diff --git a/Export-YouTube-subscriptions.md b/Export-YouTube-subscriptions.md index 44fc917..10b2209 100644 --- a/Export-YouTube-subscriptions.md +++ b/Export-YouTube-subscriptions.md @@ -1,23 +1,34 @@ --- title: Export-YouTube-subscriptions -description: +description: Howto export YouTube channel subscription. published: true -date: 2021-02-25T18:04:49.886Z +date: 2021-04-17T00:00:00.000Z tags: editor: markdown dateCreated: 2021-01-28T20:39:23.334Z --- -**The steps below as well as the resulting file name are different depending on your Google language -settings.** +**Some details may differ based on your Google language settings.** -1. Open [Google Takeout](https://takeout.google.com/takeout/custom/youtube). -2. Under `Create a new export` choose `YouTube and YouTube Music`. -3. Click on `All YouTube data included` and only tick `subscriptions` in the dialog that opens. -4. Click on `Next step`, make sure `Export once` is chosen and click on `Create export`. -5. Wait until the export creation is finished, then on the same page click on `Download` under - `Your latest export` that should now be visible. -6. Extract the downloaded archive and find the file `subscriptions.json`. -7. While logged into your Invidious account go to Subscriptions -> Manage Subscriptions -> - Import/Export -> Import YouTube subscriptions, select the file you just downloaded and click on - `Import`. +**This process won't work if you go directly to [Google Takeout](https://takeout.google.com/). You must enter the Takeout process via YouTube as described below.** + +1. Make sure you are signed into YouTube with the account you want to export subscriptions for. +2. Click on your profile image in the upper right corner. +3. Click on the "Your data in YouTube" option. +4. Click "More" +5. Click "Download YouTube data" +6. Click "All YouTube data included" +7. Click "Deselect all" +8. Choose "channel-memberships" +9. Click "OK" +10. Click "Next step" +11. Click "Create export" +12. Wait for the export to complete, it should be fairly quick. +13. Download the export, it will be a .zip file. +14. Expand the ZIP file. +15. Go to Invidious, click the little gear in the upper right corner. +16. Scroll down and click "Import/export data" +17. Click the "Browse" button next to "Import YouTube subscriptions" +18. Browse to the path you expanded the ZIP file to, there should be a "Takeout" folder. +19. Open "./Takeout/YouTube and YouTube Music/subscriptions/subscriptions.json". +20. Choose "Import" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1c5458e..7f23141 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dateCreated: 2021-01-28T20:40:17.421Z - [Using search operators](./Search-operators.md) - [List of URL parameters](./List-of-URL-parameters.md) - [How to deal with uMatrix](./How-to-deal-with-uMatrix.md) +- [Export your subscriptions from Youtube into Invidious](./Export-YouTube-subscriptions.md) ## For Administrators