How to get a thumbnail or snapshot of a youtube video at a specific “second” with Youtube javascript API?

Question

I want to take a thumbnail image of a youtube video, let\'s say http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffaTjpA1scI at 30s or 120s. How can I do that with youtube API?

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Answer 1

Those specific type thumbnails (used for the timeline snapshots) are not exposed via any sort of official URL scheme or API. I wouldn't recommend trying to reverse-engineer a solution, either.