yt_feed

Create a working RSS feed (for your podcatcher) to turn a YouTube channel into a podcast.

User Instructions

• Works on any playlist or channel, get the id from the url, and create a url using that id on this website. Examples:

  Channel (channel handle):
  • https://youtube.com/c/@AdamNeely
    1. http://localhost:5446/c/@AdamNeely
  • https://youtube.com/c/beardmeatsfood
    1. http://localhost:5446/c/beardmeatsfood
  Playlist (playlist id):
  • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq5Wss5r1Cvtfc3KcM-34zIQE6hQz-DJt
    1. http://localhost:5446/p/PLq5Wss5r1Cvtfc3KcM-34zIQE6hQz-DJt
  • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz4scdcuqnN2oK16dHadxF1JTAaW1snBu
    1. http://localhost:5446/p/PLz4scdcuqnN2oK16dHadxF1JTAaW1snBu
  User (channel id):
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj1VqrHhDte54oLgPG4xpuQ
    1. http://localhost:5446/u/UCj1VqrHhDte54oLgPG4xpuQ
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7-E5xhZBZdW-8d7V80mzfg
    1. http://localhost:5446/u/UC7-E5xhZBZdW-8d7V80mzfg

• Add this RSS feed to your podcatcher of choice. I would recommend creating a `podcast` playlist on your YouTube account and saving wanted videos in that playlist if you do not want to have access to an entire channel.

• If you want to download the audio for a single video, you can use the `download` routes. Examples:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kKwfZpbIv8
    1. http://localhost:5446/dl/8kKwfZpbIv8.m4a
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo3xqm-AtqE
    1. http://localhost:5446/dl/Xo3xqm-AtqE.m4a

Hosting

Pre-reqs

You'll need a YouTube api key.

Docker

We publish a docker container that contains the latest code at ghcr.io/jaredkoontz/yt_feed:main.

docker run\
 -e YOUTUBE_API_KEY="your_key_here"\
 -e DOMAIN="your_domain_here"\
 -p 80:80\
 --rm -d\
 ghcr.io/jaredkoontz/yt_feed:main

Ensure it is running

curl localhost

Local Run

Currently running on python:3.12

1. Install uv
2. sync envirornment uv sync
3. run flask app YOUTUBE_API_KEY=some_key DOMAIN=your_domain && uv run python wsgi.py

Ensure it is running

curl localhost:5446