in reply to Re^3: Challenge: Parse XML Feed for Youtube channel -- XML::Twig
in thread Challenge: Parse XML Feed for Youtube channel

> (Update: biggest part of this second challenge probably is to overcome dynamic scrolling, and perhaps this is the challenge where YT's own feed generator fails)

I wouldn't be surprised if the dynamic scrolling was implemented by polling some (inoffical) JSON structure.

I think YT is deliberately neglecting to update the feed.

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Re^5: Challenge: Parse XML Feed for Youtube channel -- JSON
by LanX (Saint) on Jun 29, 2022 at 22:13 UTC
    > I wouldn't be surprised if the dynamic scrolling was implemented by polling some (inoffical) JSON structure.

    Indeed, was able to create a full playlist this way.

    ==> see update Recordings for TPC 2022 in Houston.

    Alas a video-description was not available.

    Cheers Rolf
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    Wikisyntax for the Monastery