fix(youtube): discover via uploads playlist, not search.list (100x cheaper)
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NewVideos called search.list at 100 quota units/call. With ~143 channels one
discovery pass = 14,300 units > the 10,000/day YouTube Data API cap, exhausting
the whole day in a single loop (live quotaExceeded).

Switch to playlistItems.list (1 unit/call) against the channel's uploads
playlist. For a standard channel id UCxxxx the uploads playlist is UUxxxx,
derived at zero API cost (uploadsPlaylistID). Non-standard ids fall back to
channels.list (1 unit) to read contentDetails.relatedPlaylists.uploads. Newest-
first ordering and MaxVideosPerSubscription cap preserved.

Side effect: removing search.list also removes the accountDelegationForbidden
error that endpoint threw for one channel — no separate hardening needed.

New per-pass quota: /subscriptions (1) + ~1/channel discovery (143) + any
channels.list fallbacks ≈ 145 units/day, well under 10k. Caption fetch (ADR-010
timedtext) uses no Data API quota.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
2026-06-02 23:15:27 +02:00
co-authored by Claude Opus 4.8
parent 92da25d01e
commit af1c163a11
2 changed files with 163 additions and 19 deletions
+71 -13
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@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ func (a *Adapter) ListSubscriptions(ctx context.Context, userID string) ([]domai
// first. The engine dedups within its lifetime and the store dedups durably
// (data-model.md), so the adapter returns recent candidates rather than tracking
// "seen" state itself.
//
// Discovery uses playlistItems.list against the channel's "uploads" playlist
// (1 quota unit/call) instead of search.list (100 units): with ~143 channels a
// single search-based pass exhausted the entire 10,000 unit/day cap. For a
// standard channel id "UCxxxx" the uploads playlist is "UUxxxx" — derived with
// zero API cost. Non-standard ids that don't start with "UC" fall back to
// channels.list (1 unit) to read contentDetails.relatedPlaylists.uploads.
// Dropping search.list also removes the accountDelegationForbidden failure mode
// that endpoint exhibited for one channel.
func (a *Adapter) NewVideos(ctx context.Context, sub domain.Subscription) ([]domain.Video, error) {
client, err := a.httpClient(ctx, a.cfg.TokenSecretRef)
if err != nil {
@@ -190,37 +199,76 @@ func (a *Adapter) NewVideos(ctx context.Context, sub domain.Subscription) ([]dom
max = defaultMaxVideos
}
playlistID, ok := uploadsPlaylistID(sub.ChannelID)
if !ok {
// Non-standard channel id: resolve the uploads playlist explicitly.
playlistID, err = a.resolveUploadsPlaylist(ctx, client, sub.ChannelID)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("new videos for channel %q: %w", sub.ChannelID, err)
}
}
q := url.Values{
"part": {"snippet"},
"channelId": {sub.ChannelID},
"order": {"date"},
"type": {"video"},
"playlistId": {playlistID},
"maxResults": {fmt.Sprintf("%d", max)},
}
var resp searchListResponse
if err := a.getJSON(ctx, client, "/search", q, &resp); err != nil {
var resp playlistItemListResponse
if err := a.getJSON(ctx, client, "/playlistItems", q, &resp); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("new videos for channel %q: %w", sub.ChannelID, err)
}
videos := make([]domain.Video, 0, len(resp.Items))
for _, item := range resp.Items {
if item.ID.VideoID == "" {
continue // non-video result; type=video should prevent this, be defensive
vid := item.Snippet.ResourceID.VideoID
if vid == "" {
continue // defensive: skip items without a resolvable video id
}
videos = append(videos, domain.Video{
UserID: sub.UserID,
SubscriptionID: sub.ID,
Provider: domain.ProviderYouTube,
ProviderVideoID: item.ID.VideoID,
ProviderVideoID: vid,
Title: item.Snippet.Title,
URL: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" + item.ID.VideoID,
URL: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" + vid,
PublishedAt: item.Snippet.PublishedAt,
})
if len(videos) >= max {
break
}
}
return videos, nil
}
// uploadsPlaylistID derives a channel's uploads playlist id at zero API cost:
// a standard channel id "UCxxxx" maps to uploads playlist "UUxxxx". Returns
// ok=false for ids that don't follow this convention (caller falls back to
// channels.list).
func uploadsPlaylistID(channelID string) (string, bool) {
if !strings.HasPrefix(channelID, "UC") {
return "", false
}
return "UU" + channelID[2:], true
}
// resolveUploadsPlaylist reads contentDetails.relatedPlaylists.uploads via
// channels.list (1 quota unit) for channels whose id can't be mapped UC->UU.
func (a *Adapter) resolveUploadsPlaylist(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, channelID string) (string, error) {
q := url.Values{
"part": {"contentDetails"},
"id": {channelID},
}
var resp channelListResponse
if err := a.getJSON(ctx, client, "/channels", q, &resp); err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("resolve uploads playlist: %w", err)
}
if len(resp.Items) == 0 || resp.Items[0].ContentDetails.RelatedPlaylists.Uploads == "" {
return "", fmt.Errorf("no uploads playlist for channel %q", channelID)
}
return resp.Items[0].ContentDetails.RelatedPlaylists.Uploads, nil
}
// getJSON issues a GET and decodes a JSON body into out. A non-200 status is an
// error carrying a bounded slice of the response body for diagnosis.
func (a *Adapter) getJSON(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, path string, q url.Values, out any) error {
