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keestm/youtube\_proxy
=====================

Retreives the best quality youtube thumbnail available without the youtube api.

2.0.0(5y ago)095MITPHP

Since Jun 3Pushed 5y ago2 watchersCompare

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Youtube Proxy
=============

[](#youtube-proxy)

Youtube Proxy is a Drupal 8/9 module to get youtube thumbnails without using the YouTube API. This module will:

- Output the best quality youtube thumbnail available.
- Store the thumbnail binary in cache, to reduce request time

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

**On a drupal 8 and 9 projects:**

***composer require estdigital/youtube\_proxy***

---

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Video id can be requested by going to:
[https://example.com/api/yt\_proxy/`\[video\_id\]`](https://example.com/api/yt_proxy/%60%5Bvideo_id%5D%60)

Errors will be returned in JSON

License
-------

[](#license)

See LICENCE.md

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~146 days

Total

2

Last Release

2012d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02020-11-04

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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