astamicu/Remove videos from Youtube Watch Later playlist.md

jzisser9 · 2024-01-09T15:58:43Z

@LosAlamosAl if I had to guess, it's YouTube rate-limiting at work. Especially if it's a nice round number like 100.

LosAlamosAl · 2024-01-10T00:13:02Z

@jzisser9 Almost certainly, since it's about the same number (+- 10) with the user script by @js6pak. I cranked it down to about 5 seconds per deletion--same results.

AttiliaTheHun · 2024-02-15T06:44:11Z

Not sure if somebody mentioned it already, but you can click on your profile icon and select "Change language" (select English) and then there is no need for localized versions of the script. Next time you open youtube you simply change the language back, if it doesn't happen automatically.

mpr1255 · 2024-02-15T08:00:06Z

More importantly, the native YouTube function that we’re all trying to workaround now actually works for real. Go try it! Certainly works for me.

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derharry · 2024-03-11T10:47:01Z

Thanks for the script :-) I set the seconds down to 200ms - that speeded it up for me.
I was looking for hours for the button to remove everything at once, but it seems that Google removed it.

vinivosh · 2024-04-01T14:14:34Z

Brazilian Portuguese version:

setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    video.querySelector('#primary button[aria-label="Menu de ações"]').click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        '//span[contains(text(),"Remover de")]',
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, 500);

guilhermecgs · 2024-04-24T11:58:48Z

Brazilian Portuguese version:

setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    video.querySelector('#primary button[aria-label="Menu de ações"]').click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        '//span[contains(text(),"Remover de")]',
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, 500);

👍

macaua-23 · 2024-04-24T15:07:25Z

Thanks a lot @vinivosh & @colejd. It works.

ArthurYdalgo · 2024-04-24T15:11:45Z

Thanks for the script :-) I set the seconds down to 200ms - that speeded it up for me. I was looking for hours for the button to remove everything at once, but it seems that Google removed it.

probably because the requests were timing out

SbMan1 · 2024-04-26T12:28:58Z

Made my own userscript which doesn't rely on the language and allows you to delete with progress threshold: https://gist.github.com/js6pak/33bdefdefac09c387f55d08c5b9526fa

I modified this to also remove videos published over X days old, and those that are private or deleted. This currently relies on the language though (English). It could be updated to look for 'no_thumbnail' in the thumbnail source though

Do you happen to still have this code as this would be very helpful. I just noticed I have 4,800 Watched Later and heard if I hit 5k I can't add anymore. I also msg'd js6pak on his forked page. I'll just do Date Added ( Oldest ) to make it the easiest, if I delete ones I don't want then oh well. Thanks for your time.

BIRTAX38 · 2024-05-01T17:55:08Z

Polska wersja:

setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    video.querySelector('#primary button[aria-label="Menu czynności"]').click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        '//span[contains(text(),"Usuń z")]',
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, 400);

John-nata · 2024-08-14T01:33:06Z

Hi guys!
Just wanna share my userscript (inspired by @colejd's script) to helps you tidy up your YT playlists : YT-Playlist-Cleaner

Here are the key features :
-Customisable settings for deletion criteria
-Auto-scroll functionality to process large playlists
-Improved user interface with progress bar and status updates
-Pause and resume functionality
-Configurable delays between deletions to avoid rate limiting

Tbh, I received some helpful suggestions from Claude AI to optimize some parts of my script before uploading it online.
Let me know what you think!

Someone117 · 2024-10-13T17:04:53Z

I created a similar script that works by just clicking the 3 dots and then on the "Remove from playlist" button. By default, this script removes 100 videos, but that is also adjustable

This should work for all languages, so paste the script into your console and run.

YT might change their UI and you may have different screen resolution, so you may need to adjust the click x and y for each. You may also need to increase the delay if videos don't load fast enough (you can also run it multiple times).

function simulateClick(x, y) {
    // What acually does the clicking
    var event = new MouseEvent('click', {
        view: window,
        bubbles: true,
        cancelable: true,
        clientX: x,
        clientY: y
    });
    document.elementFromPoint(x, y).dispatchEvent(event);
}

function performClicks() {
    let count = 0;

    function clickSequence() {
        // change this number to remove more videos
        if (count >= 100) {
            console.log("Completed 100 click sequences.");
            return;
        }

        // change this when the UI changes, this should be the location of the 3 dots
        simulateClick(1872, 256);
        console.log(`Click sequence ${count + 1} pt 1`);

        setTimeout(function() {
            // change this when the UI changes, this should be the location of the "Remove From Playlist" button
            simulateClick(1784, 333);
            console.log(`Click sequence ${count + 1} pt 2`);

            count++;

            // Wait 100ms, you may want to set this to more time to let the next video load
            setTimeout(clickSequence, 100);
        // Wait 100ms, you may want to set this to more time to let the next video load
        }, 100);
    }

    // Start
    clickSequence();
}

// Execute the click sequences
performClicks();

