# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/username/telegram-youtube-bot
cd telegram-youtube-bot
For popular bots, use SQLite (built into Python) to store user requests. This prevents the bot from crashing if 10 users send playlists simultaneously.
Some public bots exist, but they go offline frequently due to abuse. Search Telegram for: youtube playlist downloader telegram bot github
⚠️ Public bots may log your data. Self-host for privacy. ⚠️ Public bots may log your data
A Telegram bot that downloads YouTube videos and playlists and delivers them via Telegram or cloud storage. A Telegram bot that downloads YouTube videos and
Almost every reliable GitHub repository for a YouTube playlist downloader bot relies on a common hero: yt-dlp. This is a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader fork of youtube-dl. It handles:
A good Telegram bot acts as a GUI wrapper around yt-dlp.
python-telegram-bot==20.7
yt-dlp
pytube
ffmpeg (system install)
Music playlists should be audio only.
# yt-dlp format selector
ydl_opts =
'format': 'bestaudio/best',
'postprocessors': [
'key': 'FFmpegExtractAudio',
'preferredcodec': 'mp3',
]