How to get HQ youtube thumbnails

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http   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  0 jpg http   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  1 jpg http   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  2 jpg http   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  3 jpg   That works for small thumbnails   http   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  mqdefault jpg   That works for HQ but only 1 image  Question is how to get 4 HQ thumbnail images

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You can simply get HQ youtube thumbnails    http   img youtube com vi YOUTUBE VIDEO ID hqdefault jpg

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YouTube resolutions and images  http   img youtube com vi  lt video-id gt   lt resolution gt  lt image gt  jpg   Resolution  - lowest resolution sd - Standard Definition mq - Medium Quality hq - High Quality maxres - MAXimum RESolution  Image default - Default image  1  2  3 shot from video  or custom uploaded  1 - First shot from video 2 - Second shot from video 3 - Third shot from video

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Depending on the resolution you need  you can use a different URL   Default Thumbnail  http   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  default jpg   High Quality Thumbnail  http   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  hqdefault jpg   Medium Quality  http   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  mqdefault jpg   Standard Definition  http   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  sddefault jpg   Maximum Resolution  http   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  maxresdefault jpg   Note  it s a work-around if you don t want to use the YouTube Data API   Furthermore not all videos have the thumbnail images set  so the above method doesn   t work

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You need to get id from      youtube com watch v VIDEO ID   And put this in      i ytimg com vi VIDEO ID maxresdefault jpg   I hope that I helped  D

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Are you referring to the full resolution one   https   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  maxresdefault jpg  I don t believe you can get  multiple  images of HQ because the one you have is the one  Check the following answer out for more information on the URLs  How do I get a YouTube video thumbnail from the YouTube API   For live videos use https   img youtube com vi  lt insert-youtube-video-id-here gt  maxresdefault live jpg - cornips

[youtube-api] How to get HQ youtube thumbnails?

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