# # This file contains youtube API wrappers # # Hard-coded constants required by the API HARDCODED_API_KEY = "AIzaSyAO_FJ2SlqU8Q4STEHLGCilw_Y9_11qcW8" HARDCODED_CLIENT_VERS = "2.20210330.08.00" #################################################################### # request_youtube_api_browse(continuation) # # Requests the youtubei/vi/browse endpoint with the required headers # to get JSON in en-US (english US). # # The requested data is a continuation token (ctoken). Depending on # this token's contents, the returned data can be comments, playlist # videos, search results, channel community tab, ... # def request_youtube_api_browse(continuation) # JSON Request data, required by the API data = { "context": { "client": { "hl": "en", "gl": "US", "clientName": "WEB", "clientVersion": HARDCODED_CLIENT_VERS, }, }, "continuation": continuation, } return _youtube_api_post_json("/youtubei/v1/browse", data) end #################################################################### # request_youtube_api_search(search_query, params, region) # # Requests the youtubei/vi/search endpoint with the required headers # to get JSON in en-US (english US). # # The requested data is a search string, with some additional # paramters, formatted as a base64 string. # def request_youtube_api_search(search_query : String, params : String, region = nil) # JSON Request data, required by the API data = { "query": URI.encode_www_form(search_query), "context": { "client": { "hl": "en", "gl": region || "US", # Can't be empty! "clientName": "WEB", "clientVersion": HARDCODED_CLIENT_VERS, }, }, "params": params, } return _youtube_api_post_json("/youtubei/v1/search", data) end #################################################################### # _youtube_api_post_json(endpoint, data) # # Internal function that does the actual request to youtube servers # and handles errors. # # The requested data is an endpoint (URL without the domain part) # and the data as a Hash object. # def _youtube_api_post_json(endpoint, data) # Send the POST request and parse result response = YT_POOL.client &.post( "#{endpoint}?key=#{HARDCODED_API_KEY}", headers: HTTP::Headers{"content-type" => "application/json; charset=UTF-8"}, body: data.to_json ) initial_data = JSON.parse(response.body).as_h # Error handling if initial_data.has_key?("error") code = initial_data["error"]["code"] message = initial_data["error"]["message"].to_s.sub(/(\\n)+\^$/, "") raise InfoException.new("Could not extract JSON. Youtube API returned \ error #{code} with message:
\"#{message}\"") end return initial_data end