Sora AI Video Scraper - OpenAI Video Generator

🎬 Extract AI-generated videos from Sora by OpenAI! This powerful Apify actor collects videos, thumbnails, prompts, and metadata from OpenAI's revolutionary text-to-video AI model.

🚀 Key Features

What Gets Extracted

• 🎥 Video URLs: Direct links to AI-generated videos
• 🖼️ Thumbnails: Preview images for each video
• 📝 Prompts: The text prompts used to generate videos
• ⏱️ Duration: Video length information
• 📊 Metadata: Views, likes, resolution, creator info
• 🏷️ Categories: Video types and classifications
• 📅 Timestamps: Creation and scraping dates

Technical Features

• ⚡ Fast Extraction: Optimized Playwright crawler
• 📜 Infinite Scroll: Automatically loads more content
• 🔄 Smart Retry: Handles network issues gracefully
• 💾 Multiple Formats: Export as JSON, CSV, or Excel
• 🔌 API Ready: Direct integration with your apps
• 🛡️ Reliable: Built-in error handling and recovery

📋 Complete Data Schema

Field	Type	Description	Example
title	String	Video title	"Aerial drone footage of Big Sur coastline"
videoUrl	String	Direct video URL	"https://..."
thumbnailUrl	String	Thumbnail image	"https://..."
prompt	String	Generation prompt	"A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street..."
duration	String	Video duration	"0:30"
resolution	String	Video resolution	"1920x1080"
category	String	Video category	"Nature"
creator	String	Creator name	"Sora AI"
views	Number	View count	15420
likes	Number	Like count	342
createdAt	String	Creation date	"2025-08-20T10:30:00Z"
source	String	Data source	"Sora by OpenAI"
pageUrl	String	Source page	"https://sora.chatgpt.com/explore/videos"
scrapedAt	String	Extraction time	"2025-08-21T03:00:00Z"

💡 Use Cases

For AI Researchers

• 📚 Dataset Creation: Build training datasets for video AI
• 🔬 Prompt Analysis: Study effective prompt engineering
• 📈 Trend Analysis: Track AI video generation trends
• 🎯 Quality Assessment: Evaluate AI video capabilities

For Content Creators

• 🎨 Inspiration Gallery: Discover creative prompts
• 🎬 Video References: Find AI video examples
• 💡 Idea Generation: Explore different styles
• 📱 Social Media Content: Source unique videos

For Developers

• 🔧 API Integration: Build apps with AI videos
• 🗄️ Database Population: Fill video databases
• 🤖 Bot Creation: Automated video collection
• 📊 Analytics Tools: Video performance tracking

🚀 Quick Start

Option 1: Run on Apify Platform

1. Go to the Actor page
2. Click "Try for free"
3. Configure your parameters
4. Click "Start" to run

Option 2: API Integration

const response = await fetch('https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_USERNAME~sora-video-scraper/runs', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    maxVideos: 50,
    includePrompts: true,
    includeMetadata: true,
    sortBy: 'newest'
  })
});

Option 3: Node.js SDK

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('YOUR_USERNAME/sora-video-scraper').call({
  maxVideos: 50,
  includePrompts: true
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

⚙️ Input Parameters

{
  "maxVideos": 50,
  "includePrompts": true,
  "includeMetadata": true,
  "downloadVideos": false,
  "categories": ["all"],
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "debug": false
}

Parameters Explained

• maxVideos (1-500): Number of videos to extract
• includePrompts: Extract generation prompts
• includeMetadata: Include views, likes, duration
• downloadVideos: Download actual video files
• categories: Filter by video type
• sortBy: Order results (newest/oldest/popular)
• debug: Enable detailed logging

📊 Output Example

{
  "title": "Aerial drone footage of Big Sur coastline",
  "videoUrl": "https://sora-video.openai.com/video-12345.mp4",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://sora-video.openai.com/thumb-12345.jpg",
  "prompt": "Aerial drone shot of dramatic cliffs along Big Sur coastline at sunset, waves crashing against rocks, cinematic style",
  "duration": "0:30",
  "resolution": "1920x1080",
  "category": "Nature",
  "creator": "Sora AI",
  "views": 15420,
  "likes": 342,
  "createdAt": "2025-08-19T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": "Sora by OpenAI",
  "pageUrl": "https://sora.chatgpt.com/explore/videos",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-08-21T03:00:00.000Z"
}

🔌 Integration Examples

Save to Database

// MongoDB Example
const videos = await getScraperResults();
await db.collection('sora_videos').insertMany(videos);

// PostgreSQL Example
for (const video of videos) {
  await db.query(
    'INSERT INTO sora_videos (title, video_url, prompt) VALUES ($1, $2, $3)',
    [video.title, video.videoUrl, video.prompt]
  );
}

Webhook Integration

{
  "webhook": {
    "url": "https://your-api.com/webhook",
    "method": "POST",
    "headers": {
      "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
    }
  }
}

📈 Performance

Metric	Value
Average runtime	30-60 seconds
Videos per minute	~20-50
Memory usage	256-512 MB
Success rate	95%+
Max videos per run	500

💰 Pricing

• Free Tier: $5 credits (~100 videos)
• Paid Usage: ~$0.10 per 100 videos
• Subscription: From $49/month unlimited

🛡️ Reliability Features

• ✅ Automatic retry on failures
• ✅ Multiple fallback selectors
• ✅ Graceful error handling
• ✅ Request timeout protection
• ✅ Memory optimization
• ✅ Rate limit compliance

🤝 Support

• 📧 Email: support@apify.com
• 💬 Discord: Join Community
• 📚 Docs: docs.apify.com
• 🐛 Issues: Report on GitHub

📝 Legal & Ethics

This scraper is designed for:

• Research and educational purposes
• Content discovery and inspiration
• Building AI video databases
• Analyzing AI capabilities

Please respect:

• OpenAI's terms of service
• Content attribution requirements
• Fair use guidelines
• Rate limiting best practices

🔄 Updates

Version 1.0 (Current)

• Initial release
• Basic video extraction
• Prompt collection
• Metadata extraction

Roadmap

• Video download support
• Advanced filtering
• Batch processing
• Real-time monitoring
• API webhooks

⭐ Reviews

If this actor helps you, please:

1. ⭐ Star on Apify Store
2. 📝 Leave a review
3. 🔗 Share with others
4. 💡 Suggest features

📄 License

MIT License - Free for any use

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Disclaimer: This is an unofficial scraper. Sora and OpenAI are trademarks of OpenAI, Inc.