curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/download \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"' \ --output rickroll.mp3 Even with perfect code, things go wrong. Here’s how to handle frequent errors.
YD.download(videoId, metadata: title: "Custom Track Name", artist: "Your Name", album: "YouTube Mix" ); Some videos require cookies to access. You can pass a cookie file or string: youtube-mp3-downloader npm
const YD = new YoutubeMp3Downloader( outputPath: "./downloads", youtubeVideoQuality: "highest" ); You can pass a cookie file or string:
const bar = new cliProgress.SingleBar( format: 'Downloading ); Here is the most basic working example:
const YD = new YoutubeMp3Downloader( outputPath: "./downloads", youtubeVideoQuality: "highest", ffmpegParams: ["-ab", "320k"] // 320kbps MP3 ); Note: Using 320kbps on a source that is originally 128kbps will not improve quality, only file size. Automatically, the package tries to embed title and artist. To force custom tags:
ffmpeg -version mkdir youtube-mp3-converter cd youtube-mp3-converter npm init -y npm install youtube-mp3-downloader Part 3: Your First Download Script Create a file named download.js . Here is the most basic working example: