# Twitch Clips Downloader — Clip Videos & Data (`hipersoft/twitch-clips-downloader`) Actor

Download Twitch clips and export clip data: title, channel, game, view count, duration, creator, date, thumbnail and a direct video download URL. Grab a channel's top clips or specific clip URLs. One clean row per clip as JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/twitch-clips-downloader.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.002 / clip scraped

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## Twitch Clips Downloader — Clip Videos & Data

Download **Twitch clips** and export their data in one run. Pull a **channel's top clips** for any time period, or resolve **specific clip URLs** — and get one clean row per clip with title, channel, game, view count, duration, creator, date, thumbnail and a **direct video download URL**. Export to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, or pull straight from the API.

Perfect for **highlight compilation, content repurposing, esports and streamer research, trend tracking, and building Twitch clip datasets**.

***

### What you get

One flat, ready-to-use record per clip:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `slug` / `clipUrl` | Clip identity and link |
| `title` | Clip title |
| `channel` / `channelName` | The broadcaster |
| `creator` | Who created the clip |
| `game` | Category / game |
| `viewCount` | Views |
| `durationSeconds` | Clip length |
| `createdAt` | When it was clipped (ISO 8601) |
| `thumbnailUrl` | Thumbnail image |
| `downloadUrl` | Direct video download URL (highest quality) |
| `quality` / `frameRate` | Best available quality |
| `availableQualities` | All quality options |
| `collectedAt` | When the row was scraped |

***

### How to use

#### 1. By channel

Pull a channel's most-viewed clips for a period:

```json
{
  "channels": ["shroud", "pokimane"],
  "period": "LAST_WEEK",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

#### 2. By clip URL

Download specific clips:

```json
{
  "clipUrls": [
    "https://clips.twitch.tv/AwkwardHelplessSalamander",
    "https://www.twitch.tv/shroud/clip/SomeClipSlug"
  ]
}
```

- **Time period** — for channels: last 24 hours, last week, last month, or all time (most-viewed first).
- **Max clips** — cap the total (0 = no limit).

***

### Example output

```json
{
  "slug": "AwkwardHelplessSalamander",
  "title": "Insane 1v5 clutch",
  "channel": "shroud",
  "game": "VALORANT",
  "viewCount": 15194,
  "durationSeconds": 41,
  "createdAt": "2026-09-18T20:11:00Z",
  "clipUrl": "https://clips.twitch.tv/AwkwardHelplessSalamander",
  "downloadUrl": "https://production.assets.clips.twitchcdn.net/…mp4?sig=…&token=…",
  "quality": "1080",
  "availableQualities": ["1080", "720", "480", "360"],
  "collectedAt": "2026-09-20T10:20:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### Common use cases

- **Highlight reels** — grab a streamer's best clips to compile or repost.
- **Content repurposing** — download clips for editing into Shorts, Reels or TikToks.
- **Esports & streamer research** — track top clips, games and view counts.
- **Trend tracking** — see what's clipped most across channels and periods.
- **Datasets** — build clean, structured clip catalogs for analysis.

***

### Frequently asked questions

**Do I need any login, account or key?** No. Just add channels or clip URLs and run.

**Does it give me the actual video file?** Yes — each row includes a direct `downloadUrl` to the clip video, plus a list of available qualities.

**Can I pull a whole channel's clips?** Yes — set the channel and time period; the scraper pages through the most-viewed clips.

**Can I mix channels and specific clips?** Yes — provide both channels and clip URLs in one run.

**What format is the data?** A flat table you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or fetch from the Apify API.

***

### Related scrapers

Building a creator toolkit? Pair this with our YouTube, TikTok and other video downloaders and social media scrapers on Apify Store — all with the same clean, one-row-per-item output.

# Actor input Schema

## `channels` (type: `array`):

Twitch channel names (or channel URLs) to pull top clips from — e.g. 'shroud', 'pokimane'. Each channel's most-viewed clips for the chosen period are returned.

## `clipUrls` (type: `array`):

Specific Twitch clip URLs (clips.twitch.tv/… or twitch.tv/<channel>/clip/…) or clip slugs to download.

## `period` (type: `string`):

Which clips to pull for each channel: last 24 hours, last week, last month, or all time (most-viewed first).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of clips to collect across all channels and URLs (0 = no limit).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "shroud"
  ],
  "period": "LAST_WEEK",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

The results as dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "channels": [
        "shroud"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/twitch-clips-downloader").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 = { "channels": ["shroud"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/twitch-clips-downloader").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 '{
  "channels": [
    "shroud"
  ]
}' |
apify call hipersoft/twitch-clips-downloader --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/twitch-clips-downloader"
        }
    }
}
```

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/NMVyWXxVWggFdm9Zp/builds/U2aDuqXwuTufUUOiG/openapi.json