youtube-chat

!npm
!NPM

> Fetch YouTube live chat without API

☢ You will need to take full responsibility for your action ☢

Getting started

1. Install
- npm i youtube-chat
- yarn add youtube-chat
2. Import
- Javascript
``javascript
const { LiveChat } = require("youtube-chat")
`
- Typescript
`typescript
import { LiveChat } from "youtube-chat"
`
3. Create instance with ChannelID or LiveID
`javascript
// If channelId is specified, liveId in the current stream is automatically acquired.
// Recommended
const liveChat = new LiveChat({channelId: "CHANNEL_ID_HERE"})

// Or specify LiveID in Stream manually.
const liveChat = new LiveChat({liveId: "LIVE_ID_HERE"})
`
4. Add events
`typescript
// Emit at start of observation chat.
// liveId: string
liveChat.on("start", (liveId) => {
/ Your code here! /
})

// Emit at end of observation chat.
// reason: string?
liveChat.on("end", (reason) => {
/ Your code here! /
})

// Emit at receive chat.
// chat: ChatItem
liveChat.on("chat", (chatItem) => {
/ Your code here! /
})

// Emit when an error occurs
// err: Error or any
liveChat.on("error", (err) => {
/ Your code here! /
})
`
5. Start
`typescript
// Start fetch loop
const ok = await liveChat.start()
if (!ok) {
console.log("Failed to start, check emitted error")
}
`
6. Stop loop
`typescript
liveChat.stop()
`

Types

$3

`typescript
interface ChatItem {
author: {
name: string
thumbnail?: ImageItem
channelId: string
badge?: {
thumbnail: ImageItem
label: string
}
}
message: MessageItem[]
superchat?: {
amount: string
color: string
sticker?: ImageItem
}
isMembership: boolean
isVerified: boolean
isOwner: boolean
isModerator: boolean
timestamp: Date
}
`

$3

`typescript
type MessageItem = { text: string } | EmojiItem
`

$3


`typescript
interface ImageItem {
url: string
alt: string
}
`

$3

`typescript
interface EmojiItem extends ImageItem {
emojiText: string
isCustomEmoji: boolean
}
``

References

- https://drroot.page/wp/?p=227
- https://github.com/taizan-hokuto/pytchat

Thank you!👍