API Servers
A list of public instances can be found at https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/wiki/Instances
To keep up-to date with the instances list, you are expected to dynamically parse it.
An example on how this can be done is available at https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/blob/85e2296dc410fd20375d623465900c55b5483da9/src/components/Preferences.vue#L202-L221
Base URL
For all endpoints in this documentation, you will have to use an API url as a prefix. For example, the official instance’s base URL would be https://pipedapi.kavin.rocks
Unauthenticated Endpoints
These endpoints work un-authenticated, and you’re highly discouraged to send an Authorization header for these endpoints.
/streams/:videoId
Parameters:
videoId: The video ID of the YouTube video you want to get information about.
Response:
{
"audioStreams": [
{
"bitrate": 0, // The bitrate of the audio stream in bytes
"codec": "mp4a.40.5", // The codec of the audio stream
"format": "M4A", // The format of the audio stream
"indexEnd": 0, // Useful for creating dash streams
"indexStart": 0, // Useful for creating dash streams
"initStart": 0, // Useful for creating dash streams
"initEnd": 0, // Useful for creating dash streams
"mimeType": "audio/mp4", // The mime type of the audio stream
"quality": "48 kbps", // The quality of the audio stream
"url": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/videoplayback?...", // The stream's URL
"videoOnly": false // Whether or not the stream is video only
}
], // The audio streams of the video
"dash": null, // The dash manifest URL, to be used if not null (for OTF streams)
"description": "", // The description of the video
"dislikes": 0, // The number of dislikes the video has
"duration": 0, // The duration of the video in seconds
"hls": null, // The hls manifest URL, to be used for Livestreams,
"lbryId": "", // The lbry id of the video, if available
"likes": 0, // The number of likes the video has
"livestream": false, // Whether or not the video is a livestream
"proxyUrl": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks", // The proxy url to be used for rewrites
"relatedStreams": [
{
"duration": 0, // The duration of the related video in seconds
"thumbnail": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/vi/...", // The thumbnail of the related video
"title": "", // The title of the related video
"uploadedDate": "3 months ago", // The date the related video was uploaded
"uploaderAvatar": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The avatar of the channel of the related video
"uploaderUrl": "/channel/...", // The URL of the channel of the related video
"uploaderVerified": true, // Whether or not the channel of the related video is verified
"url": "/watch?v=..." // The URL of the related video
"views": 0 // The number of views the related video has
}
], // A list of related streams
"subtitles": [
{
"autoGenerated": false, // Whether or not the subtitle was auto-generated
"code": "en", // The language code of the subtitle
"mimeType": "application/ttml+xml", // The mime type of the subtitle
"name": "English", // The name of the subtitle
"url": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/api/timedtext?..." // The URL of the subtitle
}
], // A list of subtitles
"thumbnailUrl": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/vi/...", // The thumbnail of the video
"title": "", // The title of the video
"uploadDate": "2021-01-01", // The date the video was uploaded
"uploader": "", // The name of the channel of the video
"uploaderUrl": "/channel/...", // The URL of the channel of the video
"uploaderVerified": true, // Whether or not the channel of the video is verified
"videoStreams": [
{
"bitrate": 0, // The bitrate of the video stream in bytes
"codec": "avc1.64002a", // The codec of the video stream
"format": "MPEG_4", // The format of the video stream
"fps": 30, // The frames per second of the video stream
"height": 720, // The height of the video stream
"indexEnd": 0, // Useful for creating dash streams
"indexStart": 0, // Useful for creating dash streams
"initStart": 0, // Useful for creating dash streams
"initEnd": 0, // Useful for creating dash streams
"mimeType": "video/mp4", // The mime type of the video stream
"quality": "720p", // The quality of the video stream
"url": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/videoplayback?...", // The stream's URL
"videoOnly": false // Whether or not the stream is video only
"width": 1280 // The width of the video stream
}
], // The video streams of the video
"views": 0 // The number of views the video has
}
/comments/:videoId
Parameters:
videoId: The video ID of the YouTube video you want to get comments for.
Response:
{
"comments": [
{
"author": "", // The name of the author of the comment
"commentId": "", // The comment ID
"commentText": "", // The text of the comment
"commentedTime": "14 hours ago", // The time the comment was made
"commentorUrl": "/channel/...", // The URL of the channel of the comment
"hearted": false, // Whether or not the comment has been hearted
"likeCount": 0, // The number of likes the comment has
"pinned": false, // Whether or not the comment is pinned
"thumbnail": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The thumbnail of the comment
"verified": false, // Whether or not the author of the comment is verified
"creatorReplied": false // Whether the creator has replied to the comment
}
], // A list of comments
"disabled": false, // Whether or not the comments are disabled
"nextpage": "" // A JSON encoded page, which is used for the nextpage endpoint.
}
/nextpage/comments/:videoId
Parameters:
videoId: The video ID of the YouTube video you want to get comments for.nextpage: The JSON encoded nextpage variable, to be sent as a query string.
Response:
{
"comments": [
{
"author": "", // The name of the author of the comment
"commentId": "", // The comment ID
"commentText": "", // The text of the comment
"commentedTime": "14 hours ago", // The time the comment was made
"commentorUrl": "/channel/...", // The URL of the channel of the comment
"hearted": false, // Whether or not the comment has been hearted
"likeCount": 0, // The number of likes the comment has
"pinned": false, // Whether or not the comment is pinned
"thumbnail": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The thumbnail of the comment
"verified": false, // Whether or not the author of the comment is verified
"creatorReplied": false // Whether the creator has replied to the comment
}
], // A list of comments
"disabled": false, // Whether or not the comments are disabled
"nextpage": "" // A JSON encoded page, which is used for the nextpage endpoint.
