• normalexit@lemmy.world
    8·
    8 days ago

    From the NewPipe FAQ:

    Does NewPipe use the YouTube API?

    No. NewPipe does not rely on the YouTube API, as using it requires an API key bringing with it specific regulations and restrictions. YouTube would then have more options of tracking your YouTube usage at their disposal. Therefore, NewPipe Extractor gets the information by parsing YouTube websites.

    • shrugal@lemmy.world
      2·
      8 days ago

      So that would mean it should be counted the same as a visit from a regular user, no? Unless YT tries to detect and filter out NP visits specifically.

      • normalexit@lemmy.world
        6·
        8 days ago

        Using the API “correctly” is likely a requirement for the view to be counted. Their media extractor circumvents that by intentionally not using their API and instead parsing their website for content. Then it establishes a connection to the stream using an internal API.

        If you want a view to count you need to use an official client (or at least one with a legit API key). It not counting is a feature with NewPipe.

        (Google probably knows the content is being streamed, but if you could just create synthetic views with a third party project, that would be bad for YouTube stats)