Before 2025 yes. Currently not. YouTube implemented severe restrictions to scraping and downloading of videos. You can get away with maybe 5 videos, after that you enter a tar pit.
If you continue, you need to log in.
If you continue, the account is blocked in less than 30 minutes.
If you try to use cloud machines you are blocked before the first video. If you try to use known proxies, there are already tar pitted or blocked because everyone is trying.
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Before 2025 yes. Currently not. YouTube implemented severe restrictions to scraping and downloading of videos. You can get away with maybe 5 videos, after that you enter a tar pit.
If you continue, you need to log in.
If you continue, the account is blocked in less than 30 minutes.
If you try to use cloud machines you are blocked before the first video. If you try to use known proxies, there are already tar pitted or blocked because everyone is trying.