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- Add cookies support in youtube.js service - Create extract-cookies.sh script for automatic cookie extraction - Add YOUTUBE_COOKIES_PATH environment variable - Update .env.example with cookies configuration - Add comprehensive documentation (YOUTUBE_COOKIES.md, COOKIES_QUICK_START.md) - Update .gitignore to exclude cookies files for security - Pass cookiesPath option through all download functions This fixes Sign in to confirm you're not a bot errors from YouTube. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
125 lines
4.1 KiB
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Executable File
125 lines
4.1 KiB
Bash
Executable File
#!/bin/bash
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# YouTube Cookies Extractor Script
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# This script helps you extract cookies from your browser for yt-dlp
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echo "=========================================="
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echo "YouTube Cookies Extractor"
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echo "=========================================="
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echo ""
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echo "This script will help you extract cookies from your browser"
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echo "to bypass YouTube's bot detection."
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echo ""
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COOKIES_FILE="./youtube-cookies.txt"
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echo "Options:"
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echo ""
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echo "1. Extract from Chrome/Chromium"
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echo "2. Extract from Firefox"
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echo "3. Manual instructions (export from browser extension)"
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echo ""
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read -p "Choose an option (1-3): " choice
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case $choice in
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1)
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echo ""
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echo "Extracting cookies from Chrome/Chromium..."
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echo ""
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# Check if yt-dlp can extract cookies
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if command -v yt-dlp &> /dev/null; then
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echo "Using yt-dlp to extract cookies from Chrome..."
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yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser chrome --cookies "$COOKIES_FILE" --print-to-file webpage_url - "https://www.youtube.com" 2>/dev/null
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if [ -f "$COOKIES_FILE" ]; then
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echo "✓ Cookies extracted successfully to: $COOKIES_FILE"
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echo ""
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echo "Add this to your .env file:"
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echo "YOUTUBE_COOKIES_PATH=$(realpath $COOKIES_FILE)"
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else
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echo "✗ Failed to extract cookies automatically."
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echo "You may need to export cookies manually (see option 3)"
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fi
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else
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echo "✗ yt-dlp not found. Please install it first:"
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echo " pip install yt-dlp"
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fi
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;;
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2)
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echo ""
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echo "Extracting cookies from Firefox..."
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echo ""
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if command -v yt-dlp &> /dev/null; then
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echo "Using yt-dlp to extract cookies from Firefox..."
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yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser firefox --cookies "$COOKIES_FILE" --print-to-file webpage_url - "https://www.youtube.com" 2>/dev/null
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if [ -f "$COOKIES_FILE" ]; then
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echo "✓ Cookies extracted successfully to: $COOKIES_FILE"
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echo ""
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echo "Add this to your .env file:"
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echo "YOUTUBE_COOKIES_PATH=$(realpath $COOKIES_FILE)"
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else
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echo "✗ Failed to extract cookies automatically."
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echo "You may need to export cookies manually (see option 3)"
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fi
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else
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echo "✗ yt-dlp not found. Please install it first:"
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echo " pip install yt-dlp"
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fi
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;;
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3)
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echo ""
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echo "=========================================="
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echo "Manual Cookie Export Instructions"
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echo "=========================================="
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echo ""
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echo "Method 1: Using a browser extension (recommended)"
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echo " 1. Install one of these browser extensions:"
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echo " - Chrome: 'Get cookies.txt LOCALLY' or 'cookies.txt'"
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echo " - Firefox: 'cookies.txt'"
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echo ""
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echo " 2. Go to https://www.youtube.com and log in"
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echo ""
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echo " 3. Click on the extension icon and export cookies as 'youtube-cookies.txt'"
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echo ""
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echo " 4. Save the file to: $(realpath .)/youtube-cookies.txt"
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echo ""
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echo "Method 2: Using yt-dlp directly"
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echo " Run this command:"
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echo " yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser chrome --cookies youtube-cookies.txt 'https://www.youtube.com'"
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echo ""
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echo " (Replace 'chrome' with 'firefox', 'edge', 'safari', etc. if needed)"
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echo ""
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echo "Method 3: Using browser DevTools (advanced)"
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echo " 1. Go to https://www.youtube.com and log in"
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echo " 2. Open DevTools (F12)"
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echo " 3. Go to Application/Storage tab"
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echo " 4. Find Cookies > https://www.youtube.com"
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echo " 5. Export all cookies manually to Netscape format"
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echo ""
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echo "After creating the file, add this to your .env:"
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echo "YOUTUBE_COOKIES_PATH=$(realpath .)/youtube-cookies.txt"
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echo ""
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;;
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*)
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echo "Invalid option"
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exit 1
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;;
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esac
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echo ""
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echo "=========================================="
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echo ""
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echo "IMPORTANT: Keep your cookies file secure!"
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echo "Do NOT share it or commit it to git."
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echo "The cookies give access to your YouTube account."
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echo ""
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echo "The cookies will expire eventually, so you may need"
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echo "to re-export them periodically."
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echo ""
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