crawlora-youtube — YouTube API client for Python

Python client for Crawlora's hosted YouTube API. It exposes 14 API endpoints covering search, channels, videos, playlists, comments, captions, and transcripts. Requests go to Crawlora; the package does not run a browser or scrape YouTube locally. A Crawlora account and CRAWLORA_API_KEY are required, and API use is billed under your Crawlora account. Crawlora is independent from and not endorsed by YouTube or its owners.

Install

python -m pip install crawlora-youtube

Get an API key

Create an account at crawlora.net, then open the Crawlora console for API-key setup. Set your key in the shell before running the client:

export CRAWLORA_API_KEY="your-crawlora-api-key"

Use

Save this example as example.py, then run python example.py after installing the package and setting your API key.

import os

from crawlora_youtube import YouTubeClient

api_key = os.environ.get("CRAWLORA_API_KEY")
if not api_key:
    raise RuntimeError("Set CRAWLORA_API_KEY before running this example.")

with YouTubeClient(api_key=api_key) as client:
    result_1 = client.search(q='science explainers', type='video')
    print(result_1)
    result_2 = client.video(id='dQw4w9WgXcQ')
    print(result_2)
    result_3 = client.transcript(id='dQw4w9WgXcQ', format='text')
    print(result_3)

The package also exports Client as an alias for YouTubeClient. Operation methods are available directly in snake_case and through the youtube group. The async package client is AsyncYouTubeClient; see the online endpoint and parameter reference and runnable example.

Async usage

The package also exports AsyncClient for asynchronous requests:

import asyncio
import os

from crawlora_youtube import AsyncClient

async def main():
    api_key = os.environ.get("CRAWLORA_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise RuntimeError("Set CRAWLORA_API_KEY before running this example.")
    async with AsyncClient(api_key=api_key) as client:
        result_1 = await client.transcript(id='dQw4w9WgXcQ', format='text')
        print(result_1)

asyncio.run(main())

See the runnable example for a complete usage example.

Supported YouTube API endpoints

This package exposes every route below through direct snake_case methods and the youtube group. See the endpoint and parameter reference for complete input details.

Configuration

Pass your key through api_key or read CRAWLORA_API_KEY from the environment. Keep credentials out of source control and logs. Requests go to Crawlora's hosted API.