Sending YouTube videos through a Python Discord bot

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Hey everyone! I’m trying to figure out how to make my Python Discord bot share YouTube videos. Right now, all I’ve got is the URL for the video I want to send. I’m not sure how to get the bot to actually post the video in the Discord chat. Has anyone done this before? What libraries or methods should I be looking at? I’d really appreciate any tips or code examples you could share. Thanks in advance for your help!

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yo, here’s sum info: just sending a youtube link in a message will auto embed the video in discord. try this:

@bot.command()
async def share_vid(ctx, url):
    await ctx.send(url)

make sure ur using discord.py. good luck!

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Having worked on a similar project, I can confirm that sharing YouTube videos through a Discord bot is quite straightforward. You don’t need to upload the actual video file. Instead, leverage Discord’s built-in embedding feature for YouTube links.

Here’s a concise approach using discord.py:

@bot.command()
async def share_video(ctx, url):
if ‘youtube.com’ in url or ‘youtu.be’ in url:
await ctx.send(f’Check out this video: {url}')
else:
await ctx.send(‘Please provide a valid YouTube URL.’)

This method sends the URL as a message, which Discord automatically converts into an embedded video preview. For more advanced functionality, consider exploring the youtube_dl library to extract video metadata or implement playlist features.

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I’ve actually implemented this feature in my own Discord bot. The key is to use the discord.py library, which makes handling YouTube links pretty straightforward. You don’t need to post the actual video file - Discord automatically embeds YouTube links when they’re sent in chat.

Here’s a basic example of how you can do it:

@bot.command()
async def play(ctx, url):
    if 'youtube.com' in url or 'youtu.be' in url:
        await ctx.send(url)
    else:
        await ctx.send('Please provide a valid YouTube URL.')

This command checks if the provided URL is from YouTube, then sends it in the chat. Discord will automatically create an embed with a preview of the video. You can expand on this by adding features like queuing multiple videos or extracting video information using the youtube_dl library.

Remember to handle errors and edge cases in your actual implementation. Hope this helps you get started!