YoutubeExplode

v6.6.2

Abstraction layer over YouTube's internal API. Note: this package has limited availability in Russia and Belarus.

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NuGet Stats Changelog

Total Downloads

2.5M

2,541,732

Published

Aug 25, 2026

Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI

dotnet add package YoutubeExplode --version 6.6.2

Package Manager Console

Install-Package YoutubeExplode -Version 6.6.2

PackageReference

<PackageReference Include="YoutubeExplode" Version="6.6.2" />

Frameworks

net10.0 net6.0 net7.0 .NETStandard2.0

Dependencies

Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces

.NETStandard2.0

[10.0.10, )

System.Text.Json

.NETStandard2.0

[10.0.10, )

System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions

.NETStandard2.0

[4.6.3, )

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