🔒 Can someone help me with a project where every new comment on a YouTube video responds with "hello

[stiff oyster]

Can someone help me with a project where every new comment on a YouTube video responds with "hello"?

[misty tusk]

@stiff oyster

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[frigid prairie]

nope, any sort of comment-related bot on YouTube is strictly prohibited

[proper lily]

I've never used the Youtube API but it looks like what you could do is retrieve all of the comments first:
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/implementation/comments

And then set a reply to that comment:
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/implementation/comments#comments-add-reply

[sage elbow]

Comment bots are the worst.

[stiff oyster]

no

[frigid prairie]

I'm pretty sure that this is supposed to be used by third-party apps to forward user actions, not by bots?

[stiff oyster]

I just wanted to create a bot for my YouTube channel ):

[sage elbow]

https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms

[stiff oyster]

thanks

[frigid prairie]

typically we will not assist with anything related to fake user interaction, view/like/comment bots, spam etc.

[stiff oyster]

If it were illegal there wouldn't be an API for it

[sage elbow]

So I think this is a rule 5 scenario here.

It's not illegal it's against their terms of service.

!rule 5

[misty tusk]

Rules

5. Do not provide or request help on projects that may violate terms of service, or that may be deemed inappropriate, malicious, or illegal.

[stiff oyster]

If it were illegal there wouldn't be an API for it

[frigid prairie]

I don't think that the API does what you are expecting, but if it does then by all means do use it

[stiff oyster]

I think

[sage elbow]

And as such we can't help you with it here.

@frigid prairie The terms of service specifically prohibit what they are trying to do though.

[stiff oyster]

Where do I create a forum not for help but for discussion

[sage elbow]

Or am I reading those terms incorrectly?

[stiff oyster]

Look, if there was an API for this, then why would it be illegal?

[frigid prairie]

these terms are mostly about things like Selenium

the API does allow some degree of automated access, but it's a very limited and explicitly allowed subset

[sage elbow]

Nobody said it was illegal.

[stiff oyster]

a

[proper lily]

I'm sure its fine. There is an audit to make sure its not abused. https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/quota_and_compliance_audits

This gives YouTube visibility into the intended use cases of large projects and ensures that YouTube's API services are being used in a manner that is free from abuse.

[stiff oyster]

YouTube wouldn't allow bots to be in comments if it did it would have to be really bad in the head

[sage elbow]

There are loads of comment bots on YouTube.

Those are the bots that trick people into scams.

A scammer will get an account, steal the avatar of a creator, and write a comment pretending to be them. Usually they say the person has won a free giveaway and post a shady link to a telegram account or similar.

The only two uses I see for comment bots on YouTube is that and to inflate the comment count on a video.

If you're looking to engage with your community there are probably better ways.

[stiff oyster]

This is very specific

[misty tusk]

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