}
/trending
Parameters:
region: The region you want to get trending YouTube videos from. Example:US.
Response:
[
{
"duration": 0, // The duration of the trending video in seconds
"thumbnail": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/vi/...", // The thumbnail of the trending video
"title": "", // The title of the trending video
"uploadedDate": "12 hours ago", // The date the trending video was uploaded
"uploaderAvatar": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The avatar of the channel of the trending video
"uploaderUrl": "/channel/...", // The URL of the channel of the trending video
"uploaderVerified": true, // Whether or not the channel of the trending video is verified
"url": "/watch?v=..." // The URL of the trending video
"views": 0 // The number of views the trending video has
}
] // A list of trending videos
/channel/:channelId
Parameters:
channelId: The channel ID of the YouTube channel you want to get information about.
/c/:name
Parameters:
name: The name of the channel you want to get information about.
/user/:name
Parameters:
name: The name of the user’s channel you want to get information about.
Response:
{
"avatarUrl": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The avatar of the channel
"bannerUrl": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The banner of the channel
"description": "", // The description of the channel
"id": "", // The ID of the channel
"name": "", // The name of the channel
"nextpage": "", // A JSON encoded page, which is used for the nextpage endpoint.
"relatedStreams: [
{
"duration": 0, // The duration of the channel's video in seconds
"thumbnail": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/vi/...", // The thumbnail of the channel's video
"title": "", // The title of the channel's video
"uploadedDate": "3 months ago", // The date the channel's video was uploaded
"uploaderAvatar": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The avatar of the channel of the channel's video
"uploaderUrl": "/channel/...", // The URL of the channel
"uploaderVerified": true, // Whether or not the channel is verified
"url": "/watch?v=..." // The URL of the channel's video
"views": 0, // The number of views the channel's video has
}
], // A list of videos from the channel
"subscriberCount": 0, // The number of subscribers the channel has
"verified": false // Whether or not the channel is verified
}
/nextpage/channel/:channelId
Parameters:
channelId: The channel ID of the YouTube channel you want to get information about.nextpage: The JSON encoded nextpage variable, to be sent as a query string.
Response:
{
"nextpage": "", // A JSON encoded page, which is used for the nextpage endpoint.
"relatedStreams: [
{
"duration": 0, // The duration of the channel's video in seconds
"thumbnail": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/vi/...", // The thumbnail of the channel's video
"title": "", // The title of the channel's video
"uploadedDate": "3 months ago", // The date the channel's video was uploaded
"uploaderAvatar": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The avatar of the channel of the channel's video
"uploaderUrl": "/channel/...", // The URL of the channel
"uploaderVerified": true, // Whether or not the channel is verified
"url": "/watch?v=..." // The URL of the channel's video
"views": 0, // The number of views the channel's video has
}
] // A list of videos from the channel
}
/playlists/:playlistId
Parameters:
playlistId: The playlist ID of the YouTube playlist you want to get information about.
Response:
{
"bannerUrl": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The banner of the playlist
"name": "", // The name of the playlist
"nextpage": "", // A JSON encoded page, which is used for the nextpage endpoint.
"relatedStreams": [
{
"duration": 0, // The duration of the playlist's video in seconds
"thumbnail": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/vi/...", // The thumbnail of the playlist's video
"title": "", // The title of the playlist's video
"uploadedDate": "3 months ago", // The date the playlist's video was uploaded
"uploaderAvatar": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The avatar of the channel of the playlist's video
"uploaderUrl": "/channel/...", // The URL of the channel of the playlist's video
"uploaderVerified": true, // Whether or not the playlist is verified
"url": "/watch?v=..." // The URL of the playlist's video
"views": 0, // The number of views the playlist's video has
}
], // A list of videos from the playlist
"thumbnailUrl": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The thumbnail of the playlist
"uploader": "", // The name of the creator of the playlist
"uploaderAvatar": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The avatar of the creator of the playlist
"uploaderUrl": "/channel/...", // The URL of the creator of the playlist
"videos": 0 // The number of videos in the playlist
}
/nextpage/playlists/:playlistId
Parameters:
playlistId: The playlist ID of the YouTube playlist you want to get information about.nextpage: The JSON encoded nextpage variable, to be sent as a query string.
Response:
{
"nextpage": "", // A JSON encoded page, which is used for the nextpage endpoint.
"relatedStreams: [
{
"duration": 0, // The duration of the playlist's video in seconds
"thumbnail": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/vi/...", // The thumbnail of the playlist's video
"title": "", // The title of the playlist's video
"uploadedDate": "3 months ago", // The date the playlist's video was uploaded
"uploaderAvatar": "https://pipedproxy-bom.kavin.rocks/...", // The avatar of the channel of the playlist's video
"uploaderUrl": "/channel/...", // The URL of the channel of the playlist's video
"uploaderVerified": true, // Whether or not the playlist is verified
"url": "/watch?v=..." // The URL of the playlist's video
"views": 0, // The number of views the playlist's video has
}
] // A list of videos from the playlist
}
/suggestions
Parameters:
query: The query string to get search suggestions for.
Response:
[
"", // The search suggestion
"" // Another search suggestion
] // A list of search suggestions
/sponsors/:videoId
Parameters:
videoId: The video ID of the YouTube video you want to get information about.category: The category of sponsors you would like to skip. Example:["sponsor"]. See the SponsorBlock Wiki for more information.
Response:
{
"hash": "", // The hash of the videoId
"segments": [
{
"UUID": "", // The UUID of the segment
"actionType": "skip", // The action type of the segment
"category": "sponsor", // The category of the segment
"segment": [0, 10], // The start and end time of the segment
"videoDuration": 0 // The duration of the video
}
"videoID": "" // The video ID of the segment
}