Load YoutTube videos as HTML5 emebed element
Basic usage example
Replacing YOUTUBE_URL_OR_ID_GOES_HERE with your video URL or ID.
<video data-yt2html5="YOUTUBE_URL_OR_ID_GOES_HERE"></video>
<script src="YouTubeToHtml5.js"></script>
<script>new YouTubeToHtml5();</script>NPM
npm i @thelevicole/youtube-to-html5-loader
const YouTubeToHtml5 = require('@thelevicole/youtube-to-html5-loader');
new YouTubeToHtml5();jsDelivr CDN
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@thelevicole/[email protected]/dist/YouTubeToHtml5.min.js"></script>Options example
<video class="youtube-video" data-yt="https://youtube.com/watch?v=ScMzIvxBSi4"></video>
<script src="YouTubeToHtml5.js"></script>
<script>
new YouTubeToHtml5({
selector: '.youtube-video',
attribute: 'data-yt'
});
</script>Internal API example
<video data-yt2html5="YOUTUBE_URL_OR_ID_GOES_HERE"></video>
<script src="YouTubeToHtml5.js"></script>
<script>
var player = new YouTubeToHtml5({
autoload: false // Disable loading videos on init, `.load()` method is required.
});
// Add loading class to video element
player.addAction('api.before', function(element) {
element.classList.add('is-loading');
});
// Remove loading class after API HTTP request completes.
player.addAction('api.after', function(element) {
element.classList.remove('is-loading');
});
// Now we can load videos.
player.load();
</script>Accepted URL patterns
Below is a list of varying YouTube url patterns, which include http/s and www/non-www.
youtube.com/watch?v=ScMzIvxBSi4
youtube.com/watch?vi=ScMzIvxBSi4
youtube.com/v/ScMzIvxBSi4
youtube.com/vi/ScMzIvxBSi4
youtube.com/?v=ScMzIvxBSi4
youtube.com/?vi=ScMzIvxBSi4
youtu.be/ScMzIvxBSi4
youtube.com/embed/ScMzIvxBSi4
youtube.com/v/ScMzIvxBSi4
youtube.com/watch?v=ScMzIvxBSi4&wtv=wtv
youtube.com/watch?dev=inprogress&v=ScMzIvxBSi4&feature=related
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ScMzIvxBSi4
youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ScMzIvxBSi4