This code prints your mouse location to the console so you can tailor the script

document.addEventListener('mousemove', function(event) {
    let x = event.clientX;
    let y = event.clientY;
    console.log(`Mouse position: X: ${x}, Y: ${y}`);
});

BIRTAX38 · 2024-10-14T21:59:51Z

Universal version for all languages:

setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    video.querySelector(`#primary button[aria-label="${window.ytcfg.msgs["VIDEO_ACTION_MENU"]}"]`).click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        `//span[contains(text(),"${document.querySelector('meta[name="title"]')?.content}")]`,
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, 400);

jstrocel · 2024-10-21T23:14:44Z

window.ytcfg

This object returns an undefined object for me when I tried it in english.

nightbasilisk · 2024-10-27T14:17:04Z

To remove hidden videos. Click the dots in Watch Later playlist and select "Show unavailable videos" then run this version of the script:

setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    video.querySelector('#primary button').click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        '//span[contains(text(),"Remove from")]',
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, 1000);

secbug · 2024-11-17T05:01:37Z

@nightbasilisk That worked perfect for me, but the timeout seemed really long. So I added a little something extra to randomize the clicking, but shorten the average up a little bit.

const getRandomMillis = (min, max) => {
  return Math.random() * (max - min) + min
}

setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    video.querySelector('#primary button').click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        '//span[contains(text(),"Remove from")]',
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, getRandomMillis(700, 1100));

jaigak · 2024-11-26T13:07:06Z

No longer works for me. It deletes the first one, and then the menu gets stuck at the top-left corner.

anhtuan219 · 2024-12-05T14:24:17Z

Thanks @vinivosh
Here's Vietnamese version, including removing the hidden videos and clearing the interval after the playlist is empty

Go to Youtube Watch Later playlist
Ctrl + Shift + I to open chrome devtools -> Choose the Console tab
Type 'allow pasting' in the console
Paste this into the console

var deleteInterval = setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    if(!video) {
         clearInterval(deleteInterval);
         return;
    }

    video.querySelector('#primary button[aria-label="Menu tác vụ"]').click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        '//span[contains(text(),"Xóa khỏi")]',
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, 1000);

Paste this into the console to remove the hidden videos

// Show hidden videos
var btnListWL = document.querySelector('.metadata-buttons-wrapper.style-scope.ytd-playlist-header-renderer');
btnListWL.lastElementChild.lastElementChild.lastElementChild.click();
setTimeout(() => {
     var showHiddenVideoLink = document.querySelector('a[href="/playlist?list=WL"]').click();
}, 500);

// Remove the hidden videos
setTimeout(() => {
var deleteHiddenVideosInterval = setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    if(!video) {
         clearInterval(deleteHiddenVideosInterval);
         return;
    }

    video.querySelector('button').click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        '//span[contains(text(),"Xóa khỏi")]',
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, 1000);
}, 1000);

BryanHaley · 2024-12-22T02:00:32Z

I found myself wanting to keep a certain amount of videos (i.e. the last 1,000 added), so I sorted by oldest and set the script to stop removing videos once it got to that number. Based on secbug's most recent version.

const KEEP_NUM_VIDEOS = 1000;

const getRandomMillis = (min, max) => {
  return Math.random() * (max - min) + min
}

setInterval(function () {
    let metadataDiv = document.getElementsByClassName('metadata-stats');
    let byline = metadataDiv[0].getElementsByClassName('byline-item');
    let formattedStr = byline[0].getElementsByClassName('yt-formatted-string');
    let numVideosStr = formattedStr[0].innerHTML;

    numVideos = Number(numVideosStr.replace(',',''));

    if (numVideos > KEEP_NUM_VIDEOS) {
        video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

        video.querySelector('#primary button').click();

        var things = document.evaluate(
            '//span[contains(text(),"Remove from")]',
            document,
            null,
            XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
            null
        );

        for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
        {
            things.snapshotItem(i).click();
        }
    }
}, getRandomMillis(700, 1100));

John-nata · 2024-12-28T04:24:49Z

G'day everyone!

I’m stokedto announce a major update to my userscript "YT-Playlist-Cleaner", packed with some fantastic new features and improvements:

🌟 New Features: Welcome message, dark mode, smart retry, and usage stats.
🚀 Enhanced: Error handling, performance, and UI responsiveness.
🛠️ Added Functionality: Batch processing, config persistence, and a cleaner codebase.
🐛 Bug Fixes: Scrolling, deletion, and notification issues resolved.

This update makes the script more powerful and reliable than ever.
The script is fully open-source: feel free to fork it, tweak it, and make it your own!
Collaboration is what makes Github and coding so amazing, am I right?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Cheers!

