Proxy

[earningpoints]

Anyone can tell me how I can use proxy ? Please give some examples code

[WaqasIbrahim]

https://github.com/fent/node-ytdl-core/blob/master/example/proxy.js

You can pass a custom http agent in request options.

[earningpoints]

Sir how i can create a custom http agent ? please Help
I am new in nodejs sir

[WaqasIbrahim]

https://github.com/fent/node-ytdl-core/blob/master/example/proxy.js

Look at this example.

[itsaqib96]

https://github.com/fent/node-ytdl-core/blob/master/example/proxy.js

Look at this example.

I am trying to use proxy agent but somehow it is not using the proxy server. ytdl-core is still using the local network to download videos. Please see the code below.

import { HttpsProxyAgent } from "https-proxy-agent";

const agent = new HttpsProxyAgent('https://MY_USERNAME:MY_PASSWORD@premium-residential.geonode.com:9000');
  const requestOptions = {agent};
const videoInfo = await ytdl.getInfo(url, requestOptions);

return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        ytdl(url, { ...requestOptions, format: videoFormat })
          .pipe(fs.createWriteStream(videOutputPath))
          .on("finish", () =>
            resolve({
              videOutputPath,
              filename,
            })
          )
          .on("error", (error) => reject(error));
      });

[rogerpadilla]

@itsaqib96 i think it is because the structure differs from what you are using.

Correct:

const videoInfo = await ytdl.getInfo(url, {  requestOptions: { agent } });

Yours:

const videoInfo = await ytdl.getInfo(url, { agent });

Notice the agent property must be wrapped into a requestOptions property and your current usage lacks it.