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YouTube Music personal library

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#7,630 opened on Feb 13, 2024

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Description

The associated forum post URL from https://forum.rclone.org

What is your current rclone version (output from rclone version)?

v1.65.2

What problem are you are trying to solve?

syncing my music library to youtube music library

How do you think rclone should be changed to solve that?

add support for the youtube music google api I currently use a python ytmusicapi (https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi) but while it works, its not nearly as elegant a solution as rclone has been for syncing my google photos... I'd love the same functionality for my youtube music library. Since youtube allows the upload of your personal music library mp3 files to the service as library cloud storage, I do not believe this would violate their terms of service.

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
gorest api
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Go programmingrclone backend architectureYouTube Music API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
Investigate the YouTube Music API (unofficial) and existing Python library ytmusicapi. Review rclone's backend interface and existing backends like Google Photos. Propose a design for a new YouTube Music backend, including authentication, listing, uploading, and downloading. Consider using the same API patterns as other Google services. Engage with the rclone community for feedback on the proposed design.