ydl_api_ng
Simple youtube-dl REST API to launch downloads on a distant server.
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Still maintained? Yes: 7 commits in the last 90 days.
Comparisons in Media Management: Sonarr Cloud alternatives.
At a glance
ydl_api_ng quick facts
- Health score
- 28/100 STALE
- Stars
- 240
- Last commit
- 2 months ago (Sep 2026)
- Latest release
- No tagged release
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "ydlaping is a webserver you can interact with via a REST API to perform downloads directly on your server using yt-dlp."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
ydl_api_ng scores 28/100, #30 of 30 in Media Management: 7 commits in the last 90 days earn 8.2 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 240 stars add 9.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the stale band (below 40). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 26.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 8.2 / 35
7 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 0.0 / 25
No tagged release found
- Stars 9.5 / 20
240 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 7
- Last 90 days
- 51
- Last 12 months
- 2 months ago
- Last push
Ranked #30 of 30 tools in Media Management by health , just below nefarious (#29) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | No tagged release |
| Stars | 240 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | Totonyus/ydl_api_ng ↗ |
ydl_api_ng vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with ydl_api_ng (Media Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeTube | 97 | 15k | AGPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| tubesync | 94 | 2.8k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Youtarr | 93 | 1.8k | ISC | yesterday |
| youtube-dl-nas | 89 | 201 | MIT | 2 days ago |
| YoutubeDL-Server | 55 | 319 | MIT | 3 days ago |
| ydl_api_ng (this tool) | 28 | 240 | GPL-3.0 | 2 months ago |
ydl_api_ng: common questions
Is ydl_api_ng still maintained?
ydl_api_ng had 7 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.