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Powerful file downloader with proxy support, automatic retries, and cloud storage. Downloads any file type with streaming technology. Supports standby mode for instant API responses. Perfect for bulk downloads, geo-restricted content, and automation workflows.
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You can access the Universal Downloader programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
1from apify_client import ApifyClient2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")6
7# Prepare the Actor input8run_input = {9 "URLItem": [10 {11 "url": "https://download.samplelib.com/mp4/sample-5s.mp4",12 "method": "GET",13 "headers": {},14 "fileName": "5s.mp4",15 },16 {17 "url": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf",18 "method": "GET",19 "headers": { "User-Agent": "Custom-Downloader/1.0" },20 },21 {22 "url": "https://www.reddit.com/",23 "method": "GET",24 "fileName": "reddit.html",25 },26 {27 "url": "https://httpbin.org/bytes/2048",28 "method": "GET",29 },30 {31 "url": "https://www.youtube.com/",32 "method": "GET",33 },34 {35 "url": "https://file-examples.com/wp-content/storage/2017/02/file-sample_100kB.docx",36 "method": "GET",37 },38 ],39 "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": False },40}41
42# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish43run = client.actor("dz_omar/universal-downloader").call(run_input=run_input)44
45# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)46print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])47for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():48 print(item)49
50# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-startThe Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Universal Downloader API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
$pip install apify-clientOther API clients include: