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[Tutorial] How To Use Youtube Api [Tutorial][ Create your own Bot ] - Lambasoft - May 23, 2012

Greetings HackForums

I just made a Youtube API bot, it was fun to make.You can check my bot HERE. It's your turn now. Before getting started you should know some basics and definitions.

What's API ?

Application Programming Interface. A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. APIs are implemented by writing function calls in the program, which provide the linkage to the required subroutine for execution. Read More Here

YouTube Data API

The YouTube Data API allows client applications to retrieve and update YouTube content in the form of Google Data API feeds. Your client application can use the YouTube Data API to fetch video feeds, comments, responses, and playlists, as well as query for videos that match particular criteria. You can also use the API to make authenticated requests to modify this information and to upload new video content to the site. Read More Here

Preparations

We first need to install the Google Data Libraries. Head up to http://code.google.com/p/google-gdata/downloads/list then download and install the latest version ( Google_Data_API_Setup_2.0.1.0.msi ). Once done go to http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/dashboard/ ( you need a Gmail for this ) and get yourself an API key.

Getting Started

Open a New VB.net Project and add Google.GData.Client.dll, Google.GData.Extensions.dll, Google.GData.YouTube.dll to the references they are located where you installed the Libraries( mine were in C:\Program Files\Google\Google Data API SDK\Samples )

Step 1

Import the libraries to your project :

Code 
Imports Google.GData.Client

Imports Google.GData.Extensions

Imports Google.GData.YouTube

Imports Google.GData.YouTube.YouTubeService

Imports Google.GData.Extensions.MediaRss

Imports Google.YouTube

Imports System.Management

Imports System.Net

Imports System.IO

Step 2

We should authenticate our account by adding our credentials settings, the key you made before.

Code 
Dim Settings As YouTubeRequestSettings

Dim Request As YouTubeRequest

Settings = New YouTubeRequestSettings("Application Name", "Your Api Key", "Any Youtube Username", "Any's Password")

Request = New YouTubeRequest(settings)

So basically every time you want to execute something ( like,comment,subscribtion..) you'll have to define the user credentials (Username and Password )

Step 3

After we declared ourselves to the API it's time to define the YT (YouTube) video we will be using.

Code 
Dim VideoUri As Uri

Dim TheVideo As Video

VideoUri = New Uri("http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/" + "Video ID")

TheVideo = request.Retrieve(Of Video)(VideoUri)

Define Uri : Provides an object representation of a uniform resource identifier (URI) and easy access to the parts of the URI. Read more About Uri
Video ID : Let's take http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPi85qp-V1A as example. The Video ID is cPi85qp-V1A

Step 4

Step 3 was the final step in the authentication, the funny parts can now get started.

To Like (Rate) a Video:

Code 
TheVideo.Rating = 5;

request.Insert(TheVideo.RatingsUri, TheVideo);

To Dislike a Video:

Code 
TheVideo.Rating = 1;

request.Insert(TheVideo.RatingsUri, TheVideo);

To Retrieve video comments:

Code 
Dim comments = request.GetComments(TheVideo)

Dim c As Comment

  For Each c In comments.Entries

    MsgBox(c.Content)

  Next

To Add video comment:

Code 
Dim c As Comment = New Comment()

c.Content = "Comment Content"

request.AddComment(TheVideo, c)

To Subscribe to a Video channel:

Code 
Dim s As Subscription = New Subscription

s.Type = SubscriptionEntry.SubscriptionType.channel

s.UserName = TheVideo.Uploader

request.Insert(New Uri(YouTubeQuery.CreateSubscriptionUri("The Username you authenticated with")), s)

"The Username you authenticated with" cleary means that you should use the username in Step 2 ( Any Youtube Username )

To Subscribe to a Video channel:

Code 
Dim s As Subscription = New Subscription

s.Type = SubscriptionEntry.SubscriptionType.channel

s.UserName = TheVideo.Uploader

request.Delete(s)

To Add a Video as Favorite:

Code 
Dim videoEntryUrl As String = "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/" + "Video ID"

Dim service As YouTubeService = request.Service

Dim videoEntry As YouTubeEntry = service.Get(videoEntryUrl)

Dim feedUrl As String = "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/default/favorites"

service.Insert(New Uri(feedUrl), videoEntry)

To Remove a Video as Favorite:

Code 
Dim videoEntryUrl As String = "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/" + "Video ID"

Dim service As YouTubeService = request.Service

Dim videoEntry As YouTubeEntry = service.Get(videoEntryUrl)

Dim feedUrl As String = "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/default/favorites"

request.Delete(videoEntry)

To Flagg a Video:

Code 
Dim c As Complaint = New Complaint

c.Type = ComplaintEntry.ComplaintType.PORN

c.Content = "This video contain pornographic scenes"

request.Insert(TheVideo.ComplaintUri, c)

You can change the complaintype to Hate,Porn,Rights,Spam,Violence,Unknown.

