Building this manually with Python libraries is honestly a pain to maintain. Been there with yt-dlp and python-telegram-bot.
Getting the code working isn’t the hard part. YouTube constantly changes their API, you’ve got rate limits to handle, file storage to manage, and keeping your bot running 24/7.
I’d skip coding this from scratch and automate the whole workflow instead. Build a telegram bot that triggers YouTube downloads, converts to MP3, and sends it back - no complex Python scripts needed.
Automation handles the messy stuff: error handling when YouTube blocks requests, file cleanup after sending, scaling when multiple users hit your bot.
I’ve built similar media bots this way and they’re rock solid compared to manual coding. No more debugging why yt-dlp broke after YouTube’s latest update.
You get webhook integration for Telegram, HTTP requests for downloads, file processing, and built-in error handling - all in one visual workflow.
Check out Latenode for this setup: https://latenode.com