PetitTube Wrapper API

This Flask API provides an endpoint to retrieve PetitTube URL, YouTube title, and views for a video. Try out the demo here.

Getting Started

Follow the instructions below to set up and run the API.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x

• Install required Python packages using the following command:

  pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the API

1. Clone the repository:

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd petite-tube-wrapper-api

3. Run the Flask app:

   python app.py

   The API will be accessible at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

API Endpoints

1. /

• Method: GET

• Description: Display documentation for the PetitTube API.

• Example:

  Open your web browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:5000/ to view the documentation.

2. /geturl

• Method: GET

• Description: Retrieve PetitTube URL, YouTube title, and views.

• Example:

  Make a GET request to http://127.0.0.1:5000/geturl to get information about the PetitTube video.

  {
    "petittube_url": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/example_video_id",
    "youtube_title": "Example YouTube Title",
    "views": 12345
  }

Dependencies

• Flask: Web framework for building the API.
• Requests: HTTP library for making requests to external websites.
• BeautifulSoup4: HTML parsing library for extracting data from HTML content.
• pytube: Library for downloading YouTube videos and extracting information.

Contributing

Feel free to contribute by opening issues or creating pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Flask: Web framework for Python.
• Requests: HTTP library for Python.
• Beautiful Soup: HTML parsing library for Python.
• pytube: Library for downloading YouTube videos.
• PetitTube: Source of least interesting videos on YouTube.