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Extract YouTube video info, channel stats, playlists, comments. No API key required. Free CLI tool for content research and analysis.
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| name | YT Meta - YouTube Metadata Extractor |
| description | Extract YouTube video info, channel stats, playlists, comments. No API key required. Free CLI tool for content research and analysis. |
Extract YouTube metadata without API keys. Videos, channels, playlists, comments.
npm install -g yt-meta-cli
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.
yt-meta channel @mkbhd
yt-meta channel @channel --videos # Include recent videos
yt-meta channel @channel --videos --limit 100
yt-meta playlist PLrAXtmErZgOei...
yt-meta playlist PLxxx --all # Entire playlist
yt-meta search "react hooks tutorial"
yt-meta search "javascript" --limit 50
yt-meta search "gaming" --sort views
yt-meta comments dQw4w9WgXcQ
yt-meta comments VIDEO_ID --limit 500
yt-meta comments VIDEO_ID --sort top
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
{
"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"]
}
Analyze video performance:
yt-meta video VIDEO_ID -o json
Export channel's videos:
yt-meta channel @mkbhd --videos --limit 500 > videos.json
Research trending topics:
yt-meta search "ai tools 2024" --sort views -o csv
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