Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio)

🔹 Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper – Overview

Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper is an Apify Actor designed to extract YouTube video metadata together with a direct downloadable video-only link for a selected video resolution. The returned video stream contains no audio or music, making this Actor useful when you specifically need the visual video stream without an accompanying audio track.

This Actor is designed for creators, developers, researchers, automation workflows, data teams, and users who need structured information from YouTube videos while also retrieving an available video-only download URL.

💡 What does Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper do?

• Accepts one or more YouTube video URLs or share links.
• Lets you request a preferred resolution from 360p through 8K.
• Extracts video metadata such as title, channel, duration, thumbnail, views, categories, and description.
• Returns a downloadable video-only URL when a suitable format is available.
• Falls back to the highest available video-only resolution when the requested resolution cannot be provided.

The easiest workflow is simple: add your YouTube URL, choose a resolution, run the Actor, and read the structured results from the Apify dataset.

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🔹 Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper – Key Features

This Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper focuses specifically on video-only extraction rather than combined audio-video downloads.

🚀 Key Features

• Video-only download link extraction.
• Selectable resolutions including 8K, 4K, 2K, 1080p, 720p, 480p, and 360p.
• Automatic fallback to the highest available resolution.
• YouTube video metadata extraction.
• Original URL preservation.
• Human-readable duration and file-size values.
• Formatted view and subscriber counts.
• Thumbnail URL extraction.
• Video category and description extraction.
• Live-status information.
• Availability information when provided by YouTube metadata.
• Structured JSON results in the Apify dataset.

The Actor is especially useful when your workflow needs the visual video stream only and does not require audio.

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🔍 Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper – What Data Can You Extract?

A major advantage of this Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper is that it combines downloadable media information with useful video metadata.

Each successfully processed video can return fields such as:

Data field	Description
original_url	The YouTube URL submitted to the Actor
requested_resolution	The resolution selected in the input
title	YouTube video title
channel	Video channel or uploader name
duration	Formatted video duration
provided_resolution	Resolution of the selected returned video format
thumbnail	YouTube thumbnail URL
downloadable_video_link	Direct video-only downloadable URL
view_count	Formatted video view count
categories	YouTube categories associated with the video
description	Video description
availability	Availability value supplied by the video metadata
live_status	Indicates whether the video is live
channel_subscribers	Formatted channel subscriber count when available
video_filesize	Human-readable estimated or reported video file size

📦 Important Output Detail

• The downloadable_video_link is the key media field returned by the Actor.
• The returned link represents a video-only stream, so it does not contain audio.
• The actual resolution returned may differ from the requested resolution when the requested quality is unavailable.
• Failed URLs are returned with an error field so individual failures can be identified.

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🎥 Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper – Resolution Selection

The Actor provides a dedicated resolution setting that determines which video quality it attempts to return.

Available choices are:

• 8K
• 4K
• 2K
• 1080p
• 720p
• 480p
• 360p

The default setting is 1080p.

When your selected quality exists as a suitable video-only format, the Actor returns that resolution. When it is unavailable, the Actor automatically falls back to the highest available video-only format.

For example, requesting 4K does not mean the output is always 4K. If the source video has no suitable 4K video stream, a lower or otherwise highest available video-only format may be returned.

⚙️ Resolution Tip

• Use 1080p for a balanced quality and compatibility workflow.
• Use 720p or 480p when smaller video files are more important.
• Use 2K, 4K, or 8K when high-resolution video is required and the source provides it.
• Always check provided_resolution to confirm the actual returned quality.

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🔹 How to Use Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper

Using the Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper requires only two input concepts: the YouTube URL and the desired video resolution.

1. Add YouTube URLs

Place one or more YouTube video URLs or share links into the Start URLs input.

Examples include:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID

You can process multiple URLs within the same Actor run.

2. Select the video resolution

Choose one of the available resolution options:

8K
4K
2K
1080p
720p
480p
360p

The default is 1080p.

