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youtube-data-cli
YouTube Data API via youtube-data-cli: search channels/videos, fetch comments/playlists, inspect video metadata, and call raw YouTube Data API v3 endpoints. Use when the user mentions YouTube Data API, channel stats, video search, comments, playlists, or competitor YouTube research.
Install
$ npx api2cli install Melvynx/youtube-data-cliDetails
README
youtube-data-cli
CLI for YouTube Data API v3 - channels, videos, comments, playlists, and raw endpoint access. Made with api2cli.dev.
Install
npx api2cli install youtube-data-cli
or directly from GitHub:
npx api2cli install Melvynx/youtube-data-cli
Authentication
youtube-data-cli auth set "your-token"
youtube-data-cli auth test --json
Token file: ~/.config/tokens/youtube-data-cli.txt.
Usage
youtube-data-cli --help
youtube-data-cli <resource> --help
youtube-data-cli <resource> <action> --help
Always use --json in agent/script workflows.
Resources
Run:
youtube-data-cli --help
to see the currently supported resources and commands.
Development
bun install
npx api2cli bundle youtube-data
npx api2cli link youtube-data
youtube-data-cli --help