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Anyone know how many Youtube comments are created per second on average?

Jun 22, 2020

Wait -- does Youtube not have the exact timestamp for comments anywhere in the HTML return?? Just things like "3 months ago?"

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I was checking the HTML for this link to test: youtu.be/8xiGTLynSo8?t= -- I couldn't find the exact timestamps anywhere in the HTML. I thought they were available in the HTML at some point. Maybe they're only available via the Youtube API itself.

youtube.com

Thievery Corporation - Sounds From the Thievery Hi-Fi [Full Album...

Full, continuous album stream of the album, "Sounds From the Thievery Hi-Fi."Get the Music: https://thieverycorporation.com/thieveryhifi/Track Playlist: http...

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So far, this is the best metadata I can extract at a rapid speed from Youtube. I'd like to find a way to get exact comment times, though.

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Interestingly, this site seems to be able to get the exact timestamps, but I'm not sure what method they are using. hadzy.com

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Also, Invidious looks like a possible solution that can be installed. I'm able to get full data without using the Youtube API. invidio.us/api/v1/comment github.com/omarroth/invid