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Its too bad such an important resource (youtube) has a secret API - that changes all the time.
by ape4 4y ago
Its too bad such an important resource (youtube) has a secret API - that changes all the time.
- thrdbndndn 4y agoWhy? YouTube has a proper public API, that doesn't change all the time.
- anamexis 4y agoCan you retrieve videos with it?
- squarefoot 4y agoThey however a few years ago started forcing API users to authenticate, so when I had to spend months in bed after a bad road accident and later a heart attack, I couldn't anymore watch my favorite electronics channels using the Kodi YT extension unless I would authenticate. I guess they still allow anonymous use with a browser only because by doing that they can profile more people.
- kfarr 4y agoThe proper public API notably does not provide access to the raw video steam making it useless for many use cases
- morgannewman 4y agoFurthermore, the economics of video hosting sites like YouTube are such that you have truly incredible storage, server, and bandwidth growth, basically forever. I don’t think it’s feasible for there to be a “free” API that lets people use YouTube as they please, build clones of the site with no ads, etc.
- Genghis_Khan 4y ago> secret API In their client-side code, they provide a worked example of how to use their API. That's hardly the way to keep a secret.