--get-playlist: consider add new flag to get more information about the playlist: duration, count, visibility, etc. #24785

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opened 2026-02-21 12:12:17 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:12:17 -05:00

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Originally created by @Dentrax on GitHub (Dec 17, 2021).

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I'm reporting a feature request
I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
I've searched the bugtracker for similar feature requests including closed ones

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Similar to --yes-playlist but for getting information about the specified playlist:

$ youtube-dl --get-playlist 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCMUCCezIgC97PvUuR4_gbFUs5g'

It would be great to get detail about the playlist. The following above command should output such information:

total duration of the playlist
total size of videos
download ETA
total video count of the playlist
create date of playlist
update date of the playlist
latest added video
visibility: public, private, etc.
which videos a liked/disliked
which videos I have watched
...

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Originally created by @Dentrax on GitHub (Dec 17, 2021).  ## Checklist  - [X] I'm reporting a feature request - [X] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.12.17** - [X] I've searched the bugtracker for similar feature requests including closed ones ## Description  Similar to `--yes-playlist` but for getting information about the specified playlist: ``` $ youtube-dl --get-playlist 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCMUCCezIgC97PvUuR4_gbFUs5g' ``` It would be great to get detail about the playlist. The following above command should output such information: * total duration of the playlist * total size of videos * download ETA * total video count of the playlist * create date of playlist * update date of the playlist * latest added video * visibility: public, private, etc. * which videos a liked/disliked * which videos I have watched * ... What do you think?

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