instructions

YouTube Cookies

Steps : -

• Open your browser, then open dev-tools [ Option + ⌘ + J (on macOS), or Shift + CTRL + J (on Windows/Linux). ]

• Then go to Network Tab

• Go to any YouTube URL and find the first request and open it First Request :-

The first request would be watch?v="Your video ID"

• Now go to Request Headers

• find cookie in request headers

• Now just create a new file with this code :

  const play = require('play-dl');
  
  play.authorization();

  And run this file. You will get a interface asking some question.

Spotify

1. Go to Spotify Dashboard and create a new application or use old one.

2. Open that application. You will be given 2 things [ Client ID and Client Secret ( click on Show Client Secret to get info ) ]. Note these 2 things somewhere.

3. Click on Edit Settings and go to Redirect URIs

4. Add this Redirect URI : http://127.0.0.1/index.html or any url according to you. [ Also note this somewhere ]

5. Now create a authorize.js file and add this code :

   const play = require('play-dl');
   
   play.authorization();

   and run it node authorize.js

6. You will be asked :-

   • Saving INFO in file or not. [ If selected no, you will have to use setToken function after you get refresh-Token ]
   • Client ID
   • Client Secret
   • Redirect URI or Redirect URL
   • Market [ Choose 2 letter code on left side of your country name from url ]
   • You will be given a link for authorizing. Just paste it in your browser and click on authorize and copy the link that you are redirected to. [ Redirected Link should start with Redirect URI / Redirect URL that you have provided ]
   • Paste the url in Redirected URL

7. You have completed Authorization part. Now you can delete authorize js file.

You will notice that a folder named .data has been created. Do not delete this, this contains all your spotify data. [ Only applicable if save in file is set to yes. ]

SoundCloud

Getting Free Client ID

const play = require('play-dl')

play.getFreeClientID().then((clientID) => {
    play.setToken({
      soundcloud : {
          client_id : clientID
      }
    })
})