ThePirateBay API

TPBAPI is a simple torrent search engine for ThePirateBay.

Installation

Use the package manager npm to install.

npm install thepiratebayapi

Usage

const TPBAPI = require('tpbapi')

let tpbapi = new TPBAPI()

Config

proxy Use proxies to fetch torrents. You can set it manually or it will fetch proxies for you.
removeZeroSeedersTorrents Removes all torrents with 0 seeders
onlyTrusted Removes all torrents for which uploader is not verified
trackers Current trackers are taken from thepiratebay.org

       constructor() {
        this._proxy = {
            enabled: false,
            ip: null,
            port: null,
            proxies: []
        }
        this._removeZeroSeedersTorrents = false
        this._onlyTrusted = false
        this._trackers = [
            'udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969/announce',
            'udp://9.rarbg.to:2920/announce',
            'udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337',
            'udp://tracker.internetwarriors.net:1337/announce',
            'udp://tracker.leechers-paradise.org:6969/announce',
            'udp://tracker.pirateparty.gr:6969/announce',
            'udp://tracker.cyberia.is:6969/announce'
        ]
    }
    

Category ID's

Audio - 100

Music - 101 | Audio books - 102 | Sound clips - 103 | FLAC - 103 | Other - 199

Video - 200

Movies - 101 | Movies DVDR - 102 | Music videos - 103 | Movie clips - 103 | TV Shows - 199 | Handheld - 222 | HD - Movies - 434 | HD - TV shows - 442 | 3D - 424 | Other - 299

Applications - 300

Windows - 101 | Mac - 102 | UNIX - 103 | Handheld - 103 | IOS (iPad/iPhone) - 199 | Android - 525 | Other OS - 205

Games - 400

PC - 401 | Mac - 402 | PSx - 403 | XBOX360 - 404 | Wii - 405 | Handheld - 406 | IOS(iPad/iPhone) - 407 | Android - 408 | Other - 499

Other - 600

E-books - 601 | Comics - 602 | Pictures - 603 | Covers - 604 | Physibles - 605 | Other - 699

Functions

search(search value, category ID, callback(torrents)) - Search torrents by string and category

tpbapi.search('avengers', 200 , (torrents) => {
  console.log(torrents)
})

getTopTorrents(category ID, callback(torrents)) - Get Top 100 torrents by category

//Get top 100 PC Games
tpbapi.getTopTorrents( 401 , (torrents) => {
  console.log(torrents)
})

generateMagnetLink(torrent) - Generate and return magnet link

//Example
tpbapi.getTopTorrents( 401 , (torrents) => {
  torrents.forEach(torrent => {
      torrent.magnetUrl = tpbapi.generateMagnetLink(torrent)
  })
})

getTorrentFiles(torrent_id) - Get list of torrent files by providing torrent id

//Example
tpbapi.search('avengers', 400, (torrents) => {
    tpbapi.getTorrentFiles(torrents[0].id, (files) => {
        console.log(files)
    })
})

getProxy() - Fetch and mount proxies

//Example
tpbapi.getProxy(() => {
     console.log(proxies)
     tpbapi.mountProxy(proxies[0])
     tpbapi.enableProxy(true)

     tpbapi.getTopTorrents(400,(torrents) => {
        console.log(torrents)
    })
})