Why play-dl ?
ytdl-core has some issues with miniget and also stream abort issues. On the other hand, youtube-dl is a very perfect alternative but it takes time to launch. Hence, play-dl is created to avoid these issues along with providing comparatively faster performance than others.
Download videos/playlists or search for videos
This is a light-weight youtube downloader and searcher.
- searches by video, playlist, channel
- obtains audio playback url
Installation
npm install play-dl@latest
Importing
import * as play from 'play-dl' // ES-6 import or TS import
const play = require('play-dl') //JS importing
Instructions for Spotify are here