YouTube Video and Playlist Downloader

A Node.js application that allows users to download individual YouTube videos or entire playlists in various qualities.

Features

• Download individual YouTube videos, facebook watch, tiktok...
• Download entire YouTube playlists
• Choose video quality (best or HD)
• Automatic conversion to MP4 format
• Embedded video thumbnails and metadata
• Zip compression for playlist downloads

Usage

Create a .env:

PORT=3000
NODE_ENV=development

Start the server:

 npm start

The server will start running on http://localhost:3000 (or your configured port).

API endpoints

• To download a single video:

  POST /api/download
  {
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID",
    "quality": "best",
    "type": "video"
  }
  

• To download a playlist:

  POST /api/download
  {
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID",
    "quality": "hd",
    "type": "playlist"
  }
  

The server will process the request and send the downloaded file(s) as a response.

Use one POST request at a time.

Acknowledgments

• youtube-dl for providing the core downloading functionality