Bulk File Downloader — Download PDFs, Documents and Any File to One ZIP

Bulk File Downloader saves any files in bulk: give it a list of file links, or give it web pages and it finds and downloads every PDF, Word document, spreadsheet, presentation, archive or media file linked on them — across a whole site if you like. Filter by file type and size, skip duplicates automatically, keep the original file names, and get a direct link to every file plus one ZIP of everything.

What does the Bulk File Downloader do?

It works two ways, and you can combine them in one run:

• File URLs — paste direct links to files; each one is downloaded and saved.
• Page URLs — paste web pages; the downloader reads each page, finds the links that point to files of the types you want, and downloads them. Turn on site crawling to collect files from many pages of the same website.

Every saved file gets a metadata row (source, page it was found on, link text, type, size, SHA-256 hash) and a download link. At the end, files.zip bundles everything into one download.

Why use it?

• Collect document libraries in minutes — all PDFs from a reports page, all spreadsheets from a data portal.
• Original file names kept — and always unique, so nothing is overwritten.
• Precise filters — file types, maximum size per file and a total download cap.
• No duplicates — identical files are saved once, even under different links.
• One ZIP — or individual links for every file.

What data do you get per file?

Data point	Description
Source	sourceUrl, finalUrl
Where it was found	pageUrl, linkText, foundBy (direct or page)
File info	fileType, contentType, sizeBytes
Hash	sha256
Saved file	fileName, fileUrl

What you get

One row per saved file plus the files themselves and files.zip. Export the list to JSON, CSV, Excel or XML.

{
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf",
  "finalUrl": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf",
  "pageUrl": null,
  "linkText": null,
  "foundBy": "direct",
  "fileType": "pdf",
  "contentType": "application/pdf; qs=0.001",
  "sizeBytes": 13264,
  "sha256": "3df79d34abbca99308e79cb94461c1893582604d68329a41fd4bec1885e6adb4",
  "fileName": "dummy.pdf",
  "fileUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<storeId>/records/dummy.pdf"
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Description
sourceUrl	string (URL)	The file link — as you supplied it or as found on a page.
finalUrl	string (URL)	The file address after redirects.
pageUrl	string (URL)	The page the link was found on (empty for direct file URLs).
linkText	string	The text of the link on the page, when available.
foundBy	string	direct (from your file list) or page (found on a page).
fileType	string	File type / extension, e.g. pdf, docx, xlsx, csv, zip, mp4.
contentType	string	MIME type reported for the file.
sizeBytes	integer	File size in bytes.
sha256	string	SHA-256 hash of the file contents.
fileName	string	Name of the saved file (also its name inside files.zip).
fileUrl	string (URL)	Direct download link to the saved file.

The run's key-value store also holds files.zip (all saved files) and OUTPUT (run totals and the ZIP link).

Use cases

• Research & compliance: download every annual report, filing or policy PDF from a site.
• Data collection: grab all CSV / XLSX files from open-data portals.
• Archiving & migrations: back up a site's documents and downloads in one ZIP.
• Education: collect course PDFs, slides and handouts.
• Media pipelines: download batches of audio, video or image files from link lists.

How to download all PDFs from a website

1. Open the Bulk File Downloader.
2. Paste the website page(s) under Page URLs and set File types to pdf (or leave empty for all common documents).
3. Optional: turn on Also scan linked pages on the same site and set Max pages.
4. Click Start.
5. Download files.zip from the Output / Storage tab, or use each row's fileUrl.

Input

{
  "fileUrls": ["https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf"],
  "pageUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.princexml.com/samples/" }],
  "fileTypes": ["pdf", "csv"],
  "maxFiles": 50,
  "createZip": true
}

Field	Description
fileUrls	Direct links to files.
pageUrls	Pages to scan for links to files.
crawlSameSite	Follow links on the same site and scan those pages too.
maxPages	Maximum pages to scan (default 10).
fileTypes	Keep only these types (empty = all for direct links, common documents for pages).
maxFiles	Stop after saving this many files (default 100).
maxFileMb	Skip files larger than this (default 100 MB).
maxTotalMb	Stop after this much has been downloaded in total (default 2,000 MB).
skipDuplicates	Save identical files once (default on).
storeFiles	Save each file with a download link (default on).
createZip	Bundle everything into files.zip (default on, up to 400 MB).
fileNaming	original (kept unique), numbered or hash.
proxyConfiguration	Optional proxy for loading pages.

Related tools

• Website Image Downloader — download every image from any web page or site.
• Bulk Image Downloader — download images from a list of image URLs.
• PDF to Text Extractor — turn the downloaded PDFs into text.
• Sitemap Extractor — list every page of a site to feed in as page URLs.

FAQ

Which file types can it download? Any. For direct links every type is accepted unless you set File types. When scanning pages it looks for common documents by default — pdf, doc/docx, xls/xlsx, ppt/pptx, csv, txt, rtf, odt, ods, epub, zip, json and xml — or exactly the types you list (e.g. mp3, mp4, jpg).

Can it find all PDFs on a website? Yes. Add the site's pages under Page URLs, set File types to pdf, and turn on Also scan linked pages on the same site.

How do I get all the files at once? Every run produces files.zip in the run's key-value store, linked from the Output tab and the run summary.

How large can files be? Up to 1,000 MB per file (set Max size per file); the ZIP holds up to 400 MB — larger runs still save every file individually.

How does billing work? You pay per file saved, a small amount per 10 MB downloaded, and per page scanned. If you set a maximum cost per run, the run stops cleanly at that limit and you only receive what you paid for. See the Pricing tab.

Can I connect this to other tools? Yes, through integrations on the Apify platform: Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JavaScript/Python clients and webhooks.

Is it legal? Only download files you have the right to use. You are responsible for respecting copyright and each site's terms.

Related Actors

• Website Image Downloader
• Bulk Image Downloader
• PDF to Text Extractor
• Sitemap Extractor

Notes

Files are saved to your run's storage and are private to your account, as with all Apify runs. Only download files you have the right to use.