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YouTube Thumbnail Downloader

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Get direct public YouTube thumbnail links from a list of video URLs or IDs. Choose the requested quality, see pixel dimensions, and optionally include video context or other available quality links. Unavailable items are reported while the run continues.

Pricing

$2.70 / 1,000 thumbnails

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Developer

Maxime Dupré

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Monthly active users

6 days ago

Last modified

Categories

Social media

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Automation

You can access the YouTube Thumbnail 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 API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = { "videoReferences": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"] }
9
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("maximedupre/youtube-thumbnails").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
15for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

YouTube Thumbnail Download and Size Data API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use YouTube Thumbnail Downloader API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

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