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YouTube Shorts Redirect

Redirects /shorts/{videoId} -> /watch?v={videoId}

  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name         YouTube Shorts Redirect
  3. // @version      2.0
  4. // @description  Redirects /shorts/{videoId} -> /watch?v={videoId}
  5. // @author       aubymori
  6. // @match        www.youtube.com/*
  7. // @namespace    aubymori.github.io
  8. // @icon         https://www.youtube.com/favicon.ico
  9. // @run-at       document-start
  10. // @grant        none
  11. // ==/UserScript==
  12.  
  13. (function(){
  14.  
  15. // Softload
  16.  
  17. function redirectShorts(e) {
  18.     if (e.detail.pageData.page == 'shorts') {
  19.         var videoId = e.detail.pageData.endpoint.reelWatchEndpoint.videoId;
  20.         document.querySelector('ytd-navigation-manager').dispatchEvent(
  21.             new CustomEvent('yt-navigate', {
  22.                 'bubbles': true,
  23.                 'detail': {
  24.                     'endpoint': {
  25.                         'commandMetadata': {
  26.                             'webCommandMetadata': {
  27.                                 'pageType': 'WEB_PAGE_TYPE_WATCH',
  28.                                 'url': '/watch?v=' + videoId
  29.                             },
  30.                         },
  31.                         'watchEndpoint': {
  32.                             'videoId': videoId
  33.                         }
  34.                     }
  35.                 }
  36.             })
  37.         );
  38.         // Player dies for some reason
  39.         document.getElementById('movie_player').loadVideoById(videoId);
  40.     }
  41. }
  42.  
  43. document.addEventListener('yt-page-data-fetched', redirectShorts);
  44.  
  45. // On initial load
  46.  
  47. if (window.location.pathname.search('/shorts/') > -1) {
  48.     window.location.replace('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + /[^/]*$/.exec(location.href));
  49. }
  50.  
  51. })();