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fix: delete YouTube Music playlists via direct API endpoint #39

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10 changes: 8 additions & 2 deletions src/datasource/youtube/YouTubeMusicDataSource.ts
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Expand Up @@ -3891,9 +3891,15 @@ export class YouTubeMusicDataSource extends DataSource {
}

const client = await this.getMusicClient();
await client.playlist.delete(this.editablePlaylistId(playlist.id));
const playlistId = this.editablePlaylistId(playlist.id);
// youtubei.js 17.0.1's playlist.delete() loses this endpoint's API path and throws
// "Expected an api_url" before sending a request, so execute the same mutation directly.
const response = await client.actions.execute("playlist/delete", { playlistId });
if (!response.success) {
throw new Error(`Playlist deletion returned HTTP ${response.status_code}.`);
}
await setCachedJson(this.getPlaylistTrackCacheKey(playlist.id), []);
logInternalInfo("YouTubeMusicDataSource.deletePlaylist", { playlistId: playlist.id });
logInternalInfo("YouTubeMusicDataSource.deletePlaylist", { playlistId });
}

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