How do I get the YouTube video ID from a URL?

Question

I want to get the v=id from YouTube’s URL with JavaScript (no jQuery, pure JavaScript).

Example YouTube URL formats

http://www.youtube.c

Answer 1

If someone needs the perfect function in Kotlin to save their time. Just hoping this helps

fun extractYTId(ytUrl: String?): String? {
    var vId: String? = null
    val pattern = Pattern.compile(
        "^https?://.*(?:youtu.be/|v/|u/\\w/|embed/|watch?v=)([^#&?]*).*$",
        Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE
    )
    val matcher = pattern.matcher(ytUrl)
    if (matcher.matches()) {
        vId = matcher.group(1)
    }
    return vId
}