sorted-watch-later.js

// HOW TO USE:
// 0. Get OAuth from https://developers.google.com/youtube/registering_an_application
// 1. Go to https://www.youtube.com/feed/library
// 2. Paste snippet below in DevTools
// 3. Replace `VIDEOS` with copied data
// 4. Run script

// JSON.stringify(
//   Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("a.ytd-playlist-video-renderer"))
//     .map((v) => {
//       const time = v
//         .querySelector("span.ytd-thumbnail-overlay-time-status-renderer")
//         .getAttribute("aria-label");
//       const hoursMatch = time.match(/(\d+) hour/);
//       const hours = parseInt((hoursMatch && hoursMatch[1]) || 0, 10);
//       const minutesMatch = time.match(/(\d+) minute/);
//       const minutes = parseInt((minutesMatch && minutesMatch[1]) || 0, 10);
//       const secondsMatch = time.match(/(\d+) second/);
//       const seconds = parseInt((secondsMatch && secondsMatch[1]) || 0, 10);
//       let url = new URL(v.href);
//       return {
//         id: url.searchParams.get("v"),
//         length: seconds + minutes * 60 + hours * 60 * 60,
//       };
//     })
//     .sort((a, b) => a.length - b.length)
// );

const { google } = require("googleapis");
const path = require("path");
const { authenticate } = require("@google-cloud/local-auth");

const VIDEOS = null;

// initialize the Youtube API library
const youtube = google.youtube("v3");

// a very simple example of getting data from a playlist
async function main() {
  const auth = await authenticate({
    keyfilePath: path.join(__dirname, "client_id.json"),
    scopes: ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube"],
  });
  google.options({ auth });

  const res = await youtube.playlists.insert({
    part: "id,snippet,status",
    requestBody: {
      snippet: {
        title: "_Sorted Watch Later",
      },
      status: {
        privacyStatus: "unlisted",
      },
    },
  });

  if (res.status === 200) {
    console.log("Playlist created.");
    let i = 0;

    for (let video of VIDEOS) {
      await youtube.playlistItems.insert({
        part: "id,snippet",
        requestBody: {
          snippet: {
            playlistId: res.data.id,
            resourceId: {
              kind: "youtube#video",
              videoId: video.id,
            },
          },
        },
      });
      i += 1;
      console.log(`Video added to playlist. ${i}/${VIDEOS.length}`);
    }
  } else {
    console.log("Failed creating playlist:", res);
  }
}

main().catch(console.error);