Check if a video on YouTube is available from the URL using JavaScript

Question

How can I check if a YouTube video is available or unavailable for any reason from the URL or video id by using JavaScript in an html website

for example:

this link goes to a video that is available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aY1Z15vTw0

this link goes to a video that is not available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMbz0444444

I want to make it so it does something different depending on whether the video from the link is available or not

if youtube link is available: do something

else: do something else

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 21 '17 at 02:07

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You can use list and check on uploadStatus.

Possible statuses are:

answered Jun 21 '17 at 02:07

drum

Then you have a different problem. I recommend brushing up on basic programming first. – drum Jun 21 '17 at 03:43

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