Youtube RSS FAQs

Question 1

What is Youtube RSS?

Accepted Answer

Youtube RSS is a REST API designed to query and parse RSS feeds for YouTube channels. It allows developers to programmatically access channel information and retrieve lists of their latest videos.

Question 2

What kind of YouTube data can I get with Youtube RSS?

Accepted Answer

You can search for YouTube channels by name and retrieve details like channel name, thumbnail, and official URL. For a specific channel, you can fetch its latest videos, including video ID, title, URL, thumbnail, description, views, and publication dates.

Question 3

How can I deploy Youtube RSS?

Accepted Answer

Youtube RSS offers flexible deployment options. You can easily run it as a Docker container using the provided Docker Compose setup, or deploy it directly as a Node.js application by cloning the repository and installing dependencies.

Question 4

Does Youtube RSS require a YouTube API key?

Accepted Answer

No, Youtube RSS directly queries and parses public YouTube channel RSS feeds. This approach allows you to access channel and video data without the need for a YouTube Data API key for its core functionalities.

Question 5

What endpoints are available?

Accepted Answer

Youtube RSS provides HTTP GET and POST endpoints to search for YouTube channels, and a GET endpoint to retrieve the latest videos from a given channel ID. It also exposes MCP endpoints that mirror all REST functionality.

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