadata without API keys. Videos, channels, playlists, comments. ## Installation ```bash npm install -g yt-meta-cli ``` ## Commands ### Video Metadata ```bash yt-meta video dQw4w9WgXcQ yt-meta video https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ yt-meta video "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" ``` Returns: title, description, views, likes, duration, upload date, tags, thumbnails. ### Channel Info ```bash yt-meta channel @mkbhd yt-meta channel @channel --videos # Include recent videos yt-meta channel @channel --videos --limit 100 ``` ### Playlist ```bash yt-meta playlist PLrAXtmErZgOei... yt-meta playlist PLxxx --all # Entire playlist ``` ### Search ```bash yt-meta search "react hooks tutorial" yt-meta search "javascript" --limit 50 yt-meta search "gaming" --sort views ``` ### Comments ```bash yt-meta comments dQw4w9WgXcQ yt-meta comments VIDEO_ID --limit 500 yt-meta comments VIDEO_ID --sort top ``` ## Output Formats ```bash yt-meta video ID # JSON (default) yt-meta playlist ID -o jsonl # One per line yt-meta search "query" -o csv # Spreadsheet yt-meta video ID -o table # Terminal yt-meta channel @x --save out.json ``` ## Example Output ```json { "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up", "channel": "Rick Astley", "views": 1400000000, "likes": 15000000, "duration": "3:33", "uploadDate": "2009-10-25", "tags": ["rick astley", "never gonna give you up"] } ``` ## Common Use Cases **Analyze video performance:** ```bash yt-meta video VIDEO_ID -o json ``` **Export channel's videos:** ```bash yt-meta channel @mkbhd --videos --limit 500 > videos.json ``` **Research trending topics:** ```bash yt-meta search "ai tools 2024" --sort views -o csv ``` --- **Built by [LXGIC Studios](https://lxgicstudios.com)** 🔗 [GitHub](https://github.com/lxgicstudios/yt-meta) · [Twitter](https://x.com/lxgicstudios)