# Neuro-prox Video Extractor (`cap-capibara/neuroprox-video-extractor`) Actor

Extracts social media videos via Neuro-prox ISP proxy and returns Cloudflare R2 download URLs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cap-capibara/neuroprox-video-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [Captain Capibara](https://apify.com/cap-capibara) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 video extracteds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Social Media Video Downloader

Extract and download videos from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and dozens of other platforms — powered by the **Neuro-prox high-speed video API**.

### Why use this Actor?

- **High speed** — Videos are extracted and uploaded in seconds, not minutes.
- **Unlimited bandwidth** — Download links are served from CDN storage with no per-GB egress charges.
- **Much cheaper** — Skip expensive residential proxy + cloud egress stacks. Pay only for Apify compute and a low-cost API call per video.
- **Direct MP4 links** — Every successful run returns a ready-to-use `download_url` you can pipe into your app, workflow, or storage pipeline.
- **Batch processing** — Submit multiple URLs in one run; each result lands as a row in the dataset.

### Supported platforms

TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter/X, Vimeo, Reddit, and any other site supported by [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp).

### Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@creator/video/1234567890",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/abc123/"
  ]
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item contains:

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `original_url` | The video page URL you submitted |
| `download_url` | Direct MP4 link (when successful) |
| `filesize_bytes` | File size in bytes |
| `status` | `success` or `error` |
| `error` | Error message when extraction fails |

### Example result

```json
{
  "original_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw",
  "download_url": "https://pub-example.r2.dev/videos/abc123.mp4",
  "filesize_bytes": 533916,
  "status": "success"
}
```

### How it works

1. You provide one or more video page URLs.
2. The Actor calls the Neuro-prox extraction API, which downloads the video through premium ISP infrastructure.
3. The video is stored on fast CDN-backed object storage.
4. A direct `download_url` is returned in the dataset — no Apify egress, no proxy bandwidth on your side.

### Pricing

This Actor uses **pay-per-video** pricing. Users are charged only when a video is **successfully extracted** and a direct download link is returned. Failed URLs are logged in the dataset with `status: error` and are **not charged**.

| What you pay for | What you get |
| --- | --- |
| **1 video extracted** | Direct MP4 download URL, file size, and source URL |
| **Failed extractions** | No charge |

#### What's included

- High-speed extraction through premium ISP infrastructure
- CDN-hosted MP4 delivery with **unlimited download bandwidth**
- **Zero egress fees** on download links

#### Typical costs (at $4.99 / 1,000 videos)

| Videos per run | Approx. cost |
| --- | --- |
| 10 | ~$0.05 |
| 100 | ~$0.50 |
| 1,000 | ~$4.99 |

### Monetization setup (maintainers)

In Apify Console → **Publication** → **Monetization**:

1. Choose **Pay per event**.
2. Add custom event **`video-extracted`** (title: *Video extracted*, primary event, **$4.99 per 1,000**).
3. **Remove** the `apify-default-dataset-item` event so failed rows are not billed.
4. Keep **`apify-actor-start`** enabled (recommended by Apify).

The Actor calls `Actor.charge({ eventName: 'video-extracted' })` only after a successful extraction.

### Developer setup

For maintainers deploying updates:

```bash
apify login --token YOUR_TOKEN
apify push
```

After `apify push`, re-add the `PROXMOX_API_KEY` secret under **Source → Environment variables** and rebuild the Actor.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter/X, and other platforms supported by yt-dlp.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset with one row per input URL, including direct download links hosted on high-speed CDN storage.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cap-capibara/neuroprox-video-extractor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "urls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cap-capibara/neuroprox-video-extractor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ]
}' |
apify call cap-capibara/neuroprox-video-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,cap-capibara/neuroprox-video-extractor"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/VXayAKe0dAcdxyglQ/builds/AViYa26SKPNb1terj/openapi.json