get thumbnail images for youtube videos
$ npm install --save youtube-thumbnailvar youtubeThumbnail = require('youtube-thumbnail');
var thumbnail = youtubeThumbnail('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0');
console.log(thumbnail);
// => { default: { url: 'http://img.youtube.com/vi/9bZkp7q19f0/default.jpg', ...$ npm install --global youtube-thumbnail$ youtube-thumbnail --help
Example
youtube-thumbnail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
=> http://img.youtube.com/vi/9bZkp7q19f0/default.jpg
youtube-thumbnail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0 --high --open
=> http://img.youtube.com/vi/9bZkp7q19f0/hqdefault.jpg
Options
--open
opens the thumbnail image in your browser
--medium
returns the medium resolution thumbnail
--high
returns the high resolution thumbnailMIT © Matias Singers