README.md

Page Token Generator YouTubeAPIv3

Converts integers into and from their equivelent YouTube Data API v3 pageToken.

Verified to generate tokens for items 0 to over 1,000,000 using the following request, theoretically should work upto 4,194,304

• GET https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems?part=snippet&maxResults=1&playlistId=UUsvaJro-UrvEQS9_TYsdAzQ&fields=nextPageToken%2CprevPageToken%2CpageInfo%2Citems%2Fsnippet(title%2Cposition)&key={YOUR_API_KEY}

Usage

# Convert number to Token
print(PageTokenGenerator.number_to_token(50))

# Convert token to number
print(PageTokenGenerator.token_to_number('CDIQAA'))

# Convert prevToken to number
print(PageTokenGenerator.token_to_number('CDIQAQ'))

# Gets the first ten pageTokens for 50 items each.
for i in range(0, 10):
    print(PageTokenGenerator.number_to_token(i * 50))

Note

• Search endpoint only allows a maximum 500 results
• cant use with comments, commentThreads endpoints as a different pageToken system is used