YouTube Video Info Scraper - Formats, File Sizes & Metadata

Get YouTube video metadata for any video: title, channel, duration, thumbnails and every downloadable format with its exact file size (144p up to 4K, plus audio). Ideal for showing users what they are about to download, or for building a YouTube downloader.

What does YouTube Video Info Scraper do?

• Title, channel name and channel URL
• Duration in seconds
• Thumbnails in standard and max resolution
• All available formats (video and audio) with file size in bytes

Why use it?

• Fast and stable - runs on the same infrastructure as fastsaver.io and @fastsaver_bot, serving millions of requests a day. When a platform changes, it gets fixed here first.
• No proxies, cookies or logins - blocks and bot checks are our problem, not yours.
• Bulk - paste hundreds of links, processed in parallel.
• Cheap and predictable - pay only for successful results. Failed links are free.
• Developer-friendly - clean JSON, same shape for every platform, ready for the Apify API, webhooks, Make, Zapier and n8n.

Use cases

• Show quality options and sizes before downloading in your app or bot
• Enrich lists of YouTube links with titles, channels and durations
• Check which videos are available in 1080p or 4K
• Validate YouTube links in bulk

How to use it

1. Click Try for free.
2. Paste your links into the input.
3. Click Start and wait a few seconds.
4. Download results as JSON, CSV, Excel or get them through the Apify API.

Input

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HanBb8FonWs",
    "https://youtu.be/6dG1WWjew8s"
  ]
}

Output

{
  "inputUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HanBb8FonWs",
  "ok": true,
  "video_id": "HanBb8FonWs",
  "title": "Snails - Frogbass",
  "author": "DubstepGutter",
  "author_url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6QEHCBfWZOnv7UVxappyw",
  "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HanBb8FonWs/sddefault.jpg",
  "duration": 234,
  "thumbnails": {
    "low": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HanBb8FonWs/mqdefault.jpg",
    "max": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HanBb8FonWs/maxresdefault.jpg"
  },
  "formats": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "format": "360p",
      "filesize": 21096358
    },
    {
      "type": "video",
      "format": "720p",
      "filesize": 60448393
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HanBb8FonWs"
}

To get the file itself, pass the same URL and a format from formats to YouTube Video Downloader.

Failed links do not stop the run - they appear as { "ok": false, "inputUrl": "...", "error": "..." } and are not billed.

Pricing

Pay per result. You only pay for successful results.

Result	Price per 1,000
YouTube video info	$0.13

Plus $0.00005 per run start. Apify's free plan includes $5 of monthly credit, enough for tens of thousands of results.

Use it as an API

Run the actor and get results in one HTTP call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/coder2077~youtube-video-info/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"urls":["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HanBb8FonWs","https://youtu.be/6dG1WWjew8s"]}'

Works the same from Python (apify-client), Node.js (apify-client), Make, Zapier, n8n and any HTTP client.

FAQ

Does it download the video?

No, it only returns metadata and formats. Use YouTube Video Downloader for the file.

Do I need a YouTube API key?

No. No key, no quota.

Does it work with Shorts?

Yes. youtube.com/shorts/... links work.

Is it legal to download content from social media?

The actor only accesses publicly available content. Respect copyright and each platform's terms: download content you own, have permission to use, or use under fair use. Do not redistribute other people's content without permission.

Something does not work?

Open an issue in the Issues tab with the link that failed - we usually fix it the same day.

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Need a plain REST API instead? See FastSaverAPI.