[joseavarela]

2.1 Integration with strm files
Youtube streams can be integrated into the video library with strm files.
The syntax for a youtube-URL like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$VIDEOID or https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=$PLAYLISTID in a strm file is
plugin://plugin.video.youtube/?path=/root/video&action=play_video&videoid=$VIDEOID
plugin://plugin.video.youtube/?path=/root/video&action=play_all&playlist=$PLAYLISTID


http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:YouTube

[LS-TV]

Thanks for your reply but unfortunately that only seems to work if the playlist is stored a local drive. If the playlist is online and loaded via the IPTVSimple PVR Client, Youtube links don't appear work. They used to play, but not anymore.

If you know of some way to play Youtube videos in an online playlist, please let us know.

[jjjgggmie]

None of the Youtube live stream links in the .m3u playlist we maintain for our Kodi + IPTV Simple Client users will play anymore. The Youtube live streams themselves play fine in a browser and the Youtube addon seems to work fine for playing general videos independently in Kodi.

Have the requirements for launching/calling the addon changed recently? We have tried the following unsuccessfully:
plugin://plugin.video.youtube/play/?video_id=-r-oxWIVuaI
plugin://plugin.video.youtube/?action=play_video&videoid=-r-oxWIVuaI

We have tried looking through information in the wiki, the forum, examining other playlists and also Google to try and find a solution, but couldn't find a clear answer to this question.

I find using DumpMedia Video Downloader can fix this problem. It is the most convenient way. You can find many suitable downloaders online, then you can play the videos on Kodi or another device.

[DarrenHill]

Why are you reawakening a thread that's almost 5 years dormant?