YouTube Video, Shorts, Audio & Transcript Downloader
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from $6.00 / 1,000 video downloadeds
Download YouTube videos, Shorts, playlists, and channels in any quality (144p–4K) and format. Extract audio as MP3, M4A, or Opus. Download subtitles and transcripts in any language. Transcript-only mode at $0.001/video. Geo-restrictions handled automatically. No monthly fee.
Status
status
Optional
Download result: success or failed
Video ID
videoId
Optional
YouTube video ID
Title
title
Optional
Video title
Source URL
sourceUrl
Optional
Original YouTube URL
Download URL
downloadUrl
Optional
Apify storage link to the downloaded file. Valid for 7 days (free) or 31 days (paid).
Captions
captions
Optional
Subtitle and transcript data. Present when includeSubtitles or subtitlesOnly is enabled.
{ "language": "en", "isAutoGenerated": false, "subtitleUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/abc123/records/caption_qMquIcJWZag.en.srt", "transcriptUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/abc123/records/caption_qMquIcJWZag.en.txt", "transcript": "Welcome everyone to the Apify $1 million challenge award ceremony..."}Format
format
Optional
Output file format
Quality
quality
Optional
Actual video quality downloaded, or 'audio' for audio-only formats
Duration (seconds)
duration
Optional
Video duration in seconds
Duration
durationFormatted
Optional
Human-readable duration
File size (bytes)
fileSize
Optional
Downloaded file size in bytes
File size (MB)
fileSizeMB
Optional
Downloaded file size in megabytes
Processing time (s)
processingTime
Optional
Time taken to download and upload the file, in seconds
Timestamp
timestamp
Optional
When the download completed
Thumbnail URL
thumbnail
Optional
Video thumbnail URL. Present when includeThumbnail is enabled.
View count
viewCount
Optional
Total video views. Present when includeStats is enabled.
Like count
likeCount
Optional
Total likes. Present when includeStats is enabled.
Comment count
commentCount
Optional
Total comments. Present when includeStats is enabled.
Channel name
channel
Optional
Name of the YouTube channel. Present when includeChannelInfo is enabled.
Channel URL
channelUrl
Optional
URL of the YouTube channel. Present when includeChannelInfo is enabled.
Upload date
uploadDate
Optional
Date the video was uploaded (YYYY-MM-DD). Present when includeChannelInfo is enabled.
Description
description
Optional
Full video description. Present when includeDescription is enabled.
Categories
categories
Optional
YouTube categories. Present when includeTags is enabled.
[ "Science & Technology"]FPS
fps
Optional
Frames per second. Present when includeTechnicalInfo is enabled.
Video codec
vcodec
Optional
Video codec identifier. Present when includeTechnicalInfo is enabled.
Audio codec
acodec
Optional
Audio codec identifier. Present when includeTechnicalInfo is enabled.
Bitrate (kbps)
bitrate
Optional
Total bitrate in kbps. Present when includeTechnicalInfo is enabled.
Error
error
Optional
Error message for failed downloads
Error type
errorType
Optional
Exception class name for failed downloads