yt-meta-youtube-metadata-extractor

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.

YT Meta

Extract YouTube metadata without API keys. Videos, channels, playlists, comments.

Installation

npm install -g yt-meta-cli

Commands

Video Metadata

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

yt-meta channel @mkbhd
yt-meta channel @channel --videos           # Include recent videos
yt-meta channel @channel --videos --limit 100

Playlist

yt-meta playlist PLrAXtmErZgOei...
yt-meta playlist PLxxx --all               # Entire playlist

Search

yt-meta search "react hooks tutorial"
yt-meta search "javascript" --limit 50
yt-meta search "gaming" --sort views

Comments

yt-meta comments dQw4w9WgXcQ
yt-meta comments VIDEO_ID --limit 500
yt-meta comments VIDEO_ID --sort top

Output Formats

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

{
  "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:

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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