javascript - YouTube Player API: retrieving a reference to an existing player

Question

I'm developping a Google Chrome extension, using content script. I want to interact with pages embedding a YouTube video player. I have include the www-widgetapi-vfljlXsRD.js as a JavaScript file, and YouTube namespace is correctly initialize inside the extension sandbox.

I'm trying to retrieve a reference to an existing iFrame player. To achieve that, I tried this:

var ytplayer = new YT.Player('ytplayer'); 
ytplayer.pauseVideo();

where div#ytplayeris the iFrame embedding the actual player.

I'm getting this error, telling that the method does not exist:

TypeError: Object # has no method 'pauseVideo'

What is the correct way to retrieve a reference to an existing player?

Answer 1

I was using YouTube player API before and it was working properly. Today I have issues like you, and I did not change anything in my code. It might mean that the www-widgetapi-vfljlXsRD.js has been changed and encounters bugs... I cannot help any further.