Although this python script doesn't have a look at all the playlists across youtube, it will only have a look at the playlists that belong to a channel for finding all the playlists that will match a given video id.
Before running this script, make sure to install Python 3 and then install google-api-python-client by using this in the operating system's terminal:
pip install google-api-python-client
Also follow this tutorial on how to get your API key.
You have to fill in these fields in the script with your own values:
API_KEY
VIDEO_ID
CHANNEL_INPUT
Python script:
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
API_KEY = 'API_KEY'
youtube = build('youtube', 'v3', developerKey=API_KEY)
VIDEO_ID = 'YOUR_VIDEO_ID' # Replace with the video ID you're checking
CHANNEL_INPUT = 'CHANNEL_ID_OR_CUSTOM_NAME' # Replace with either CHANNEL ID ('UC...') or CUSTOM NAME ('@CustomName')
def find_channel_id_by_custom_name(custom_name):
search_response = youtube.search().list(
q=custom_name,
part='snippet',
type='channel',
maxResults=1
).execute()
if search_response['items']:
return search_response['items'][0]['snippet']['channelId']
else:
return None
def list_channel_playlists(channel_id):
playlists = []
next_page_token = None
while True:
response = youtube.playlists().list(
part='snippet',
channelId=channel_id,
maxResults=50,
pageToken=next_page_token
).execute()
playlists += response.get('items', [])
next_page_token = response.get('nextPageToken')
if not next_page_token:
break
return playlists
def is_video_in_playlist(playlist_id):
next_page_token = None
index = 1
while True:
response = youtube.playlistItems().list(
part='snippet',
playlistId=playlist_id,
maxResults=50,
pageToken=next_page_token
).execute()
for item in response.get('items', []):
if item['snippet']['resourceId']['videoId'] == VIDEO_ID:
return True, index
index += 1
next_page_token = response.get('nextPageToken')
if not next_page_token:
break
return False, None
def main(channel_id_or_custom_name):
if channel_id_or_custom_name.startswith('UC'):
channel_id = channel_id_or_custom_name
else:
channel_id = find_channel_id_by_custom_name(channel_id_or_custom_name)
if not channel_id:
print(f"Could not find channel ID for: {channel_id_or_custom_name}")
return
playlists = list_channel_playlists(channel_id)
print(f"Found {len(playlists)} playlists in the channel.")
for playlist in playlists:
playlist_id = playlist['id']
found, index = is_video_in_playlist(playlist_id)
if found:
video_url = f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={VIDEO_ID}"
playlist_url = f"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list={playlist_id}"
combined_url = f"{video_url}&list={playlist_id}&index={index}"
print(f"Video {VIDEO_ID} is in playlist: {playlist['snippet']['title']} ({playlist_id})")
print(f"Video URL: {video_url}")
print(f"Playlist URL: {playlist_url}")
print(f"Combined URL: {combined_url}")
break
else:
print("Video is not in any of the channel's playlists.")
if name == "main":
main(CHANNEL_INPUT)
For example, for these two fields:
CHANNEL_INPUT = 'RedBullRally'
or
CHANNEL_INPUT = 'UC2492xZi4QffVBZkX4h_Mbw'
Full channel URL:
https://www.youtube.com/@RedBullRally
VIDEO_ID = 'Q4tY92MuCiU' # This video belongs to the youtube channel above
Full video URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4tY92MuCiU
I got this result:
Found 65 playlists in the channel.
Video Q4tY92MuCiU is in playlist: Dakar Rally 2024 (PLE6DWjoc4itod2z5bKXdXhKPmkRl17ju4)
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4tY92MuCiU
Playlist URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE6DWjoc4itod2z5bKXdXhKPmkRl17ju4
Combined URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4tY92MuCiU&list=PLE6DWjoc4itod2z5bKXdXhKPmkRl17ju4&index=3
