Convert a youtube video url to embed code

Question

I\'m using this to convert youtube url to embed url.

text(t).html().replace(/(?:http:\\/\\/)?(?:www\\.)?(?:youtube\\.com)\\/(?:watch\\?v=)?(.+)/g, \'

        

Answer 1

I'd be inclined to simply grab the video ID per this question and use it to formulate your embed markup as you like.

http://jsfiddle.net/isherwood/cH6e8/

function getId(url) {
    const regExp = /^.*(youtu.be\/|v\/|u\/\w\/|embed\/|watch\?v=|&v=)([^#&?]*).*/;
    const match = url.match(regExp);

    return (match && match[2].length === 11)
      ? match[2]
      : null;
}
    
const videoId = getId('http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbYf5_S7oJo');
const iframeMarkup = '<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/' 
    + videoId + '" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>';

console.log('Video ID:', videoId)

Here's a more elaborate demo.