audible-youtube is a backend service that enables application softwares to convert and download YouTube videos using API endpoints.

The project aims to decouple and eliminate the overhead of converting YouTube videos to audio files from other apps or services.

Supported audio formats:

• M4A (MPEG 4 Audio)

Try it here: https://audible-youtube.herokuapp.com/docs

TODO:

• Support MP3 format
• Implement webhook for slow option

Please refer to the dependencies section in the pyproject.toml file.

Fork the audible_youtube repo on GitHub, then clone your fork locally.

1. cd into the project directory, e.g. audible-youtube.

2. Inside the project's root directory, run poetry shell. This will create or start the virtual environment. Make sure poetry is installed.

3. Run poetry install. This will install the project and its dependencies.

4. Create a copy of .env.example:

   cp .env.example .env

5. Run the app: uvicorn app.main:app.

6. Go to http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs

1. /download (Fast option/Recommended)

   Simply make a GET request to the /download path with your search term in the query parameter.

   /download?query=your+search+term
   

   curl -X 'GET' \
   'http://127.0.0.1:8000/download?query=rick+astley+never+gonna+give+you+up' \
     -H 'accept: application/json' \
     -o 'your_audio_file.m4a'

2. /convert & /save (Slow option)

   First, make a request to the server to convert the video.

   /convert?query=your+search+term
   

   curl -X 'GET' \
     'http://127.0.0.1:8000/convert?query=rick+astley+never+gonna+give+you+up' \
     -H 'accept: application/json'

   Example JSON response:

   {
     "ticket":"7aa156139564bd03b63178ec2ddffb27",
     "title":"Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
     "link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
     "thumbnails":[
       {
         "url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCOgCEMoBSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLAfut6ib46TKYWnNm5PxBrcX8HLWg",
         "width":"360",
         "height":"202"
       },
       {
         "url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCNAFEJQDSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLDRxusbm2_TGTnDWEIhBTYW2cUQkw",
         "width":"720",
         "height":"404"
       }
     ]
   }

   Then use the value of the ticket key in the JSON response to download your audio file.

   /save?ticket=your+assigned+ticket
   

   curl -X 'GET' \
   'http://127.0.0.1:8000/save?ticket=7aa156139564bd03b63178ec2ddffb27' \
       -H 'accept: application/json' \
       -o 'your_audio_file.m4a'

   Your file is likely not ready if the response or file content looks like this:

   {
     "errors":[
         "7aa156139564bd03b63178ec2ddffb27 is not ready. Please wait and resubmit your request"
     ]
   }

   If you get the above error, try again shortly.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• The system rate limits requests to 5 per minute.
• A file is set expire after 2 minutes or once you finish downloading it.

Check out the client examples.

Simply make a GET request to the /search path and pass the search term as a query string.

/search?query=your+search+term

curl -X 'GET' \
  'http://127.0.0.1:8000/search?query=rick+astley+never+gonna+give+you+up' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'

Example JSON response:

{
  "type":"video",
  "id":"dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title":"Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
  "publishedTime":"12 years ago",
  "duration":"3:33",
  "viewCount":{
    "text":"1,226,115,753 views",
    "short":"1.2B views"
  },
  "thumbnails":[
    {
      "url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCOgCEMoBSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLAfut6ib46TKYWnNm5PxBrcX8HLWg",
      "width":360,
      "height":202
    },
    {
      "url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCNAFEJQDSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLDRxusbm2_TGTnDWEIhBTYW2cUQkw",
      "width":720,
      "height":404
    }
  ],
  "richThumbnail":{
    "url":"https://i.ytimg.com/an_webp/dQw4w9WgXcQ/mqdefault_6s.webp?du=3000&sqp=CPye9pQG&rs=AOn4CLDYr_LyEDlnnOvNJBPXL8lI2JF7jA",
    "width":320,
    "height":180
  },
  "descriptionSnippet":[
    {
      "text":"“"
    },
    {
      "text":"Never Gonna Give You Up",
      "bold":true
    },
    {
      "text":"” was a global smash on its release in July 1987, topping the charts in 25 countries including Rick's ..."
    }
  ],
  "channel":{
    "name":"Rick Astley",
    "id":"UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
    "thumbnails":[
      {
        "url":"https://yt3.ggpht.com/BbWaWU-qyR5nfxxXclxsI8zepppYL5x1agIPGfRdXFm5fPEewDsRRWg4x6P6fdKNhj84GoUpUI4=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
        "width":68,
        "height":68
      }
    ],
    "link":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw"
  },
  "accessibility":{
    "title":"Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video) by Rick Astley 12 years ago 3 minutes, 33 seconds 1,226,115,753 views",
    "duration":"3 minutes, 33 seconds"
  },
  "link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "shelfTitle":null
}

audible-youtube comes with an app.json file for creating an app on Heroku from a GitHub repository.

If your fork is public, you can use the following button:

Otherwise, access the following link and replace $YOUR_REPOSITORY_LINK$ with your repository link:

https://heroku.com/deploy?template=$YOUR_REPOSITORY_LINK$

If you're using a frontend app, remember to fill the ALLOWED_ORIGINS field with the URI/URL of said app, leave it empty otherwise. For multiple origins, use a comma-separated value (e.g. https://app.com,example-app.com:8080,app.host.com)

Check the contributing guide to learn more about the development process and how you can test your changes.

Have a question?
Discord: cnif.coffee#5404
E-mail: [email protected]

audible-youtube is distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.