platforms

List all supported platforms, detect a platform from a URL, or get detailed info about a specific platform.

bash

exportcomments platforms [options]

Options

ParameterTypeDescription

--detect <url>stringDetect the platform for a given URL --id <platform_id>stringGet detailed info for a specific platform

Examples

List all supported platforms:

bash

exportcomments platforms

Detect platform from a URL:

bash

exportcomments platforms --detect "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc"

Get info about a specific platform:

bash

exportcomments platforms --id instagram

Response (--detect)200

json

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "youtube",
    "name": "YouTube",
    "description": "Export comments from YouTube videos",
    "options": ["replies", "limit"],
    "examples": [
      "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    ]
  }
}

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Use before exporting

The --detect flag is useful for checking which options are available for a URL before creating an export job.