YouTube to Google Drive Bot

A Telegram bot that downloads YouTube videos and uploads them to your Google Drive

Setup · Features · Usage · Troubleshooting

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Features

• Download YouTube videos in any quality (360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K)
• Download audio only as MP3 (192kbps)
• Clip specific portions of a video (e.g. only from 1:35 to 4:24)
• Upload files, videos, or photos directly to Drive (up to 20MB)
• Progress bar for downloads and uploads
• Get notified when your video is watchable on Google Drive
• Restrict access to specific Telegram users
• All credentials stay on your machine — nothing stored externally

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Usage

• Send a YouTube link — downloads the video and uploads it to your Drive
• /quality — choose your preferred download quality
• /clip 1:35 4:24 https://youtu.be/abc123 — download only a specific portion
• Send any file — uploads it directly to your Drive (max 20MB)

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Setup

Prerequisites

Software	How to Install
Python 3.10+	python.org — check "Add Python to PATH" during install
FFmpeg	winget install Gyan.FFmpeg
Deno	winget install DenoLand.Deno then run yt-dlp --remote-components ejs:github once

Step 1 — Download the Bot

1. Click the green Code button at the top of this page
2. Click Download ZIP
3. Unzip it to a folder on your computer (e.g. C:\Users\YourName\Documents\youtube-to-drive-bot)
4. Remember where you put this folder — you'll need it later

Step 2 — Create a Telegram Bot

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather
2. Send /newbot and follow the prompts
3. Copy the bot token (looks like 1234567890:ABCdefGHIjklMNOpqrsTUVwxyz)

Step 3 — Set Up Google Drive API

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project
3. Enable the Google Drive API (APIs & Services → Library → search "Google Drive API")
4. Create OAuth credentials:
   • Go to APIs & Services → Credentials → Create Credentials → OAuth client ID
   • Configure the consent screen if prompted (External, add your email as test user)
   • Application type: Desktop app
5. Download the credentials JSON file
6. Rename it to client_secret.json and place it in the bot folder

Step 4 — Get Your Telegram User ID

1. Open Telegram and search for @userinfobot
2. Send it any message — it will reply with your user ID

Step 5 — Configure

1. Rename .env.example to .env
2. Fill in your values:

TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here
GOOGLE_DRIVE_FOLDER_ID=
ALLOWED_USER_IDS=your_telegram_user_id_here

GOOGLE_DRIVE_FOLDER_ID is optional. Leave empty to upload to your Drive root. For multiple users, separate IDs with commas: 123456,789012

Step 6 — Install & Run

pip install -r requirements.txt
python bot.py

Or double-click start_bot_generic.bat

On the first run, a browser window will open to sign in with your Google account. This only happens once.

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Troubleshooting

• invalid_grant error — Delete token.json and restart the bot to re-authenticate
• "Video not available" for public videos — Make sure Deno is installed and run yt-dlp --remote-components ejs:github
• Bot not responding — Make sure only one instance is running (check Task Manager for extra python.exe)
• SSL certificate errors — Run pip install --upgrade certifi

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