# Hongguo Video Parser (`dramadatalab/hongguo-video-parser`) Actor

Parse one Hongguo episode into playable URLs with selectable quality and detailed media metadata.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-video-parser.md
- **Developed by:** [Drama Data Lab](https://apify.com/dramadatalab) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $6.00 / 1,000 parsed video episodes

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Hongguo Video URL & Metadata Parser

Resolve one Hongguo episode into a playable URL plus detailed media metadata. Select a specific quality or request every available quality in one parse operation.

### What you get

- Temporary playable URL
- Requested and actual quality
- Available quality list
- Codec, FPS, bitrate, dimensions, size, and duration when available
- One Dataset row per quality when `quality` is `all`
- No video download, caching, or proxying by this Actor

### Quick start

```json
{
  "videoId": "7601395019102047257",
  "quality": "1080p",
  "strict": false
}
```

Supported qualities: `2160p`, `1080p`, `720p`, `540p`, `480p`, `360p`, and `all`.

- `strict: false` allows the nearest available fallback quality.
- `strict: true` requires the requested quality.
- `quality: all` returns separate Dataset rows for all available variants but charges the episode only once.

### Call with curl

```bash
curl -L "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dramadatalab~hongguo-video-parser/run-sync-get-dataset-items?timeout=120" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"videoId":"7601395019102047257","quality":"1080p","strict":false}'
```

### Call with JavaScript

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('dramadatalab/hongguo-video-parser').call({
    videoId: '7601395019102047257',
    quality: '1080p',
    strict: false,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

### Call with Python

```python
import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("dramadatalab/hongguo-video-parser").call(run_input={
    "videoId": "7601395019102047257",
    "quality": "1080p",
    "strict": False,
})
items = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())
print(items)
```

### Example result

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "videoId": "7601395019102047257",
  "url": "https://example.invalid/temporary-playback-url",
  "requestedQuality": "1080p",
  "quality": "1080p",
  "availableQualities": ["1080p", "720p", "540p"],
  "codec": "h264",
  "width": 1080,
  "height": 1920,
  "durationText": "00:01:42",
  "traceId": "request-trace-id"
}
```

The URL above is intentionally non-functional and only illustrates the output shape. Live playback URLs may expire; consume them promptly.

### Parser vs. Direct vs. Batch

| Actor | Best for | Key difference |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Video Parser** | Media inspection and exact quality selection | Richest metadata; supports `all` |
| [Direct Video](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-direct-video) | Fast playback URL resolution | Automatic line switching; supports `original` |
| [Batch Video Parser](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-batch-video-parser) | Multiple episode IDs | Up to ten unique IDs in one request |

### Pricing

| Event | Price | When it is charged |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Actor start | `$0.00005` | Once per run at up to 1 GB memory |
| Successful video result | `$0.006` | Once when the episode returns at least one non-empty URL |

A typical successful parse costs **$0.00605**. `quality: all` still triggers one video event for the episode. Missing URLs and parse failures do not trigger the video event. Platform usage is included.

### Troubleshooting

- **No playable URL:** the run writes an error record and does not charge `video-result`.
- **Exact quality unavailable:** retry with `strict: false` or request `all`.
- **Run spending limit reached:** set `maxTotalChargeUsd` to at least `$0.00605`.
- **Expired URL:** rerun the Actor to obtain a current result.

### Related Actors

- [Hongguo Drama Search](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-search)
- [Hongguo Drama Episodes](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-episodes)
- [Hongguo Direct Video](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-direct-video)
- [Hongguo Batch Video Parser](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-batch-video-parser)
- [Hongguo Latest Releases](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-latest-releases)
- [Hongguo Release Calendar](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-release-calendar)
- [Hongguo Drama Rankings](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-rankings)

Use this Actor only for content you are authorized to access and process. Respect applicable copyright, contract, and platform rules.

# Actor input Schema

## `videoId` (type: `string`):

An episode video ID returned by Hongguo Drama Episodes.

## `quality` (type: `string`):

Requested quality. all returns every available quality.

## `strict` (type: `boolean`):

Fail instead of selecting the nearest lower quality.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "videoId": "7601395019102047257",
  "quality": "1080p",
  "strict": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "videoId": "7601395019102047257"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dramadatalab/hongguo-video-parser").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 = { "videoId": "7601395019102047257" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dramadatalab/hongguo-video-parser").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 '{
  "videoId": "7601395019102047257"
}' |
apify call dramadatalab/hongguo-video-parser --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dramadatalab/hongguo-video-parser"
        }
    }
}
```

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/HLZuIaKNxNk6t9d9b/builds/X6h1cyiyRtR8L12ob/openapi.json