3. Run the Actor

Start the Actor from Apify. It processes the supplied URLs and creates structured dataset results.

4. Review the dataset

After the run completes, open the dataset to inspect metadata and the downloadable_video_link.

✅ Simple Workflow

• Add a YouTube URL.
• Select your preferred resolution.
• Start the Actor.
• Open the dataset.
• Check provided_resolution.
• Use the returned downloadable_video_link where appropriate.

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🔹 Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper – Input

The Actor currently requires the startUrls input. The resolution input is optional because it has a default value.

🔗 startUrls

startUrls is an array containing one or more YouTube URLs.

Type: Array Required: Yes

Example:

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i82xURPkLWo"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://youtu.be/Q_iSnEN9cMQ"
    }
  ]
}

Use this input when you want to process multiple YouTube videos in a single run.

🎞️ videoResolution

videoResolution controls the preferred video quality.

Type: String Required: No Default: 1080p

Example:

{
  "videoResolution": "1080p"
}

Supported values:

8K
4K
2K
1080p
720p
480p
360p

📝 Input Note

• startUrls must contain at least one URL for the Actor to process data.
• videoResolution controls the preferred output quality.
• A requested resolution is not guaranteed when the source does not provide a suitable video-only stream.

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🎬 How to scrape a YouTube video and get a video-only download link

The most direct use of this Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper is extracting a video-only URL from a YouTube video page.

Enter the YouTube video URL, select the desired resolution, and run the Actor. The dataset result can then include both the requested resolution and the actual resolution that was returned.

The main field to inspect is:

downloadable_video_link

You can pair this field with:

title
provided_resolution
video_filesize
thumbnail
duration

This gives you both the media URL and the surrounding metadata needed by many video-processing or cataloging workflows.

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📥 Sample Input

Here is a practical sample input for a YouTube video extraction run:

{
  "videoResolution": "1080p",
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i82xURPkLWo"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://youtu.be/Q_iSnEN9cMQ"
    }
  ]
}

This configuration requests 1080p video-only streams for the supplied YouTube URLs.

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📤 Sample Output

A successful result can look conceptually like this:

[
  {
    "original_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID",
    "requested_resolution": "1080p",
    "title": "Example YouTube Video",
    "channel": "Example Channel",
    "duration": "11m 35s",
    "provided_resolution": "1080p",
    "thumbnail": "https://example.com/thumbnail.jpg",
    "downloadable_video_link": "https://example.com/video-stream",
    "view_count": "125.4K",
    "categories": [
      "Education"
    ],
    "description": "Example video description",
    "availability": "public",
    "live_status": "not_live",
    "channel_subscribers": "1.2M",
    "video_filesize": "42.50MB"
  }
]

The exact values naturally depend on the source video and the formats available when the Actor processes it.

🔎 Verify the Actual Result

• requested_resolution shows what you asked for.
• provided_resolution shows what was actually selected.
• downloadable_video_link contains the available video-only URL.
• video_filesize reports the available file size information when supplied.

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🧩 What happens when the requested video resolution is unavailable?

One practical feature of this Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper is automatic resolution fallback.

Suppose you request 4K, but the source does not expose a suitable 4K video-only format. Instead of assuming 4K exists, the Actor selects the highest suitable available video-only format.

For this reason, applications consuming the dataset should check:

requested_resolution
provided_resolution

This is especially important for automated workflows where quality consistency matters.

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🔹 Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper – Use Cases

This Actor is useful for workflows that need YouTube video metadata and video-only media URLs.

📚 Video Research

Researchers can collect video titles, channels, descriptions, categories, durations, views, and available video quality information for analysis.

🎞️ Video Cataloging

Media teams can create structured video inventories containing thumbnails, titles, durations, resolutions, and file-size information.

🤖 Automation Workflows

Developers can connect the Actor to automated workflows that process YouTube URLs and consume structured dataset results.

🗂️ Metadata Collection

The Actor can help organize information about large groups of YouTube videos without manually opening every video page.

🔍 Video Discovery Projects

The extracted channel, category, title, duration, and view information can support research and filtering workflows.

🧪 Video Processing Pipelines

When a video-only URL is available, downstream processing systems can use the returned media URL according to their own requirements and permissions.

💡 Use Case Reminder

• This Actor is focused on video-only content.
• It is not designed to provide an audio download.
• Output availability depends on the formats exposed for the source video.

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⚠️ Can this Actor download YouTube audio?

No. The Actor is specifically designed for video-only extraction.

The downloadable_video_link is selected from a format without an audio component. Therefore, the returned media is intended for video-only use.

For workflows requiring audio instead of video, use an Actor specifically designed for YouTube audio extraction rather than expecting this Actor to return an audio stream.

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⚠️ Can this Actor process YouTube playlists?

The input accepts YouTube video or playlist URLs, but the implemented output workflow is primarily structured around processing a video result for each submitted URL.

Because the Actor does not explicitly iterate through every playlist entry and generate a separate dataset result for every playlist video, playlist URLs should not be treated as guaranteed full-playlist extraction.

For predictable results, submitting individual YouTube video URLs is recommended.

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💰 Pricing

The provided Actor configuration does not specify a fixed price or custom pricing amount for this Actor.

Therefore, no specific dollar amount should be stated in this README.

Your actual usage cost can depend on your Apify account, Actor usage, platform billing, and the resources consumed during a run.

💳 Pricing Note

• No custom fixed price is defined in the supplied Actor configuration.
• Check the Actor's current Apify Store pricing information before running large jobs.
• Test with a small number of URLs before starting larger automated workflows.

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🔹 Tips and Best Practices

For reliable Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper workflows, validate the returned fields instead of assuming that every source provides identical media formats.

• Check provided_resolution after every run.

• Do not assume the requested resolution is always available.

• Keep downloadable_video_link processing within your own permitted workflow and respect applicable rights and terms.

• For large batches, inspect a smaller sample first.

• Use individual video URLs when you need predictable one-result-per-video processing.

• Store important metadata such as title, channel, duration, thumbnail, and original_url together with the media URL.

• Treat error results separately so failed URLs can be reviewed without affecting successful records.

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🔹 Frequently Asked Questions

🔍 What is Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper?

Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper is an Apify Actor that processes YouTube URLs and extracts video metadata together with a downloadable video-only link when a suitable format is available.

🎥 Does Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper include audio?

No. The returned downloadable video format is video-only and does not include an audio track.

📐 What resolutions does the Actor support?

The available resolution choices are 8K, 4K, 2K, 1080p, 720p, 480p, and 360p.

🔄 What happens when my requested resolution is unavailable?

The Actor falls back to the highest suitable available video-only resolution. Use provided_resolution to determine the actual result.

🔗 What field contains the downloadable video URL?

The main media field is:

downloadable_video_link

It contains the available direct video-only URL when a suitable format is found.

📊 What metadata does the Actor extract?

The output can include the original URL, requested resolution, title, channel, duration, provided resolution, thumbnail, downloadable video link, view count, categories, description, availability, live status, subscriber count, and video file size.

📥 Can I submit multiple YouTube URLs?

Yes. The startUrls input is an array, so multiple YouTube URLs can be submitted in the same Actor run.

🎞️ Does the Actor always return 1080p?

No. 1080p is the default requested resolution, but the actual output depends on the formats available for the source video. Check provided_resolution.

❌ What happens when a URL fails?

The Actor can return an object containing the original_url and an error field, allowing failed URLs to be identified separately.

📦 Can the output be used as structured data?

Yes. The Actor pushes its results into an Apify dataset, where the returned records can be inspected and used by downstream workflows supported by the Apify platform.

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🔹 Support

For questions, feedback, custom scraper requirements, or issues related to this Youtube Video Downloader (Video only, No audio) Scraper, contact the developer by email.

• contact me by email : alphascraper69@gmail.com