@@ -273,14 +321,24 @@ type subscriptionListResponse struct {
} `json:"items"`
}
type searchListResponse struct {
type playlistItemListResponse struct {
Items []struct {
ID struct {
VideoID string `json:"videoId"`
} `json:"id"`
Snippet struct {
Title string `json:"title"`
PublishedAt time.Time `json:"publishedAt"`
ResourceID struct {
VideoID string `json:"videoId"`
} `json:"resourceId"`
} `json:"snippet"`
} `json:"items"`
}
type channelListResponse struct {
Items []struct {
ContentDetails struct {
RelatedPlaylists struct {
Uploads string `json:"uploads"`
} `json:"relatedPlaylists"`
} `json:"contentDetails"`
} `json:"items"`
}
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@@ -112,18 +112,21 @@ func TestListSubscriptionsPaginates(t *testing.T) {
// --- new videos -------------------------------------------------------------
// TestNewVideos: discovery uses playlistItems.list (1 quota unit) against the
// uploads playlist derived from the channel id (UC_acme -> UU_acme, ADR via
// Worker H mission), NOT search.list (100 units). Items map newest-first.
func TestNewVideos(t *testing.T) {
a, _ := newTestAdapter(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if r.URL.Path != "/search" {
t.Errorf("unexpected path %q", r.URL.Path)
if r.URL.Path != "/playlistItems" {
t.Errorf("unexpected path %q (must use playlistItems, not search)", r.URL.Path)
}
if got := r.URL.Query().Get("channelId"); got != "UC_acme" {
t.Errorf("expected channelId=UC_acme, got %q", got)
if got := r.URL.Query().Get("playlistId"); got != "UU_acme" {
t.Errorf("expected playlistId=UU_acme (uploads playlist), got %q", got)
}
_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{
"items": [
{"id": {"videoId": "vid1"}, "snippet": {"title": "Designing for Attention", "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T10:00:00Z"}},
{"id": {"videoId": "vid2"}, "snippet": {"title": "Second", "publishedAt": "2026-05-31T10:00:00Z"}}
{"snippet": {"title": "Designing for Attention", "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T10:00:00Z", "resourceId": {"videoId": "vid1"}}},
{"snippet": {"title": "Second", "publishedAt": "2026-05-31T10:00:00Z", "resourceId": {"videoId": "vid2"}}}
]
}`))
})
@@ -149,6 +152,89 @@ func TestNewVideos(t *testing.T) {
if v.PublishedAt.IsZero() {
t.Errorf("expected publishedAt parsed, got zero")
}
// Newest-first ordering preserved from the playlist response.
if vids[1].ProviderVideoID != "vid2" {
t.Errorf("expected newest-first ordering, got second=%q", vids[1].ProviderVideoID)
}
}
// TestNewVideosCapsAtMax: MaxVideosPerSubscription bounds the playlistItems
// page size (maxResults) and the number of returned videos.
func TestNewVideosCapsAtMax(t *testing.T) {
a, _ := newTestAdapter(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if got := r.URL.Query().Get("maxResults"); got != "2" {
t.Errorf("expected maxResults=2 from cap, got %q", got)
}
_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{
"items": [
{"snippet": {"title": "A", "publishedAt": "2026-06-03T10:00:00Z", "resourceId": {"videoId": "a"}}},
{"snippet": {"title": "B", "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T10:00:00Z", "resourceId": {"videoId": "b"}}}
]
}`))
})
a.cfg.MaxVideosPerSubscription = 2
vids, err := a.NewVideos(context.Background(), domain.Subscription{ID: "s1", UserID: "u1", ChannelID: "UC_acme"})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("NewVideos: %v", err)
}
if len(vids) != 2 {
t.Fatalf("expected cap of 2 videos, got %d", len(vids))
}
}
// TestUploadsPlaylistID covers the zero-cost UC->UU derivation, including
// non-standard ids that must fall through unchanged (handled via fallback).
func TestUploadsPlaylistID(t *testing.T) {
cases := []struct {
channel string
want string
derived bool
}{
{"UC_acme", "UU_acme", true},
{"UCabcdef123456", "UUabcdef123456", true},
{"HC_handle_style", "", false},
{"", "", false},
}
for _, c := range cases {
got, ok := uploadsPlaylistID(c.channel)
if ok != c.derived {
t.Errorf("uploadsPlaylistID(%q) derived=%v, want %v", c.channel, ok, c.derived)
}
if got != c.want {
t.Errorf("uploadsPlaylistID(%q)=%q, want %q", c.channel, got, c.want)
}
}
}
// TestNewVideosFallbackToChannelsList: a non-standard channel id can't be
// mapped UC->UU, so the adapter reads contentDetails.relatedPlaylists.uploads
// via channels.list (1 unit) and then fetches that playlist.
func TestNewVideosFallbackToChannelsList(t *testing.T) {
a, _ := newTestAdapter(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
switch r.URL.Path {
case "/channels":
if got := r.URL.Query().Get("id"); got != "HC_weird" {
t.Errorf("expected channels id=HC_weird, got %q", got)
}
_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"items":[{"contentDetails":{"relatedPlaylists":{"uploads":"UU_resolved"}}}]}`))
case "/playlistItems":
if got := r.URL.Query().Get("playlistId"); got != "UU_resolved" {
t.Errorf("expected playlistId=UU_resolved, got %q", got)
}
_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"items":[{"snippet":{"title":"X","publishedAt":"2026-06-01T10:00:00Z","resourceId":{"videoId":"x"}}}]}`))
default:
t.Errorf("unexpected path %q", r.URL.Path)
}
})
vids, err := a.NewVideos(context.Background(), domain.Subscription{ID: "s1", UserID: "u1", ChannelID: "HC_weird"})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("NewVideos fallback: %v", err)
}
if len(vids) != 1 || vids[0].ProviderVideoID != "x" {
t.Fatalf("expected 1 video via fallback, got %+v", vids)
}
}
// --- transcript: captions present (player response + timedtext baseUrl) ------