YouTube Music To Spotify

Converts a youtube music playlist to spotify playlist.

Support public playlists
Support private playlists
Auto create or update playlist if it already exists
Use fuzzy search to find the best match
Copy playlist thumbnail from youtube to spotify
Copy playlist description from youtube to spotify
Limit number of songs in the playlist
Dry run mode to test without adding to spotify

Setup

Spotify Developer Account

Create a new app: https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard
Set "Redirect URI" to http://localhost:8888/callback
Copy the "Client ID" and "Client Secret" to use later

Setting Environment Variables Linux and Mac

Rename the file .env.sample to .env
Edit the file by adding your credentials
Run the following command to set your environment variable: source .env

Setting Environment Variables (Windows)

Edit env.bat file by adding your credentials in these lines

set SPOTIFY_USER_ID=<your_user_id>
set SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID=<your_client_id>
set SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=<your_client_secret>

Run the batch file to set your environment variable:

env.bat

Note

If the environment variables are not set, you may need to restart your terminal or IDE.

Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Youtube OAuth (Only for private playlists)

Run the following command to login to your Youtube account and save the credentials to oauth.json

ytmusicapi oauth

Usage

$ source .env
$ python src/main.py -h
usage: main.py [-h] -yt YOUTUBE_URL_OR_ID
               [-sp SPOTIFY_URL_OR_ID | -spname SPOTIFY_PLAYLIST_NAME]
               [-ytauth YOUTUBE_OAUTH_JSON]
               [-n | -d] [-l LIMIT]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -yt YOUTUBE_URL_OR_ID, --youtube-url-or-id YOUTUBE_URL_OR_ID
                        Youtube Playlist URL or ID
  -sp SPOTIFY_URL_OR_ID, --spotify-url-or-id SPOTIFY_URL_OR_ID
                        Spotify Playlist URL or ID
  -spname SPOTIFY_PLAYLIST_NAME, --spotify-playlist-name SPOTIFY_PLAYLIST_NAME
                        Spotify Playlist Name (Default: Youtube Playlist Name)
  -ytauth YOUTUBE_OAUTH_JSON, --youtube-oauth-json YOUTUBE_OAUTH_JSON
                        Youtube OAuth JSON filepath (run 'ytmusicapi oauth')
  -n, --create-new      Force create a new playlist
  -d, --dryrun          Do not add to Spotify
  -l LIMIT, --limit LIMIT
                        Limit the number of songs to fetch

Examples

Sample Playlist: Pop Certified (YouTube Music to Spotify)

# Pass any link containing a youtube playlist ID
# Sets same name as youtube playlist
$ python src/main.py -yt "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCLAK5uy_lBNUteBRencHzKelu5iDHwLF6mYqjL-JU"

# Pass just the youtube playlist ID
# Set a custom name for the playlist
$ python src/main.py -yt "CLAK5uy_lBNUteBRencHzKelu5iDHwLF6mYqjL-JU" -spname "Pop Certified"

# Pass link of a private youtube playlist
# Provide the path to the oauth.json file
$ python src/main.py -yt "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz96m0PSfi9p8ABcEcUlSMVmz7sN-IEFu" -ytauth "oauth.json"

# Pass an existing spotify playlist URL or ID
# Limit the number of songs to fetch
# Dry run mode
$ python src/main.py -yt "CLAK5uy_lBNUteBRencHzKelu5iDHwLF6mYqjL-JU" -sp "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6DyIxXHMwuEMbsfPTIr9C8" -l 10 -d

# Pass even the URL of video playing from playlist
# Force create a new playlist
$ python src/main.py -yt "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlPNh_PBZb4&list=RDCLAK5uy_lBNUteBRencHzKelu5iDHwLF6mYqjL-JU" -n

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