yt-dlp-rest-server

A REST API wrapper for yt-dlp.

Description

This REST API provides a simple way to fetch YouTube comments using yt-dlp. It downloads yt-dlp and ffmpeg on startup and provides an endpoint to retrieve comments for a given video ID.

Usage

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK
• Docker (optional)

Running the service

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository_url>

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd yt-dlp-rest-server

3. Build the project:

   dotnet build

4. Run the project:

   dotnet run

   The service will be available at http://localhost:<port>.

Running with Docker

1. Build the Docker image:

   docker build -t yt-dlp-rest-server .

2. Run the Docker container:

   docker run --name yt-dlp-rest-server-container -p 8038:8080 -d yt-dlp-rest-server

   The service will be available at http://localhost:8038.

API Reference

GET /api/comments/{videoId}

Fetches YouTube comments for the given video ID.

Parameters

• videoId: The ID of the YouTube video.

Example Request

GET /api/comments/GPMu_iEO5hs

Example Response

[
  {
    "Id": "Ugw...",
    "Author": "TechLead",
    "AuthorId": "@TechLead",
    "AuthorThumbnail": "https://...",
    "Html": "This is a great video! I learned a lot.",
    "Text": "This is a great video! I learned a lot.",
    "Timestamp": 1678886400,
    "Parent": "",
    "LikeCount": 100,
    "DislikeCount": 10,
    "IsFavorited": false,
    "AuthorIsUploader": false
  }
]