Spotify to YouTube Music Playlist Transfer

A simple Python script to transfer your Spotify playlists to YouTube Music.

Description

This tool allows you to easily transfer your Spotify playlists to YouTube Music. It fetches all tracks from a Spotify playlist and creates a new playlist with the same tracks on YouTube Music.

Features

• Transfer complete Spotify playlists to YouTube Music
• Handles large playlists with pagination
• Preserves playlist name and description
• Simple command-line interface

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6 or higher
• Spotify Developer account and API credentials
• YouTube Music/Google OAuth credentials

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/spotify-to-ytmusic.git
   cd spotify-to-ytmusic
   

2. Install required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Copy .env.example to .env
   • Fill in your API credentials:
     • S_ID: Spotify Client ID
     • S_SECRET: Spotify Client Secret
     • Y_ID: YouTube/Google Client ID
     • Y_SECRET: YouTube/Google Client Secret

Setting Up API Access

Spotify API

1. Go to the Spotify Developer Dashboard
2. Create a new application
3. Note your Client ID and Client Secret
4. Add these to your .env file

YouTube Music API

1. Set up a project in the Google Cloud Console
2. Create OAuth credentials (TV client type)
3. Download the credentials and use them with the ytmusicapi setup
4. Set up OAuth:

   python -m ytmusicapi oauth
   

   This will create the oauth.json file needed for authentication.

Usage

1. Run the script:

   python main.py
   

2. When prompted, enter the Spotify playlist link. Example: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZEVXcJZyENOWUFo7

3. The script will:

   • Fetch all tracks from the Spotify playlist
   • Create a new playlist on YouTube Music with the same name and description
   • Search for each track on YouTube Music and add it to the new playlist
   • Display progress and results in the terminal