# Changelog of YouTube Shorts Downloader (`parsebird/youtube-shorts-downloader`) Actor

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

## Changelog

### v1.0 — 2026-09-27

- Initial release
- Resolve YouTube Shorts URLs (shorts/watch/youtu.be/embed/live) or bare video IDs to source media links
- Automatic best-match resolution selection (8k down to 360p) with graceful fallback to whatever quality is actually available
- Returns a single playable link when available, or separate video+audio links otherwise
- Includes title, channel info, stats, thumbnail, and a live availability check on the chosen link