Automated YouTube chat Browser source

[jimpalompa]

I'm looking for some sort of way to automatically update a Browser source URL whenever I start a new stream on YouTube. I can see that the built in YouTube chat dock in OBS automatically gets updated to the correct current chat url when a new stream is started.

Today I have to manually copy the current chat URL ("Copy current address" from the chat dock) and paste it into my Browser source, whenever I want to display my Browser source, that shows chat on my scenes.

Is there any way via a script to automatically update the Browser source URL from the chat dock, whenever the URL in the dock is changed?

 

[Zeku_Tokairin]

Hey, not sure if you still need this, but for posterity, there is a LUA script plugin that does this.

You just need to download the LUA script, add it from the script menu option, and then specify 1) Your youtube URL and 2) The names of the Browser Sources to update. The Git page explains it fairly well.

 

[jimpalompa]

God bless Thanks for the tip, will try it out!

 

[ultra_artu]

any updates on how the script works, recently looking into a way to update the url with my youtube chat since I multistream

 

[jimpalompa]

any updates on how the script works, recently looking into a way to update the url with my youtube chat since I multistream

Good timing, I've made an improved version of the script. I'm just waiting for it to be approved by the staff here.

In the meantime you can find it here, it's straight forward : ) Have fun!

GitHub - jimpalompa/OBS-Studio-Plugins-Scripts: Resources for OBS Studio.

Resources for OBS Studio. Contribute to jimpalompa/OBS-Studio-Plugins-Scripts development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[ultra_artu]

Good timing, I've made an improved version of the script. I'm just waiting for it to be approved by the staff here.

In the meantime you can find it here, it's straight forward : ) Have fun!

GitHub - jimpalompa/OBS-Studio-Plugins-Scripts: Resources for OBS Studio.

Resources for OBS Studio. Contribute to jimpalompa/OBS-Studio-Plugins-Scripts development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

oh thx I mistaken this for OBS docks url updater since most software I've tested multi chat to display youtube chat on have a limited quota like streamer. bot

 

[nimuewindthorn]

Method 1: OBS Lua or Python Script to Change Browser Source​

OBS supports scripting with Lua and Python, and you can use these to update the URL of a Browser Source.


However, to do this automatically, you need to detect or fetch the current YouTube live chat URL. OBS does not provide direct access to the URL used in the dock, so this requires external logic.

Method 2: Use YouTube API to Detect Live Chat ID​

Here is a semi-automated solution using the YouTube Data API:

Step-by-step:​

1. Get your API Key from Google Cloud Console.
2. Use the API to:
   • Query your current active livestream.
   • Get the liveChatId for that stream.
3. Construct the YouTube Live Chat URL like this:
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   https://www.youtube.com/live_chat?v=STREAM_ID&is_popout=1
4. Use an OBS script to update the Browser Source URL with this new chat URL.

 

[jimpalompa]

OBS Lua - YouTube Chat Browser Source Updater

A script that automatically updates browser source URL's when you start a live stream. You can set a delay before the URL's updates to make sure that the stream is shown publicly on YouTube. The script does not work on private or unlisted YouTube...

obsproject.com