IPTV Checker 
Node.js CLI tool for checking links in IPTV playlists.
This tool is based on the ffmpeg library, so you need to install it on your computer first. You can find the right installer for your system here: https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html
Usage
CLI
npm install -g iptv-checkerCheck local playlist file:
iptv-checker /path-to-playlist/example.m3uCheck playlist URL:
iptv-checker https://some-playlist.lol/list.m3uPipe playlist from stdin:
cat ~/some-playlist.m3u | iptv-checkerArguments:
-o, --output: change default output directory-t, --timeout: specifies the number of milliseconds before the request will be aborted (default to 60000)-a, --user-agent: set custom HTTP User-Agent-k, --insecure: allow insecure connections when using SSL-p, --parallel: Batch size of channels to check concurrently (default to 1)
Module
npm install iptv-checkervar checker = require('iptv-checker')
// using playlist url
checker.checkPlaylist('https://some-playlist.lol/list.m3u').then(results => {
console.log(results)
})
// using local path
checker.checkPlaylist('path/to/playlist.m3u').then(results => {
console.log(results)
})
// using playlist as string
checker.checkPlaylist(string).then(results => {
console.log(results)
})Results
On success:
{
header: {
attrs: {},
raw: '#EXTM3U x-tvg-url=""'
},
items: [
{
name: 'KBSV/AssyriaSat (720p) [Not 24/7]',
tvg: {
id: 'KBSVAssyriaSat.us',
name: '',
logo: 'https://i.imgur.com/zEWSSdf.jpg',
url: '',
rec: ''
},
group: {
title: 'General'
},
http: {
referrer: '',
'user-agent': ''
},
url: 'http://66.242.170.53/hls/live/temp/index.m3u8',
raw: '#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="KBSVAssyriaSat.us" tvg-logo="https://i.imgur.com/zEWSSdf.jpg" group-title="General",KBSV/AssyriaSat (720p) [Not 24/7]\r\nhttp://66.242.170.53/hls/live/temp/index.m3u8',
line: 2,
catchup: {
type: '',
days: '',
source: ''
},
timeshift: '',
status: {
ok: true,
metadata: {
streams: [
{
index: 0,
codec_name: 'h264',
codec_long_name: 'H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10',
profile: 'High',
codec_type: 'video',
codec_tag_string: '[27][0][0][0]',
codec_tag: '0x001b',
width: 1280,
height: 720,
coded_width: 1280,
coded_height: 720,
closed_captions: 0,
has_b_frames: 2,
pix_fmt: 'yuv420p',
level: 31,
chroma_location: 'left',
refs: 1,
is_avc: 'false',
nal_length_size: '0',
r_frame_rate: '30/1',
avg_frame_rate: '0/0',
time_base: '1/90000',
start_pts: 943358850,
start_time: '10481.765000',
bits_per_raw_sample: '8',
disposition: {
default: 0,
dub: 0,
original: 0,
comment: 0,
lyrics: 0,
karaoke: 0,
forced: 0,
hearing_impaired: 0,
visual_impaired: 0,
clean_effects: 0,
attached_pic: 0,
timed_thumbnails: 0
},
tags: {
variant_bitrate: '400000'
}
},
//...
],
format: {
filename: 'http://66.242.170.53/hls/live/temp/index.m3u8',
nb_streams: 2,
nb_programs: 1,
format_name: 'hls',
format_long_name: 'Apple HTTP Live Streaming',
start_time: '10481.560589',
size: '214',
probe_score: 100
},
requests: [
{
method: 'GET',
url: 'http://66.242.170.53/hls/live/temp/index.m3u8',
headers: {
'User-Agent': 'Lavf/58.76.100',
Accept: '*/*',
Range: 'bytes=0-',
Connection: 'close',
Host: '66.242.170.53',
'Icy-MetaData': '1'
}
},
//...
]
}
}
},
//...
]
}On error:
{
header: {
attrs: {},
raw: '#EXTM3U x-tvg-url=""'
},
items: [
{
name: 'Addis TV (720p)',
tvg: {
id: 'AddisTV.et',
name: '',
logo: 'https://i.imgur.com/KAg6MOI.png',
url: '',
rec: ''
},
group: {
title: ''
},
http: {
referrer: '',
'user-agent': ''
},
url: 'https://rrsatrtmp.tulix.tv/addis1/addis1multi.smil/playlist.m3u8',
raw: '#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="AddisTV.et" tvg-logo="https://i.imgur.com/KAg6MOI.png" group-title="Undefined",Addis TV (720p)\\r\\nhttps://rrsatrtmp.tulix.tv/addis1/addis1multi.smil/playlist.m3u8',
line: 2,
catchup: {
type: '',
days: '',
source: ''
},
timeshift: '',
status: {
ok: false,
code: 'HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT',
message: 'HTTP 408 Request Timeout',
}
},
//...
]
}Error codes
A full list of the error codes used and their descriptions can be found here.
Contribution
If you find a bug or want to contribute to the code or documentation, you can help by submitting an issue or a pull request.
