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YouTube video uploader using JavaScript and Node.js
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// YouTube API video uploader using JavaScript/Node.js | |
// You can find the full visual guide at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gncPwSEzq1s | |
// You can find the brief written guide at: https://quanticdev.com/articles/automating-my-youtube-uploads-using-nodejs | |
// | |
// Upload code is adapted from: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/quickstart/nodejs | |
const fs = require('fs'); | |
const readline = require('readline'); | |
const assert = require('assert') | |
const {google} = require('googleapis'); | |
const OAuth2 = google.auth.OAuth2; | |
// video category IDs for YouTube: | |
const categoryIds = { | |
Entertainment: 24, | |
Education: 27, | |
ScienceTechnology: 28 | |
} | |
// If modifying these scopes, delete your previously saved credentials in client_oauth_token.json | |
const SCOPES = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.upload']; | |
const TOKEN_PATH = '../' + 'client_oauth_token.json'; | |
const videoFilePath = '../vid.mp4' | |
const thumbFilePath = '../thumb.png' | |
exports.uploadVideo = (title, description, tags) => { | |
assert(fs.existsSync(videoFilePath)) | |
assert(fs.existsSync(thumbFilePath)) | |
// Load client secrets from a local file. | |
fs.readFile('../client_secret.json', function processClientSecrets(err, content) { | |
if (err) { | |
console.log('Error loading client secret file: ' + err); | |
return; | |
} | |
// Authorize a client with the loaded credentials, then call the YouTube API. | |
authorize(JSON.parse(content), (auth) => uploadVideo(auth, title, description, tags)); | |
}); | |
} | |
/** | |
* Upload the video file. | |
* | |
* @param {google.auth.OAuth2} auth An authorized OAuth2 client. | |
*/ | |
function uploadVideo(auth, title, description, tags) { | |
const service = google.youtube('v3') | |
service.videos.insert({ | |
auth: auth, | |
part: 'snippet,status', | |
requestBody: { | |
snippet: { | |
title, | |
description, | |
tags, | |
categoryId: categoryIds.ScienceTechnology, | |
defaultLanguage: 'en', | |
defaultAudioLanguage: 'en' | |
}, | |
status: { | |
privacyStatus: "private" | |
}, | |
}, | |
media: { | |
body: fs.createReadStream(videoFilePath), | |
}, | |
}, function(err, response) { | |
if (err) { | |
console.log('The API returned an error: ' + err); | |
return; | |
} | |
console.log(response.data) | |
console.log('Video uploaded. Uploading the thumbnail now.') | |
service.thumbnails.set({ | |
auth: auth, | |
videoId: response.data.id, | |
media: { | |
body: fs.createReadStream(thumbFilePath) | |
}, | |
}, function(err, response) { | |
if (err) { | |
console.log('The API returned an error: ' + err); | |
return; | |
} | |
console.log(response.data) | |
}) | |
}); | |
} | |
/** | |
* Create an OAuth2 client with the given credentials, and then execute the | |
* given callback function. | |
* | |
* @param {Object} credentials The authorization client credentials. | |
* @param {function} callback The callback to call with the authorized client. | |
*/ | |
function authorize(credentials, callback) { | |
const clientSecret = credentials.installed.client_secret; | |
const clientId = credentials.installed.client_id; | |
const redirectUrl = credentials.installed.redirect_uris[0]; | |
const oauth2Client = new OAuth2(clientId, clientSecret, redirectUrl); | |
// Check if we have previously stored a token. | |
fs.readFile(TOKEN_PATH, function(err, token) { | |
if (err) { | |
getNewToken(oauth2Client, callback); | |
} else { | |
oauth2Client.credentials = JSON.parse(token); | |
callback(oauth2Client); | |
} | |
}); | |
} | |
/** | |
* Get and store new token after prompting for user authorization, and then | |
* execute the given callback with the authorized OAuth2 client. | |
* | |
* @param {google.auth.OAuth2} oauth2Client The OAuth2 client to get token for. | |
* @param {getEventsCallback} callback The callback to call with the authorized | |
* client. | |
*/ | |
function getNewToken(oauth2Client, callback) { | |
const authUrl = oauth2Client.generateAuthUrl({ | |
access_type: 'offline', | |
scope: SCOPES | |
}); | |
console.log('Authorize this app by visiting this url: ', authUrl); | |
const rl = readline.createInterface({ | |
input: process.stdin, | |
output: process.stdout | |
}); | |
rl.question('Enter the code from that page here: ', function(code) { | |
rl.close(); | |
oauth2Client.getToken(code, function(err, token) { | |
if (err) { | |
console.log('Error while trying to retrieve access token', err); | |
return; | |
} | |
oauth2Client.credentials = token; | |
storeToken(token); | |
callback(oauth2Client); | |
}); | |
}); | |
} | |
/** | |
* Store token to disk be used in later program executions. | |
* | |
* @param {Object} token The token to store to disk. | |
*/ | |
function storeToken(token) { | |
fs.writeFile(TOKEN_PATH, JSON.stringify(token), (err) => { | |
if (err) throw err; | |
console.log('Token stored to ' + TOKEN_PATH); | |
}); | |
} |
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It doesn't work for me
any help pleaze.