[GH-ISSUE #211] unauthenticated access to public playlists? #165

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opened 2026-02-27 22:08:23 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 22:08:23 +03:00

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Originally created by @natumbri on GitHub (Jul 2, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/issues/211

Hi,

Is it possible to use ytmusicapi to get access to public playlists without authentication?

For example, this channel https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCZtGOj7FTHPd2txgnbJS2kQ has 3 public playlists:

PLJD13y84Bd029ENixIHEpDqeWcjiogsFi
PLJD13y84Bd01Q8b8ONfwNMLD3pVBcqwMq
PLJD13y84Bd032qVrq7CHBLEfKZZtp-u1j

Is it possible to retrieve a list of those public playlists (perhaps by using YTMusic.get_user_playlists), without being authenticated?

Originally created by @natumbri on GitHub (Jul 2, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/issues/211 Hi, Is it possible to use ytmusicapi to get access to public playlists *without* authentication? For example, this channel `https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCZtGOj7FTHPd2txgnbJS2kQ` has 3 public playlists: - `PLJD13y84Bd029ENixIHEpDqeWcjiogsFi` - `PLJD13y84Bd01Q8b8ONfwNMLD3pVBcqwMq` - `PLJD13y84Bd032qVrq7CHBLEfKZZtp-u1j` Is it possible to retrieve a list of those *public* playlists (perhaps by using `YTMusic.get_user_playlists`), without being authenticated?

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kerem commented

2026-02-27 22:08:23 +03:00

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@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2021):

Yes, of course. Anything you can open in your web browser without logging in works in ytmusicapi as well. You have the right approach with YTMusic.get_user_playlists for this channel, then just use get_playlist on each of the IDs.

@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2021): Yes, of course. Anything you can open in your web browser without logging in works in ytmusicapi as well. You have the right approach with `YTMusic.get_user_playlists` for this channel, then just use `get_playlist` on each of the IDs.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 22:08:23 +03:00

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@natumbri commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2021):

Thanks - I keep getting an error telling me I need to authenticate. I'll keep trying.

@natumbri commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2021): Thanks - I keep getting an error telling me I need to authenticate. I'll keep trying.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 22:08:24 +03:00

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@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2021):

That seems strange, can you comment the relevant parts of your code here and the error message? I just tried with your channel id and it works fine.

Might be related to an outdated ytmusicapi version or bad headers you're providing.

@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2021): That seems strange, can you comment the relevant parts of your code here and the error message? I just tried with your channel id and it works fine. Might be related to an outdated ytmusicapi version or bad headers you're providing.

kerem commented

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@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2021):

Also small correction to my prior comment, you first need to call YTMusic.get_user. YTMusic.get_user_playlists only applies afterwards when a user has many playlists and you need all of them

@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2021): Also small correction to my prior comment, you first need to call `YTMusic.get_user`. `YTMusic.get_user_playlists` only applies afterwards when a user has many playlists and you need all of them