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Who published Youtube?

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Youtube by kbarbel640-del — Agent Skill

Name: Youtube
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: kbarbel640-del

Youtube

YouTube Data API integration for searching videos, listing subscriptions, playlists, and video details. Use when the user wants to search YouTube, check their subscriptions, browse playlists, get video information, or list liked videos.

kbarbel640-del Updated Sep 9, 2026 1 repo stars

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YouTube

Access YouTube Data API using the bundled script. Requires OAuth setup (one-time).

First-time Setup

Get OAuth credentials from Google Cloud Console
Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID (Desktop app)
Download JSON and save to ~/.config/youtube-skill/credentials.json
Run auth command (opens browser):

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py auth

Note: If you already use gog (gogcli), credentials are shared automatically.

Commands

Search videos

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py search "AI news 2026"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py search "python tutorial" -l 20

Get video details

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py video VIDEO_ID
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py video dQw4w9WgXcQ -v

List subscriptions

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py subscriptions
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py subs -l 50

List playlists

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py playlists
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py pl -l 10

List playlist items

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py playlist-items PLAYLIST_ID
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py pli PLxxxxxx -l 25

List available captions

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py captions VIDEO_ID

List liked videos

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py liked
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py liked -l 50

Get channel info

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py channel
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py channel CHANNEL_ID -v

Multi-account Support

Use -a flag for different accounts:

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py -a work subscriptions
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py -a personal liked

Combining with yt-dlp

For downloading videos, use yt-dlp (separate tool):

yt-dlp "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --skip-download "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

---name: youtube-3description: YouTube Data API integration for searching videos, listing subscriptions, playlists, and video details. Use when the user wants to search YouTube, check their subscriptions, browse playlists, get video information, or list liked videos.--- # YouTube Access YouTube Data API using the bundled script. Requires OAuth setup (one-time). ## First-time Setup 1. Get OAuth credentials from [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials) 2. Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID (Desktop app) 3. Download JSON and save to `~/.config/youtube-skill/credentials.json` 4. Run auth command (opens browser): ```bash uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py auth ``` Note: If you already use `gog` (gogcli), credentials are shared automatically. ## Commands ### Search videos ```bash uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py search "AI news 2026" uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py search "python tutorial" -l 20 ``` ### Get video details ```bash uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py video VIDEO_ID uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py video dQw4w9WgXcQ -v ``` ### List subscriptions ```bash uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py subscriptions uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py subs -l 50 ``` ### List playlists ```bash uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py playlists uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py pl -l 10 ``` ### List playlist items ```bash uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py playlist-items PLAYLIST_ID uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py pli PLxxxxxx -l 25 ``` ### List available captions ```bash uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py captions VIDEO_ID ``` ### List liked videos ```bash uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py liked uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py liked -l 50 ``` ### Get channel info ```bash uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py channel uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py channel CHANNEL_ID -v ``` ## Multi-account Support Use `-a` flag for different accounts: ```bash uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py -a work subscriptions uv run {baseDir}/scripts/youtube.py -a personal liked ``` ## Combining with yt-dlp For downloading videos, use yt-dlp (separate tool): ```bash yt-dlp "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --skip-download "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" ```

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