Youtube API - Handling Videos Deleted by Youtube

Question

Here is the site I'm working on: http://t3kno.dewpixel.net/

As you can see, there is a running list of songs (youtube videos of songs). I implemented the functionality, so as soon as one song is played, the next one on the list will automatically start playing.

I had a problem when the video I am trying to download was deleted by youtube for copyright content. I am currently checking the status of the song by calling:

player.getPlayerState() 

And waiting for the return of state 0 (completed). As soon as the song ends, I will try to download the next song. As soon as this song loads, I call:

 player.playVideo() 

However, if this song was deleted, I had no luck. I want to try to find a way to catch this event and move on to the next song. However, when I try to play a song that has been deleted, there is no change in state. Value:

 function onytplayerStateChange(newState) { //do stuff } 

Never executed. How can I detect this event and handle it correctly?

Answer 1

Instead of using onStateChange, try using an OnError event listener. If it returns 100, then the video has been deleted or closed. See the official documentation for the onError listener: https://code.google.com/apis/youtube/flash_api_reference.html#Adding_event_listener

So, you would like to do something in this direction:

 ytplayer.addEventListener("onError", "onPlayerError"); function onPlayerError(errorCode) { if(errorCode == 100) { //play next video } } 

You can team up with the api and determine the best way to catch the error by going here: https://code.google.com/apis/ajax/playground/?exp=youtube#polling_the_player