NAnani8ot·Dec 22, 2023
NewPipe Extractor [1] can be used independently, e.g. the piped web front-end [2] also uses it.
[1] https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor
[2] https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped
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NewPipeExtractor
NewPipe's core library for extracting data from streaming sites
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4 sourcesYou could start by taking a look at the base library that powers NewPipe and Piped called NewPipe Extractor [0][1]. It can extract the information you need from YouTube without using the API, I believe that includes access to the video streams themselves. Otherwise you could try and use Invidious through the developer API [2] although I must admit I have zero idea how good it is.
[0]: https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor
[1]: https://teamnewpipe.github.io/documentation/
[2]: https://docs.invidious.io/api/
In Piped – An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube front endI wasn't sure myself either, so I looked it up.
- Piped [1] uses NewPipeExtractor [2] (which is also used by NewPipe) to parse YouTube responses. I assume this is somewhat similar to what yt-dlp [3] does ?
- Invidious states in their FAQ [4]: "By default, the video stream is fetched directly from Google's servers (googlevideo.com)".
[1]: https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped
[2]: https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor
[3]: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
[4]: https://docs.invidious.io/faq/#q-what-data-is-shared-with-yo...
In Show HN: Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in alternative front endsThere is also Piped [0] which is a direct alternative to Invidious.
It uses the NewPipeExtractor [1] from the NewPipe Android app [2] to contact YouTube.
[0] https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped
[1] https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor
[2] https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe
In YouTube legal team contacted Invidious developers