# YouTube Shorts download API workflow

**Use case:** 

Run a YouTube Shorts download API workflow from code, schedules, webhooks, or Apify dataset exports.

## Input

```json
{
  "shortUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Zk5XzLJSAw"
    }
  ],
  "preferredResolution": "2k"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "videoId": {
    "label": "Video ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "bestDownloadUrl": {
    "label": "Best download URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "providedQuality": {
    "label": "Provided quality",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "downloadType": {
    "label": "Download type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "thumbnailUrl": {
    "label": "Thumbnail URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Duration seconds",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "canonicalShortsUrl": {
    "label": "Canonical Shorts URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "watchUrl": {
    "label": "Watch URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Shorts Downloader](https://apify.com/maximedupre/youtube-shorts-downloader) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/maximedupre/youtube-shorts-downloader) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.