DUSK-D · 2025-02-13T22:22:22Z

For french/france/français

setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    video.querySelector('#primary button[aria-label="Menu d\'actions"]').click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        '//span[contains(text(),"Supprimer de")]',
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, 500);

mertbozkir · 2025-03-12T07:48:58Z

Thank you so much! I made 500 -> 200, faster. But after some deletion, it throws me a lot of error, that's why I'm using another browser (during the cooldown for errors :D)

corgok · 2025-04-26T08:10:26Z

Universal version for all languages:

setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    video.querySelector(`#primary button[aria-label="${window.ytcfg.msgs["VIDEO_ACTION_MENU"]}"]`).click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        `//span[contains(text(),"${document.querySelector('meta[name="title"]')?.content}")]`,
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, 400);

I used the universal script and it took me a while to realize that I have to start it and cloze the console to make it run. Works like a charm with my settings.

corgok · 2025-04-26T08:27:10Z

To remove hidden videos. Click the dots in Watch Later playlist and select "Show unavailable videos" then run this version of the script:

setInterval(function () {
    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];

    video.querySelector('#primary button').click();

    var things = document.evaluate(
        '//span[contains(text(),"Remove from")]',
        document,
        null,
        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
        null
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
    {
        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
    }
}, 1000);

This one also works really well. It might be slow, but is running in the background now.

alexander480 · 2025-05-01T11:25:43Z

This script moves videos out of Watch later and into another playlist.
Just change the 'newPlaylistName' variable, and you're all set. 👍

// Move YouTube Videos From "Watch Later" Into A New Playlist.
setInterval(function () {

  // define name of playlist to move videos into
  const newPlaylistName = 'old watch later';

  // 1) grab the first video entry
  const video = document.querySelector('ytd-playlist-video-renderer');
  if (!video) return;

  // helper to open that video's action menu
  function openMenu(cb) {
    const btn = video.querySelector('ytd-menu-renderer yt-icon-button');
    if (!btn) return console.warn('No action button');
    btn.click();
    setTimeout(cb, 400);
  }

  // 2) open menu & click “Save to…”
  openMenu(() => {
    const items = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('ytd-menu-service-item-renderer'));
    const saveItem = items.find(el =>
      el.innerText.trim().toLowerCase().startsWith('save to')
    );
    if (!saveItem) {
      console.warn('“Save to…” not found:', items.map(el => el.innerText));
      return;
    }
    saveItem.click();

    // 3) wait for dialog, click to add to new specified playlist
    setTimeout(() => {
      const option = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('yt-formatted-string'))
        .find(el => el.innerText.trim().toLowerCase() === newPlaylistName);
      if (!option) {
        console.warn('Playlist “' + newPlaylistName + '” not found');
      } else {
        option.click();
      }

      // 4) close save dialog
      document.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Escape' }));

      // 5) after a short pause, re-open menu & click “Remove from Watch later”
      setTimeout(() => {
        openMenu(() => {
          const remItems = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('ytd-menu-service-item-renderer'));
          const removeItem = remItems.find(el =>
            el.innerText.trim().toLowerCase().includes('remove from watch later')
          );
          if (!removeItem) {
            console.warn('“Remove from Watch later” not found:', remItems.map(el => el.innerText));
          } else {
            removeItem.click();
          }
        });
      }, 500);

    }, 500);
  });

}, 500);

akod1ng · 2025-06-12T21:17:53Z

this one worked for me for the liked videos, not the private/hidden ones:


function sleep(ms) {
  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}

async function deleteLikedVideos() {
  `use strict`;
  var items = document.querySelectorAll(
    `#primary ytd-playlist-video-renderer yt-icon-button.dropdown-trigger > button[aria-label]`
  );
  var out;

  for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
    items[i].click();
    out = setTimeout(function () {
      if (
        document.querySelector(
          `tp-yt-paper-listbox.style-scope.ytd-menu-popup-renderer`
        ).lastElementChild
      ) {
        document
          .querySelector(
            `tp-yt-paper-listbox.style-scope.ytd-menu-popup-renderer`
          )
          .lastElementChild.click();
      }
    }, 100);
    await sleep(500); // sleep cause browser can not handle the process
    clearTimeout(out);
  }
}

deleteLikedVideos();

TRayT · 2025-06-14T14:48:18Z

I made an attempt before looking at the solutions here. For posterity's sake, here is my basic solution:

setInterval(function () {
    document.getElementsByTagName("ytd-playlist-video-renderer")[0].querySelector("button").click();
    setTimeout((() => document.querySelectorAll("ytd-menu-service-item-renderer")[2].click()), 500)
}, 1800);

I changed the array access to only delete old stuff, so it would make more sense to use document.getElementByTagName if you're deleting everything, but I might as well keep it for later modification.

mycompudoctor · 2025-06-18T07:30:54Z

Where exactly is everyone posting this script onto? I know its somewhere within the the F12 (inspection) area of the browser but where exactly? Pictures would be greatly appreciated

akod1ng · 2025-06-18T20:17:38Z

Where exactly is everyone posting this script onto? I know its somewhere within the the F12 (inspection) area of the browser but where exactly? Pictures would be greatly appreciated

You have a tab called console in the development tools: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/console/javascript/

for the first time you might have to follow steps outlined in the console in order to paste a command

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