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scripts/youtube-set-thumbnail.cjs
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/**
* Set YouTube Video Thumbnail
* Usage: node youtube-set-thumbnail.cjs <video-id> <thumbnail-path>
*/
const { google } = require('googleapis');
const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
require('dotenv').config({ path: path.join(__dirname, '..', '.env') });
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET;
const REDIRECT_URI = process.env.YOUTUBE_REDIRECT_URI || 'http://localhost:3456/oauth/callback';
const TOKEN_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '..', '.youtube-token.json');
async function setThumbnail() {
const videoId = process.argv[2];
const thumbPath = process.argv[3];
if (!videoId || !thumbPath) {
console.error('Usage: node youtube-set-thumbnail.cjs <video-id> <thumbnail-path>');
process.exit(1);
}
if (!fs.existsSync(thumbPath)) {
console.error(`Thumbnail not found: ${thumbPath}`);
process.exit(1);
}
const tokens = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(TOKEN_PATH, 'utf-8'));
const oauth2Client = new google.auth.OAuth2(CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, REDIRECT_URI);
oauth2Client.setCredentials(tokens);
oauth2Client.on('tokens', (newTokens) => {
const merged = { ...tokens, ...newTokens };
fs.writeFileSync(TOKEN_PATH, JSON.stringify(merged, null, 2));
});
const youtube = google.youtube({ version: 'v3', auth: oauth2Client });
console.log(`Setting thumbnail for video ${videoId}...`);
console.log(`Thumbnail: ${thumbPath}`);
try {
const res = await youtube.thumbnails.set({
videoId,
media: {
mimeType: 'image/png',
body: fs.createReadStream(thumbPath),
},
});
console.log('Thumbnail set successfully!');
console.log(`URL: ${res.data.items?.[0]?.default?.url || 'Processing...'}`);
} catch (err) {
console.error('Failed:', err.message);
if (err.code === 403) {
console.error('Note: Custom thumbnails require a verified YouTube account.');
}
process.exit(1);
}
}
setThumbnail();