youtubedlapi-server-infusiblecoder 3.9.0

An API server based on yt-dlp

youtubedlapi-server-infusiblecoder

A REST API server for getting video info from different sites, powered by yt-dlp.

Requires Python >= 3.11. Uses uv for package management. Installs Deno automatically in the Docker image (used by some yt-dlp extractors as a JavaScript runtime).

Installation

# Install uv (if not installed)
pip install uv

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/syedusama5556/youtubedlapi-server-infusiblecoder
cd youtubedlapi-server-infusiblecoder
uv sync

Or via pip:

pip install youtubedlapi-server-infusiblecoder

Usage

uv run uvicorn youtubedlapi_server_infusiblecoder.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 9191 --workers 1 --log-level info

Or using the CLI:

uv run youtubedlapi-server-infusiblecoder --host 0.0.0.0 --port 9191

Run in background:

nohup uvicorn youtubedlapi_server_infusiblecoder.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 9191 --workers 1 --log-level info &

API Endpoints

Info

• GET /api/info?url=<video-url> — Get video information
• GET /api/formats?url=<video-url> — List available formats/resolutions
• GET /api/subtitles?url=<video-url> — List available subtitles
• GET /api/search?q=<query>&limit=10 — Search for videos on supported sites

Playback

• GET /api/play?url=<video-url> — Redirect to video URL
• GET /api/audio?url=<video-url> — Get best audio stream URL
• GET /api/download?url=<video-url>&format_id=best — Download video, returns a temp streaming link
• GET /api/stream/<file_id> — Stream a downloaded file (temp link, expires in 1h)
• GET /api/stream/<file_id>?download=1 — Force-download the temp file

Server

• GET /api/extractors — List available extractors
• GET /api/version — Get version info
• GET /api/bili?url=<bilibili-url> — Get Bilibili video info

License

Released to the public domain.