[R.O.H.3000]

Hi, I am using this code to get the thumbnails of trailers for YouTube videos in my skin:

xml:
<variable name="youtube_trailers">

    <value>plugin://plugin.video.youtube/search/?q=$INFO[Container.FolderName]+trailer</value>

</variable>

However, I've been told this is bad practice as it also keeps draining my daily quota allowed by YouTube.

I don't know how to get the thumbnails otherwise. Something with listitem.art(**) but I got no more information.

Can someone shed some light? Would really appreciate it!
Thanks a lot

[kcook_shield]

https://kodi.wiki/view/InfoLabels

For trailer, have you looked into : ListItem.Trailer  ?

[R.O.H.3000]

hi, thank you. That's not it though. I want to see thumbs of video trailers from YouTube.

[roidy]

@3000 You could use plugin.video.themoviedb.helper

https://github.com/jurialmunkey/plugin.v...ts-Related

Code:

plugin://plugin.video.themoviedb.helper?info=videos&type=movie&imdb_id=$INFO[ListItem.IMDBNumber]

Code:

plugin://plugin.video.themoviedb.helper?info=videos&type=tv&query=showname&year=2020

[R.O.H.3000]

@3000 You could use plugin.video.themoviedb.helper

https://github.com/jurialmunkey/plugin.v...ts-Related

Code:

plugin://plugin.video.themoviedb.helper?info=videos&type=movie&imdb_id=$INFO[ListItem.IMDBNumber]

Code:

plugin://plugin.video.themoviedb.helper?info=videos&type=tv&query=showname&year=2020

That was EXACTLY what I was looking for! Thank you very much. Didn't work for tv shows though but I guess that will be possible too. I'll keep digging.

Another question you may be able to help me with: is there also a similar method to get the thumbnails of public YouTube PLAYLISTS which I have created myself - without any api request? The playlists carry the same name as the corresponding movie/tv show.

[roidy]

Didn't work for tv shows though but I guess that will be possible too. I'll keep digging.

TV shows should work fine, don't forget to set the type to tv, this works for me, returning 4 videos:-

Code:

plugin://plugin.video.themoviedb.helper?info=videos&type=tv&query=Chucky

 

Another question you may be able to help me with: is there also a similar method to get the thumbnails of public YouTube PLAYLISTS which I have created myself - without any api request? The playlists carry the same name as the corresponding movie/tv show.

No, anything that needs access to the YouTube api is going to use up your api quota, there's nothing you can do about that

[R.O.H.3000]

@roidy 

TV shows should work fine, don't forget to set the type to tv, this works for me, returning 4 videos:-

plugin://plugin.video.themoviedb.helper?info=videos&type=tv&query=Chucky

Ah yes! I tried and tv shows work now too. So cool!
 

No, anything that needs access to the YouTube api is going to use up your api quota, there's nothing you can do about that 

ok, I need to find another solution for my playlists then. Really appreciate your input. You helped me a lot!

Thank you!!