get-youtube-subtitle-url 
Get the url for a youtube video's subtitles.
Install
$ npm install --save @joegesualdo/get-youtube-subtitle-url-node
Usage
import getYoutubeSubtitleUrl from '@joegesualdo/get-youtube-subtitle-url-node';
const videoId ='7W-d2gtis7k'
getYoutubeSubtitleUrl('TImPW-khOww')
.then((result) => {
console.log(result)
// {
// automaticallyGenerated: false,
// url: 'https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?lang=en&fmt=vtt&name=&v=TImPW-khOww'
// }
})
.catch(err => {
// Executed if subtitles are not available for this video.
})API
getYoutubeSubtitleUrl(videoId, opts)
Fetches the url for the subtitles
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| videoId | String |
The id of the youtube video |
Returns: Object, with the url and whether or not the subtitles were automatically generated.
Options
| Name | Type | Default | Options | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | String |
either |
auto, nonauto, either
|
The type of subtitles |
import getYoutubeSubtitleUrl from '@joegesualdo/get-youtube-subtitle-url-node';
const videoId ='TImPW-khOww'
getYoutubeSubtitleUrl('TImPW-khOww', {type: 'nonauto'})
.then((result) => {
console.log(result)
// {
// automaticallyGenerated: false,
// url: 'https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?lang=en&fmt=vtt&name=&v=TImPW-khOww'
// }
})
.catch(err => {
// Executed if subtitles are not available for this video.
})Test
$ npm test
License
MIT © Joe Gesualdo