Universal Video Downloader - YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter) & 1000+ sites

Get direct downloadable URLs for video and audio from any of 1,000+ supported sites. Drop in any video URL — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), Reddit, Vimeo, Twitch, Dailymotion — and get back a clean list of MP4, WebM and audio download links sorted by quality.

What this Video Downloader does

For every URL you give it, the actor returns:

• Best combined download URL (video + audio in a single MP4)
• Best video-only URL (highest resolution available, no audio)
• Best audio URL (highest-bitrate MP3/M4A/Opus)
• A full list of every available format with resolution, bitrate, file size, and codec
• Title, thumbnail, duration, uploader, and platform metadata

You can hand the URLs to any HTTP client, browser, ffmpeg pipeline, or download manager. No API key required.

Supported sites

The same engine that powers yt-dlp (1,800+ extractors). The most popular include:

• YouTube, YouTube Shorts, YouTube Music
• TikTok
• Instagram (Reels, Stories, IGTV, posts)
• Facebook (videos, reels, watch)
• X / Twitter
• Reddit
• Vimeo
• Twitch (clips, VODs)
• Dailymotion
• Snapchat (public spotlight)
• Bilibili
• LinkedIn
• Streamable
• ... and 1,000+ more

Why use this Universal Video Downloader?

• One actor, every platform — stop juggling site-specific tools
• No watermarks — formats come straight from the source CDN
• Auto-quality selection — best combined / video-only / audio-only resolved for you
• Bulk downloading — pass an array of URLs, get back every format URL
• No login or cookies needed for public videos
• Direct CDN URLs — pipe straight into ffmpeg, S3, or your client

Use cases

• Content archival — back up your own videos across platforms
• Cross-posting workflows — fetch from TikTok, repost to YouTube Shorts
• Audio-to-podcast pipelines — pull MP3 audio from interviews and lectures
• Video research — bulk-download for analysis, transcription, or training
• Creator tooling — power your own download UI without rebuilding yt-dlp

Input

{
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/123",
        "https://www.instagram.com/reel/abc/",
        "https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=123",
        "https://x.com/user/status/123"
    ]
}

Output

Each dataset record:

{
    "title": "Video title",
    "thumbnail": "https://…",
    "duration": 213,
    "duration_string": "3:33",
    "uploader": "Channel name",
    "platform": "Youtube",
    "audio_url": "https://… (best audio direct URL)",
    "formats": [
        {
            "format_id": "137",
            "type": "video",
            "ext": "mp4",
            "height": 1080,
            "quality": "1080p",
            "filesize": 31456789,
            "has_audio": false,
            "url": "https://…"
        },
        {
            "format_id": "140",
            "type": "audio",
            "ext": "m4a",
            "quality": "128kbps",
            "filesize": 3145678,
            "url": "https://…"
        }
    ]
}

How it works

The actor uses yt-dlp — the open-source standard for video URL extraction. Every supported platform is handled by a maintained extractor that mirrors how the official browser player works. You get the same direct CDN URLs the platform itself serves to its users.

Cost & speed

Resolving format URLs is fast — typically 2–5 seconds per URL — and uses minimal memory (under 256 MB). You only pay for compute time.

Related actors

• YouTube Downloader — YouTube-only, optimised prefill
• Instagram Downloader — Instagram Reels, Stories, IGTV
• TikTok Downloader — TikTok videos with no watermark
• Facebook Downloader — Facebook videos, reels, watch
• Snapchat Downloader — Snapchat Spotlight public videos

FAQ

Q: Are downloaded URLs permanent? No. Most platforms sign URLs with a time-limited token (typically 6–24 hours). Use them quickly or re-resolve.

Q: Does the actor download the actual file? No — it returns the direct URL. You handle the download with curl, wget, ffmpeg, or any HTTP client. This keeps the actor cheap and fast, and lets you stream straight into your storage.

Q: Does it strip the TikTok watermark? TikTok URLs returned are the source files; whether they include a watermark depends on TikTok's current behavior, which varies.

Q: Does it work for private or login-walled videos? No. Only public videos are supported.

Q: Is this legal? You are responsible for complying with the source platform's Terms of Service and your local copyright laws. Personal-use, fair-use, and downloading your own content are typically fine — re-uploading copyrighted material is not.