Well these are the most basic things you can do, to learn more go to
https://developers.google.com/youtube/2.0/developers_guide_dotnet
and let me know if you need any help converting the code language

Enjoy and don't forget to say thanks

* - ytlayol - May 23, 2012

very nice..appreciate your effort sir!!!

* - Lambasoft - May 23, 2012

(May 23, 2012 12:24 AM)loyalty Wrote: very nice..appreciate your effort sir!!!

Thanks loyalty
Yeah that took me a while to do ^^ but it's totally worth it

* - idb. - May 23, 2012

You should write an API key creator to go along with this since the YT API is basically useless without 239462934692364982364 API keys. Well... unless you are OK with every account you use getting suspended due to abuse of the API.

* - Lambasoft - May 23, 2012

(May 23, 2012 03:43 AM)idb Wrote: You should write an API key creator to go along with this since the YT API is basically useless without 239462934692364982364 API keys. Well... unless you are OK with every account you use getting suspended due to abuse of the API.

Wait a second ... so if i change the API on every command execution ( like/comment/subscribe..) the accounts wont get banned ??

* - idb. - May 23, 2012

(May 23, 2012 04:25 AM)Lambasoft Wrote: Wait a second ... so if i change the API on every command execution ( like/comment/subscribe..) the accounts wont get banned ??

No... but if you use the same API key across multiple accounts and for abusive purposes (aka a bot) your accounts will get banned quick as fuck. Use 1 API key per account and ONLY use that key for that specific account.

You can't just interchange API keys during a session either... you need to auth using the key before you can do anything. Super gay.

Every action you make when using an API key is logged. When that key raises suspicion of foul play guess what information is available for YT to see? Every account that has used that API key. Then guess what happens? API key = suspended and accounts = disabled. This is why using API's for anything involving a bot that is against the TOS is pretty retarded. Just use the regular site. I realize that sounds a bit scary due to the fact that YT constantly updates (at a pretty annoying rate to be honest), but what's more annoying... updating a few lines of code or having all of your accounts and API keys drop at the same time?

Why do you think that every source I release having to do with shit like this uses the actual websites instead of API keys? API keys are just another unnecessary step in the process. API are also just a good way to get your proxies blacklisted, accounts killed, and yourself tracked down.

Just my 2 cents.

* - Lambasoft - May 23, 2012

(May 23, 2012 04:33 AM)idb Wrote: No... but if you use the same API key across multiple accounts and for abusive purposes (aka a bot) your accounts will get banned quick as fuck. Use 1 API key per account and ONLY use that key for that specific account.

You can't just interchange API keys during a session either... you need to auth using the key before you can do anything. Super gay.

Every action you make when using an API key is logged. When that key raises suspicion of foul play guess what information is available for YT to see? Every account that has used that API key. Then guess what happens? API key = suspended and accounts = disabled. This is why using API's for anything involving a bot that is against the TOS is pretty retarded. Just use the regular site. I realize that sounds a bit scary due to the fact that YT constantly updates (at a pretty annoying rate to be honest), but what's more annoying... updating a few lines of code or having all of your accounts and API keys drop at the same time?

Why do you think that every source I release having to do with shit like this uses the actual websites instead of API keys? API keys are just another unnecessary step in the process. API are also just a good way to get your proxies blacklisted, accounts killed, and yourself tracked down.

Just my 2 cents.

Totally right with this, i never though about my API's account getting banned all i cared of was not banning the fake accounts ( the funniest thing is that i'm using my main account XD ) I guess i should fix this ASAP , and i do think i might use your classes for this ^^
One problem persist, how to correctly create to accounts.

* - txzonline - Aug 19, 2012

pretty nice find on that tutorial. nice tut. likes your tutorial lol. nicely done.

* - Dark_Noodles - Aug 21, 2012

It really sucks that this thread dies. It's a well made thread!

* - Percocet - Aug 21, 2012

Thanks for this, now I can create my own Youtube bot.

* - Data Center - Sep 21, 2012

awsome posting keep it up bro , iv bookmarked this for ever and ever

* - c0ffee - Sep 26, 2012

This is a quality post, I woukld +rep you if I could.

* - c0ffee - Sep 27, 2012

I have a question: Does youtube add a view to the counter if you only let the code run to this point:

Code 
Dim VideoUri As Uri

Dim TheVideo As Video

VideoUri = New Uri("http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/" + "Video ID")

TheVideo = request.Retrieve(Of Video)(VideoUri)

What does this line of code do? Does it grant you access to the video's commands/database/functions/etc, or does it really load the video to your computer and let it count as a view?

Regards,
c0ffee

* - Shane33 - Jan 1, 2013

It is barelly old threat. But i need to ask. Is this BOT still working? i have got error here:

Code 
dVideo = request.Retrieve(Of Video)(VideoFeedUri)