use search api

https://claude.ai/share/3de1aded-e0e3-4f52-9cc4-6d7dcd1ae927

yt_utils.py

@@ -4,48 +4,79 @@ import os
 YT_API_KEY = os.getenv("YT_API_KEY")
 
 def get_latest_video_id(channel_id, device_name=None, playlist_id=None):
-
     if device_name is None and playlist_id is None:
-      raise Exception("Must specify either device_name or playlist_id")
+        raise Exception("Must specify either device_name or playlist_id")
 
     if device_name is not None and playlist_id is not None:
-      print("Both device_name and playlist_id entered.. device_name will be ignored.")
+        print("Both device_name and playlist_id entered.. device_name will be ignored.")
 
     if playlist_id is None:
-      # Step 1: get all playlists from the channel (note that 'playlists' in url)
-      url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlists'
-      params = {
-          'part': 'snippet',
-          'channelId': CHANNEL_ID,
-          'maxResults': 1000,
-          'key': YT_API_KEY
-      }
-      res = requests.get(url, params=params)
-      res.raise_for_status()
-      playlists = res.json().get("items", [])
+        # Step 1: get all playlists from the channel (note that 'playlists' in url)
+        url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlists'
+        params = {
+            'part': 'snippet',
+            'channelId': channel_id,  # Fixed: was CHANNEL_ID (undefined variable)
+            'maxResults': 1000,
+            'key': YT_API_KEY
+        }
+        res = requests.get(url, params=params)
+        res.raise_for_status()
+        playlists = res.json().get("items", [])
 
-      for p in playlists:
-          if device_name.lower() in p["snippet"]["title"].lower():
-              playlist_id = p["id"]
-              break
+        for p in playlists:
+            if device_name.lower() in p["snippet"]["title"].lower():
+                playlist_id = p["id"]
+                break
 
-      if not playlist_id:
-          raise Exception(f"No playlist found matching device name '{device_name}'")
+        if not playlist_id:
+            raise Exception(f"No playlist found matching device name '{device_name}'")
 
-    # Step 2: get the most recent video from the playlist
-    # NOTE: (This grabs the video most recently *added* to the playlist)
-    url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems'
+    # Step 2: Use search API instead of playlistItems to get the most recent video by publication date
+    url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/search'
     params = {
         'part': 'snippet',
-        'playlistId': playlist_id,
+        'channelId': channel_id,
         'maxResults': 1,
+        'order': 'date',        # This sorts by publication date (newest first)
+        'type': 'video',        # Only return videos
         'key': YT_API_KEY
     }
+    
+    # If we have a playlist_id, we need to get videos from that specific playlist
+    # Note: To properly filter by both channel and playlist, we need an additional step
+    if playlist_id:
+        # First get videos from the playlist
+        playlist_url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems'
+        playlist_params = {
+            'part': 'snippet,contentDetails',
+            'playlistId': playlist_id,
+            'maxResults': 10,  # Get several videos to ensure we find the latest
+            'key': YT_API_KEY
+        }
+        
+        playlist_res = requests.get(playlist_url, params=playlist_params)
+        playlist_res.raise_for_status()
+        playlist_items = playlist_res.json().get("items", [])
+        
+        if not playlist_items:
+            return None
+            
+        # Sort by publish date (newest first)
+        sorted_items = sorted(
+            playlist_items, 
+            key=lambda x: x["snippet"].get("publishedAt", ""),
+            reverse=True
+        )
+        
+        # Return the newest video ID
+        return sorted_items[0]["snippet"]["resourceId"]["videoId"]
+    
+    # If we're not filtering by playlist, just use the search API
     res = requests.get(url, params=params)
     res.raise_for_status()
     items = res.json().get("items", [])
-
+    
     if not items:
         return None
-
-    return items[0]["snippet"]["resourceId"]["videoId"]
+    
+    return items[0]["id"]["videoId"]  # Note the different path to videoId for search results