▶️ AI YouTube Thumbnails Generator

This Actor Generates high-impact, high-performance AI-generated Thumbnails from your YouTube Video URL. Stop wasting hours on design—create click-winning thumbnails in seconds using state-of-the-art AI.

🚀 Features

• Smart AI Orchestration: Unlike basic generators, our Actor uses a "Multi-Prompt" technique. Every single thumbnail in a batch is generated from a unique, optimized prompt, ensuring maximum variety and creativity.
• Batch Generation: Generate anywhere from 1 to 100 images in a single run.
• Dual Model Support: Choose the engine that fits your style. You can choose between 2 models: Basic Wan 2.6 or Premium (Gemini 3 - Nano banana Pro).
• Reference Image Logic: Upload your own professional picture or selfie as a reference for personal branding. Upload up to 2 additional images to guide subject, background, and composition.

🤖 Select Your Model

Model	Best For..	Tech Stack
Basic	Speed, clean aesthetics, and modern YouTube styles.	Wan 2.6
Premium	High-fidelity details, complex compositions, and superior character consistency.	Gemini 3 (Nano Banana Pro)

What kind of data can be collected?

We do not collect any personal user data. All inputs, generated music, and metadata belong to the user running the actor.

Actor's Input

Input	Type	Description
YouTube Video Url	string	URL of a YouTube Video.
AI Model	string	Select image generation engine of your choice, Wan 2.6 or Gemini 3
Reference Images	string	1-3 reference images that describes yourself and guide Actor for subject, background and composition
Thumnail Prompt	string	Thumnail prompt that describe your vision for thumnails
No of Images	Integer	No of images you wanted to generate per run
Proxy Settings	string	Proxy configuration or no proxy setup

Actor's Output

Output	Type	Description
url	string	YouTube Video Url
title	string	Title of YouTube Video
description	string	Description from YouTube Video
thumnailurls	object	Apify storage links of generated thumbnail images
model	string	Model used for thumnails generation

Example Input

{
  "referenceImage": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/XLxeIVFRff8ohlwR7/records/472271834_10161368720653655_1503877994411980261_n.jpg",
  "thumbnail_prompt": "Generate a high-quality, high-impact YouTube thumbnail for the video. Include the video title and a compelling visual that represents the content using referenceImage. The thumbnail should be visually appealing and relevant to the video's content, which is about 'How to Build a Successful YouTube Channel in 2026'. Use bold colors, clear text, and engaging imagery to attract viewers.",
  "noOfImages": 1,
  "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDJ9TEgcWPU"
}

Ideas use cases

Whether you are a solo creator or a marketing agency, here are a few ways to leverage this Actor:

👤 Personal Branding & Vlogs

The "Reaction" Look: Upload a reference image of yourself making a surprised or excited face. Use the Basic model to blend your face into high-energy, vibrant backgrounds.

🎮 Gaming & Entertainment

Epic Storytelling: Provide a video title like "I Survived 100 Days in the Hardcore Ocean" and upload a Minecraft screenshot as a composition reference.

📚 Educational & Tutorial Content

Clean & Professional: For "How-to" videos, use a minimalist composition reference. The AI orchestration will ensure that text-heavy or object-focused thumbnails remain clear and readable.

🏢 Digital Agencies

Bulk Client Work: Manage multiple YouTube channels? Generate entire weeks' worth of thumbnail concepts for your clients in minutes.

💳 Pricing & Charging

This Actor uses a Pay-per-Event model. You are charged for:

1. Apify charges: This includes, Apify start, result and storage charges

2. Orchestration: Each unique prompt created by the LLM.

3. Generation: Each successful thumbnail image generated.

Event name	Price	Frequency
orchestration_event	$1.00	Once per prompt/per image
api-call-event	$0.10	Once per api call
charge-tier-basic	$1.00	Once per image
charge-tier-premium	$2.00	Once per image

Retention policy

The retention policy of data for this actor is 31 days. However, there is also an audio URL generated by third-party service and they wrote that url link is valid for 7 days. However, links can be broken for several reasons before this. Therefore, this actor also downloads and save video in Apify store. You can access that link through "musicUrl" in musicTracks output. Still it is best for you download a music files on your local device and export data.

Error Handling & Support

The actor can fail due to many reasons because it rely on third party services. We tested it and always trying to improve it's performance. Please allow the actor to complete its execution before checking results. However, if you found any technical issue or bug you can create an issue on the Actor'sIssues tab.

License

This actor is provided as-is. The user who generates music content owns the resulting content. You are fully accountable for your use of the models, which must not involve sharing any content that violates applicable laws, causes harm to individuals or groups, disseminates personal information intended for harm, spreads misinformation, or targets vulnerable populations.