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@ -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. 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.
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