Retrieve Youtube video title, author, duration (as Markdown)

youtube.py

import requests
import isodate  # To parse ISO 8601 durations

# Create an API key in Google Cloud: API/Service Details/Credentials
API_KEY = 'mykey'
VIDEO_IDS = [
    'KZSD3lauzDo', 'puddZhRgRNI', 'YJTjtoKGCYo', '-PjtJeMvsFI', 'KZSD3lauzDo',
    'puddZhRgRNI', 'YJTjtoKGCYo', '-PjtJeMvsFI', 'KZSD3lauzDo', 'puddZhRgRNI',
    'YJTjtoKGCYo', '-PjtJeMvsFI'
]


def get_video_details(video_id):
    url = f"https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos?id={video_id}&part=snippet,contentDetails,statistics,status&key={API_KEY}"
    response = requests.get(url)
    return response.json()


def get_video_title(data):
    if 'items' in data and len(data['items']) > 0:
        title = data['items'][0]['snippet']['title']
        return title
    return None


def get_video_author(data):
    data = get_video_details(video_id)
    if 'items' in data and len(data['items']) > 0:
        author = data['items'][0]['snippet']['channelTitle']
        return author
    return None


def get_video_duration(data):
    if 'items' in data and len(data['items']) > 0:
        duration = data['items'][0]['contentDetails']['duration']
        return duration
    return None


def convert_duration(iso_duration):
    duration = isodate.parse_duration(iso_duration)
    total_seconds = int(duration.total_seconds())

    hours, remainder = divmod(total_seconds, 3600)
    minutes, seconds = divmod(remainder, 60)

    if hours > 0:
        return f"{hours}:{minutes:02}:{seconds:02}"
    else:
        return f"{minutes}:{seconds:02}"


output = ""
for video_id in VIDEO_IDS:
    data = get_video_details(video_id)
    iso_duration = get_video_duration(data)
    videoTitle = get_video_title(data)
    videoAuthor = get_video_author(data)

    readable_duration = ""
    if iso_duration:
        readable_duration = " (" + convert_duration(iso_duration) + ")"

    url = f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}"
    line = f"- [{videoAuthor} - {videoTitle}{readable_duration}]({url})"
    output += line + "\n"

with open("Output.md", "w") as text_file:
    text_file.write(output)