How to play video using ypoutube or any other url in xamarin forms

Question

i want to play video from youtube link or other video url. but video is not play

<xct:MediaElement x:Name="mediaElement"Grid.Row="0"   HeightRequest="300"
ShowsPlaybackControls="True" Source="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPeGkedZykA"/>

Answer 1

To be clear, the youtube url link is a web-based video player, not a direct video link.There are 2 ways that you can play youtube url in Xamarin forms.

1.Use YoutubeExplode plugin.

    <xct:MediaElement x:Name="MyMediaElement" WidthRequest="200" 
     HeightRequest="200"  ShowsPlaybackControls="True" />

The in your page.cs

  public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        GetVideoContent();
    }

    private async void GetVideoContent()
    {
        var youtube = new YoutubeClient();
        // You can specify video ID or URL
        var video = await youtube.Videos.GetAsync("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPeGkedZykA");
        var title = video.Title; // "Downloaded Video Title"
        var author = video.Author; // "Downloaded Video Author"
        var duration = video.Duration; // "Downloaded Video Duration Count"

        //Now it's time to get stream :
        var streamManifest = await youtube.Videos.Streams.GetManifestAsync("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPeGkedZykA");

        var streamInfo = streamManifest.GetMuxedStreams().GetWithHighestVideoQuality();

        if (streamInfo != null)
        {
            // Get the actual stream
            var stream = await youtube.Videos.Streams.GetAsync(streamInfo);
            MyMediaElement.Source = streamInfo.Url;
        }
    }

2.Use webview

<WebView x:Name="myurl"  VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" HeightRequest="600"></WebView>

Then set url in page.cs.

 myurl.Source = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPeGkedZykA";