oytc — open YouTube CLI

Read public YouTube data and your channel analytics. Read-only and scriptable.

oytc is a command-line client for the official YouTube Data API v3 and YouTube Analytics API. It covers search, channels, videos, playlists, comments, live chat, and owner-authorized analytics — with stable JSON/JSONL/TSV output and retries.

Install (macOS & Linux)

curl -fsSL https://davis7dotsh.github.io/open-yt-cli/install.sh | sh

The installer detects your platform, verifies the release's SHA-256 checksum before installing, and defaults to ~/.local/bin — no root required. Windows: use install.ps1 (irm https://davis7dotsh.github.io/open-yt-cli/install.ps1 | iex) or grab a zip from the releases page.

Quick setup

# 1. Create a free YouTube Data API v3 key (see the setup guide below)
# 2. Save it securely (prompts without echo; never lands in shell history)
oytc login

# 3. Verify
oytc status --check

# 4. Go
oytc search "Go conference" --type video --limit 5
oytc channel get @GoogleDevelopers
oytc video stats dQw4w9WgXcQ --format json

# Optional owner analytics (see the OAuth setup guide)
oytc login --oauth
oytc analytics overview --by day

Commands

• GitHub
• Command reference
• API key setup guide
• OAuth analytics setup
• Releases