YouTube comment/transcript/live chat acquisition
Comments in real-time on YouTube Live are properly called "live chat", not "comments".
No API key was needed to get live chat.
I'm able to get comments/transcript/live chat as of 2024-11-15, but it's possible that an update on YouTube's side may stop it from working.
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nishio.iconI want to download YouTube comments in Python.
gpt.iconThe most common way to download YouTube comments in Python is to use the YouTube Data API v3 with libraries such as google-auth, google-auth-oauthlib, and google-auth-httplib2. The following is an overview of the procedure.
Get API Key
Create a new project in the Google Cloud Console, activate YouTube Data API v3, and then obtain an API key.
I looked for it in the list but couldn't find it, I searched and found it.nishio.icon
https://gyazo.com/c7e1beefcfdddc725b20506736815042
Installing Python packages
Install the package as follows
$pip install google-auth google-auth-oauthlib google-auth-httplib2 google-api-python-client
Creating Codes
Use the obtained API key to retrieve comments from YouTube videos. Sample code is shown below.
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It worked, but what I wanted was "live chat", not "comments".
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