diff --git a/get_url.sh b/get_url.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ba6dbb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/get_url.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+CHANNEL=$1
+LIVE_ID=$(curl -sL "https://www.youtube.com/@$CHANNEL/live" | grep -oE '"videoId":"([^"]+)"' | head -n 1 | cut -d'"' -f4)
+
+echo "$LIVE_ID"
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c21d2a..0000000
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-use tonic::{Request, Response, Status, transport::Server};
-
-// use stream_list::greeter_server::{Greeter, GreeterServer};
-// use stream_list::{HelloReply, HelloRequest};
-use stream_list::{
-    LiveChatMessageListRequest,
-    v3_data_live_chat_message_service_server::V3DataLiveChatMessageService,
-};
-pub mod stream_list {
-    tonic::include_proto!("youtube.api.v3");
-}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec2719e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
+pub mod stream_list {
+    tonic::include_proto!("youtube.api.v3");
+}
+
+fn get_live_id(channel: String) -> String {
+    let video_id = Command::new("./get_url.sh")
+        .arg(channel)
+        .output()
+        .expect("couldn't execute fetch script");
+    let stdout = video_id.stdout.as_slice().to_vec();
+    String::from_utf8_lossy(&stdout).trim().to_string()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_get_live_id() {
+    get_live_id("linlyboi".to_string());
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d5b5172..604dd1d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-use client::stream_list::{
+use tonic::{Request, Status, metadata::MetadataValue, transport::Channel};
+use youtube_chat_rs::stream_list::{
     LiveChatMessageListRequest,
     v3_data_live_chat_message_service_client::V3DataLiveChatMessageServiceClient,
 };
-use tonic::{Request, Status, metadata::MetadataValue, transport::Channel};
-mod grpc;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {