# Changelog of Kick Video Downloader (`parsebird/kick-video-downloader`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parsebird/kick-video-downloader/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/parsebird/kick-video-downloader.md

## Changelog

### v2.0 — 2026-06-20

- **Tiered pricing** — Pay based on video file size (6 tiers from $0.005 to $1.50) instead of flat per-video rate
- **Streaming downloads** — Video segments are written to disk instead of buffered in RAM, enabling downloads of multi-hour VODs without running out of memory
- **20 GB size cap** — Videos exceeding the limit are skipped and not charged. Configurable via `maxVideoSizeMb` input parameter
- **Memory increase** — Max memory raised to 1024 MB

### v1.2 — 2026-06-20

- Fixed proxy configuration crash on Apify platform (missing await on async call)

### v1.1 — 2026-06-20

- Fixed 403 errors when running on Apify platform by routing API calls through residential proxy
- Added retry logic with exponential backoff for Kick API requests
- Added browser-like headers to all API calls

### v1.0 — 2026-06-20

- Initial release
- Download Kick VODs, direct videos, and clips
- Quality selection: best, 1080p60, 720p60, 480p30
- Batch download support for multiple URLs
- Automatic quality fallback when preferred quality is unavailable
- Direct download links via Apify key-value store
- Pay-per-event pricing