response = requests.get(BASE_URL, params=params)
if response.status_code == 200: return response.json() else: print(f"Error: {response.status_code} - {response.text}") return None def json_to_xml(json_data): """Convert JSON response to XML format (KeyXML structure)""" root = ET.Element("feed") root.set("xmlns", "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom") root.set("xmlns:yt", "http://www.youtube.com/xml/schemas/2015") youtube api keyxml download top
In the modern digital landscape, YouTube is not just a video platform; it is the second-largest search engine in the world. For developers, data analysts, and content strategists, manually scraping information from YouTube is inefficient and against the platform’s terms of service. This is where the YouTube API becomes essential. response = requests
# Add each video as an entry for item in json_data.get('items', []): entry = ET.SubElement(root, "entry") # Video ID vid_id = ET.SubElement(entry, "id") vid_id.text = f"yt:video:{item['id']}" # Title title_elem = ET.SubElement(entry, "title") title_elem.text = item['snippet']['title'] # Channel Info channel = ET.SubElement(entry, "author") name = ET.SubElement(channel, "name") name.text = item['snippet']['channelTitle'] # Statistics (Views, Likes) stats = ET.SubElement(entry, "yt:statistics") stats.set("viewCount", item['statistics'].get('viewCount', '0')) stats.set("likeCount", item['statistics'].get('likeCount', '0')) stats.set("commentCount", item['statistics'].get('commentCount', '0')) # Published Date published = ET.SubElement(entry, "published") published.text = item['snippet']['publishedAt'] # Thumbnail Link thumb = ET.SubElement(entry, "link") thumb.set("rel", "enclosure") thumb.set("href", item['snippet']['thumbnails']['high']['url']) # Pretty print XML xml_str = minidom.parseString(ET.tostring(root)).toprettyxml(indent=" ") return xml_str def download_xml(xml_content, filename="youtube_top_videos.xml"): """Save the XML file locally""" with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f: f.write(xml_content) print(f"✅ Successfully downloaded: {filename}") if name == " main ": print("🚀 Fetching TOP YouTube videos via API...") data = fetch_top_videos() # Add each video as an entry for item in json_data
updated = ET.SubElement(root, "updated") updated.text = datetime.datetime.now().isoformat()
Append &alt=media or use a Content-Type header. But for true XML, we use a middleware approach. The Request Structure: To get the "top" videos (e.g., most popular videos in the US), your HTTP GET request looks like this: