Question 1

What does YouTube Watch Later do?

Accepted Answer

It's a tool that retrieves the URLs of videos from your YouTube Watch Later playlist within a specific timeframe you define. It returns a simple list of URLs.

Question 2

What kind of authentication does it use?

Accepted Answer

It uses OAuth2 authentication, providing secure access to your YouTube data.

Question 3

Does the refresh token expire?

Accepted Answer

No, the refresh token doesn't expire unless you revoke access or reset your Google account's security settings. If it becomes invalid, simply re-run the `get-refresh-token.js` script.

Question 4

What credentials does it need?

Accepted Answer

It reads `OAUTH_CLIENT_ID`, `OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET`, `OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN` from the environment. Store these in your client's env block or a secrets manager — never commit them to a repository — and grant the narrowest scope that still covers your use case.

Variable	Description	Required
OAUTH_CLIENT_ID	Configuration value read at startup.	Optional
OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes

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