YouTube Thumbnail Downloader: Bulk, Every Size & Titles

YouTube Thumbnail Downloader - Bulk-download YouTube thumbnails and get one flat row per video with title, channel and every available resolution, ready for CSV.

What does YouTube Thumbnail Downloader do?

Each output row combines the thumbnail with the video title, channel name and channel URL (from YouTube's public oEmbed endpoint). It also has a boolean per resolution (maxres, sd, hq, mq) showing which sizes actually exist, so there is no silent fallback to a lower size.

• Bulk input of video URLs (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed) with duplicates removed
• Title, channel name and channel URL on every row via the public oEmbed endpoint
• Availability flags for maxres, sd, hq and mq thumbnails, plus the URL of the best available size
• Flat, CSV-friendly output with no nested fields
• Toggles to turn off image saving to the key-value store and to turn off the metadata lookup

Why this YouTube Thumbnail Downloader?

The low cases are generic copies of the same pagination-based scraper template, with no distinct output or use case and a high minimum price, so nobody has a reason to pick them. This YouTube Thumbnail Downloader checks every run and tells you plainly when a page could not be read, instead of returning empty or wrong rows.

Data you get from YouTube Thumbnail Downloader

Every result is one flat row with these fields (values from a real run):

Field	Example
input	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
video_id	dQw4w9WgXcQ
video_url	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
title	Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K R...
channel	Rick Astley
channel_url	https://www.youtube.com/@RickAstleyYT
maxres_url	https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg
has_maxres	true
sd_url	https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/sddefault.jpg
has_sd	true
hq_url	https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg
has_hq	true
mq_url	https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/mqdefault.jpg
has_mq	true
best_url	https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg

How to use YouTube Thumbnail Downloader

1. Press Start - the form already holds an example that works.
2. Put in your own input (see the fields on the Input tab).
3. Run it once, or put it on an Apify Schedule to get fresh rows every day.
4. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send them to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, the Apify API or an AI agent (Apify MCP server).

Input example

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ],
  "checkSizes": true,
  "maxItems": 3
}

Output example (a real run)

[
  {
    "input": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)",
    "channel": "Rick Astley",
    "channel_url": "https://www.youtube.com/@RickAstleyYT",
    "maxres_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg",
    "has_maxres": true,
    "sd_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/sddefault.jpg",
    "has_sd": true,
    "hq_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg",
    "has_hq": true,
    "mq_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/mqdefault.jpg",
    "has_mq": true,
    "best_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg"
  }
]

One flat row per result.

How much does YouTube Thumbnail Downloader cost?

You pay only per result (pay per event) - no monthly fee, no minimum, and the price per result is lower on Apify's Bronze, Silver and Gold plans. The exact price is on the Pricing tab. Apify's free plan credit is enough to try it on real input.

You want	What you pay for
A quick test with the example	a few results
A daily scheduled run	only the rows that run returns
A big one-off export	the results delivered - set a maximum in the input

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FAQ

Does YouTube Thumbnail Downloader need a login, cookies or an API key? No. It reads public pages only.

Can I run YouTube Thumbnail Downloader on a schedule? Yes - with Apify Schedules; each run returns fresh rows.

Can I call it from Python, JavaScript or an AI agent? Yes - through the Apify API, the Apify client libraries or the Apify MCP server.

Is it legal? It collects only data anyone can see without logging in. You are responsible for using it within the source site's terms and data protection law (GDPR, CCPA).

What if the site blocks a request? The run retries from a fresh connection and, if it still cannot read the page, stops with a clear message - never with made-up rows.

Do I need proxies? No setup needed - YouTube Thumbnail Downloader uses Apify Proxy by default where the site needs it.

Troubleshooting

• No results: check the input (a public URL or a search term that returns results in a normal browser), then try the example input once.
• Fewer results than expected: raise the maximum in the input; some sites show only a part of their data without logging in, and YouTube Thumbnail Downloader never logs in.
• The run stopped with a message: the message says what the site answered; run it again later or with fewer items.

Your feedback

Missing a field, found a bug, or need another site? Open an issue on the Issues tab - issues are answered and fixed. If YouTube Thumbnail Downloader saved you time, a short review on this page helps others find it.

Data source: www.youtube.com

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