YouTube Video Streamer API

Overview

The YouTube Video Streamer API provides a powerful and flexible solution for extracting streamble urls from youtube. This all-in-one downloader is perfect for developers looking to integrate seamless media downloading capabilities into their applications.

Features

• Streaming Video url: Fetch and store high-quality videos from YouTube.

Important Notes

1. Proxy Usage: If you are using a proxy, please ensure that it is correctly configured and you are using a reliable proxy group. This will help avoid IP blocking by YouTube.

2. QuickTime Note for Mac Users: If you are using macOS, the downloaded video may not work properly with QuickTime Player due to codec issues. In such cases, use a different media player like VLC, or convert the file format using a tool like FFmpeg.

3. Video and Link Storage: Every time the API runs:

   • A video link is stored in one dataset permanent.
   • A video link is also stored in one temporal dataset

Input Parameters

The API accepts the following input parameters:

• url: The URL of the YouTube video or audio content to download.
• proxy: (Optional) The proxy URL to be used for the download.

Note: Using a proxy is recommended to avoid being blocked by Youtube. However, it may increase download times. If you experience any issues, consider changing your proxy.

Output

Upon a successful request, the API stores an item in the dataset the following format:

{
  "download_link": "your_streaming_link_here",
  "status_code": 200
}

Usage Example Python

The following example shows an full example of usage from running an actor to downloading the video on your device.

import requests
import mimetypes
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with an API token
# (You can generate your own Apify API token for authentication)
apify_client = ApifyClient('your_apify_api_token')

# Define the input for the actor that downloads TikTok videos
actor_input={
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,  # Enable the use of Apify Proxy
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],  # Specify the proxy group to use (e.g., residential)
        "apifyProxyCountry": "HR"  # Set the country code for the proxy (e.g., HR for Croatia)
    },
    "url": "TikTok_url"  # The TikTok URL to download
}

# Start the actor on Apify and wait for it to finish
# (Replace 'demolitore/my-actor' with the actor you want to use)
actor_call = apify_client.actor('apilabs/youtube-video-downloader').call(run_input=actor_input)

# Retrieve the dataset associated with the TikTok downloader
my_dataset_client = apify_client.dataset('your_username/YouTube-Video-Downloader')

# Fetch the most recent dataset entry, which contains the download link
l = my_dataset_client.list_items(limit=1, desc=True) #Get the only last element inserted
url = l.items[0]['download_link']  # Extract the download link from the dataset
print(url)

    print(f"File downloaded successfully as {filename}.")
else:
    # Print an error message if the download fails
    print(f"Failed to download file. Status code: {response.status_code}")