Bulk remove videos from a youtube playlist

removeVideosFromPlaylist.js

async function removeVideosFromPlaylist(count = 25) {
    console.log('%c=== Starting Playlist Video Removal Script ===', 'color: #00ff00; font-weight: bold;');
    console.log(`Will attempt to remove ${count} videos`);
    
    for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
        console.log(`\n%c[Step ${i + 1}/${count}] Starting removal process...`, 'color: #4CAF50; font-weight: bold;');
        
        // 1. Find menu buttons
        console.log('1️⃣ Searching for menu buttons...');
        const menuButtons = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('ytd-playlist-video-renderer ytd-menu-renderer button'));
        console.log(`   Found ${menuButtons.length} menu buttons`);
        
        if (menuButtons.length === 0) {
            console.log('%c❌ No menu buttons found. Stopping script.', 'color: #ff0000');
            break;
        }
        
        // 2. Click menu button
        console.log('2️⃣ Attempting to click first menu button...');
        try {
            const firstButton = menuButtons[0];
            console.log(`   Button text: "${firstButton.textContent}"`);
            console.log(`   Button aria-label: "${firstButton.getAttribute('aria-label')}"`);
            firstButton.click();
            console.log('   ✅ Successfully clicked menu button');
            
            // 3. Wait for menu
            console.log('3️⃣ Waiting for menu to appear...');
            await new Promise(resolve => {
                console.log('   ⏳ Waiting 1 second...');
                setTimeout(resolve, 1000);
            });
            
            // 4. Find remove button
            console.log('4️⃣ Searching for remove button...');
            const removeButtons = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('tp-yt-paper-item'))
                .filter(item => {
                    const text = item.textContent.toLowerCase();
                    console.log(`   Found menu item with text: "${text}"`);
                    return text.includes('remove from');
                });
            
            console.log(`   Found ${removeButtons.length} remove buttons`);
            
            // 5. Click remove button
            if (removeButtons.length > 0) {
                console.log('5️⃣ Attempting to click remove button...');
                removeButtons[0].click();
                console.log('   ✅ Successfully clicked remove button');
                
                // 6. Wait for removal
                console.log('6️⃣ Waiting for removal to complete...');
                await new Promise(resolve => {
                    console.log('   ⏳ Waiting 1.5 seconds...');
                    setTimeout(resolve, 1500);
                });
                console.log('   ✅ Wait complete');
            } else {
                console.log('%c❌ No remove button found!', 'color: #ff0000');
            }
        } catch (error) {
            console.error('%c❌ Error occurred:', 'color: #ff0000', error);
        }
    }
    
    console.log('\n%c=== Script Execution Complete ===', 'color: #00ff00; font-weight: bold;');
}

// Run the script
console.clear(); // Clear previous console output
console.log('%cStarting script execution...', 'color: #blue; font-weight: bold;');
const result = removeVideosFromPlaylist(25);
console.log('Script initiated, waiting for completion...');

// Log when complete
result.then(() => console.log('%cScript promise resolved', 'color: #blue; font-weight: bold;'));