Audio Espresso Helper Tool

Download YouTube audio on your computer and upload to Audio Espresso

🎯 Why Use This?

YouTube blocks server-side downloads with bot detection. The helper tool solves this by:

  • ✓Downloads on YOUR computer (no bot detection)
  • ✓Uses YOUR YouTube authentication
  • ✓Automatically uploads to Audio Espresso
  • ✓Starts analysis immediately

📦 Installation

Step 1: Install Node.js

If you don't have Node.js installed, download it from:

https://nodejs.org/

Step 2: Install Helper Tool

npm install -g audio-espresso-helper

Step 3: Configure

audio-espresso setup --url https://audio-espresso-backend.onrender.com

🚀 Usage

Basic Usage

audio-espresso process "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

With YouTube Cookies (for restricted content)

audio-espresso process "URL" --cookies ~/cookies.txt

Check Status

audio-espresso status

🎵 Alternative: Use SoundCloud

SoundCloud works perfectly without any helper tool!

Just paste a SoundCloud URL on the main page and it will work immediately.

📦 npm Package

The helper tool is published on npm! View it at:

npmjs.com/package/audio-espresso-helper

🔧 Troubleshooting

Command not found: audio-espresso

The global npm bin directory may not be in your PATH. Try reinstalling or check your npm configuration.

Cannot reach API

Make sure you configured the correct API URL. Run: audio-espresso setup --url https://audio-espresso-backend.onrender.com

YouTube bot detection

Export your YouTube cookies and use them with: --cookies ~/cookies.txt

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