From b467304ea818f146ac5f383f138e9ccaf76b777f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ethan Dalool Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 23:05:17 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add instructions for getting youtube API key to readme. --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 05d0784..4c2add3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ YCDL does not perform the downloading of videos itself. When you click on the do You are responsible for your own `bot.py` file, with a function `get_youtube_key`, called with no arguments, that returns a Youtube API key. +1. Go to https://console.developers.google.com/. +2. Create a project using the menu in the upper left. +3. From the project's dashboard, click "Enable APIs and Services". +4. Search for and choose the latest YouTube Data API. +5. On the left bar, click "Credentials". +6. Click "Create credentials" and choose "API key". In my experience they all start with "AIzaSy". +7. Return this value from `get_youtube_key` however you deem fit. + ## Screenshots ![2020-04-04_15-27-15](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7299570/78462830-ca4f9900-768a-11ea-98c9-a4e622d3da62.png)