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motniemtin/youtube
==================

Upload a video to YouTube with Laravel 5.

v1.2(7y ago)020MITPHPPHP ^7.0CI failing

Since Nov 30Pushed 6y agoCompare

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**Installation**
================

[](#installation)

Run in console below command to download package to your project: `composer require motniemtin/youtube`

**Configuration**
=================

[](#configuration)

In /config/app.php add YoutubeServiceProvider:

`Motniemtin\Youtube\YoutubeServiceProvider::class,`

Do not forget to add also Youtube facade there:

`'Youtube' => Motniemtin\Youtube\Facades\Youtube::class,`

Publish config settings:

`$ php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Motniemtin\Youtube\YoutubeServiceProvider"`

Create youtube table

`php artisan migrate`

**Upload a Video**
==================

[](#upload-a-video)

```
$video = Youtube::upload($fullPathToVideo, [
    'title'       => 'My Awesome Video',
    'description' => 'You can also specify your video description here.',
    'tags'	      => ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'],
    'category_id' => 10
]);

return $video->getVideoId();
```

**Custom Thumbnail**
====================

[](#custom-thumbnail)

If you would like to set a custom thumbnail for for upload, you can use the withThumbnail() method via chaining.

```
$fullpathToImage = storage_path('app/public/thumbnail.jpg');

$video = Youtube::upload($fullPathToVideo, $params)->withThumbnail($fullpathToImage);

return $youtube->getThumbnailUrl();
```

Updating a Video
================

[](#updating-a-video)

```
$video = Youtube::update($videoId, [
    'title'       => 'My Awesome Video',
    'description' => 'You can also specify your video description here.',
    'tags'	      => ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'],
    'category_id' => 10
], $privacy);

return $video->getVideoId();
```

Deleting a Video
================

[](#deleting-a-video)

```
Youtube::delete($videoId);
```

Usage Youtube API v3
====================

[](#usage-youtube-api-v3)

```
// use Motniemtin\Youtube\Facades\Youtube;

// Return an STD PHP object
$video = Youtube::getVideoInfo('rie-hPVJ7Sw');

// Get multiple videos info from an array
$videoList = Youtube::getVideoInfo(['rie-hPVJ7Sw','iKHTawgyKWQ']);

// Get multiple videos related to a video
$relatedVideos = Youtube::getRelatedVideos('iKHTawgyKWQ');

// Get comment threads by videoId
$commentThreads = Youtube::getCommentThreadsByVideoId('zwiUB_Lh3iA');

// Get popular videos in a country, return an array of PHP objects
$videoList = Youtube::getPopularVideos('us');

// Search playlists, channels and videos. return an array of PHP objects
$results = Youtube::search('Android');

// Only search videos, return an array of PHP objects
$videoList = Youtube::searchVideos('Android');

// Search only videos in a given channel, return an array of PHP objects
$videoList = Youtube::searchChannelVideos('keyword', 'UCk1SpWNzOs4MYmr0uICEntg', 40);

// List videos in a given channel, return an array of PHP objects
$videoList = Youtube::listChannelVideos('UCk1SpWNzOs4MYmr0uICEntg', 40);

$results = Youtube::searchAdvanced([ /* params */ ]);

// Get channel data by channel name, return an STD PHP object
$channel = Youtube::getChannelByName('xdadevelopers');

// Get channel data by channel ID, return an STD PHP object
$channel = Youtube::getChannelById('UCk1SpWNzOs4MYmr0uICEntg');

// Get playlist by ID, return an STD PHP object
$playlist = Youtube::getPlaylistById('PL590L5WQmH8fJ54F369BLDSqIwcs-TCfs');

// Get playlists by multiple ID's, return an array of STD PHP objects
$playlists = Youtube::getPlaylistById(['PL590L5WQmH8fJ54F369BLDSqIwcs-TCfs', 'PL590L5WQmH8cUsRyHkk1cPGxW0j5kmhm0']);

// Get playlist by channel ID, return an array of PHP objects
$playlists = Youtube::getPlaylistsByChannelId('UCk1SpWNzOs4MYmr0uICEntg');

// Get items in a playlist by playlist ID, return an array of PHP objects
$playlistItems = Youtube::getPlaylistItemsByPlaylistId('PL590L5WQmH8fJ54F369BLDSqIwcs-TCfs');

// Get channel activities by channel ID, return an array of PHP objects
$activities = Youtube::getActivitiesByChannelId('UCk1SpWNzOs4MYmr0uICEntg');

// Retrieve video ID from original YouTube URL
$videoId = Youtube::parseVidFromURL('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk');
// result: moSFlvxnbgk
```

Basic Search Pagination
=======================

[](#basic-search-pagination)

```
// Set default parameters
$params = [
    'q'             => 'Android',
    'type'          => 'video',
    'part'          => 'id, snippet',
    'maxResults'    => 50
];

// Make intial call. with second argument to reveal page info such as page tokens
$search = Youtube::searchAdvanced($params, true);

// Check if we have a pageToken
if (isset($search['info']['nextPageToken'])) {
    $params['pageToken'] = $search['info']['nextPageToken'];
}

// Make another call and repeat
$search = Youtube::searchAdvanced($params, true);

// Add results key with info parameter set
print_r($search['results']);

/* Alternative approach with new built-in paginateResults function */

// Same params as before
$params = [
    'q'             => 'Android',
    'type'          => 'video',
    'part'          => 'id, snippet',
    'maxResults'    => 50
];

// An array to store page tokens so we can go back and forth
$pageTokens = [];

// Make inital search
$search = Youtube::paginateResults($params, null);

// Store token
$pageTokens[] = $search['info']['nextPageToken'];

// Go to next page in result
$search = Youtube::paginateResults($params, $pageTokens[0]);

// Store token
$pageTokens[] = $search['info']['nextPageToken'];

// Go to next page in result
$search = Youtube::paginateResults($params, $pageTokens[1]);

// Store token
$pageTokens[] = $search['info']['nextPageToken'];

// Go back a page
$search = Youtube::paginateResults($params, $pageTokens[0]);

// Add results key with info parameter set
print_r($search['results']);
```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 36% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~57 days

Total

3

Last Release

2655d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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