This Apify actor allows you to extract direct download links for YouTube videos, either in audio or 360p video format. It's ideal for automating content extraction from YouTube for personal use or integration into larger workflows.

🚀 Features

🔗 Extracts download link directly via API
🎵 Supports audio (128kbps M4A)
🎥 Supports video (360p MP4)
🖼️ Returns metadata: title, thumbnail, views, likes, duration, etc.
🔐 Requires no API key when used from within Apify

🛠️ Input Schema

Field	Type	Required	Description
`videoUrl`	String	✅ Yes	Full YouTube video URL
`type`	String	❌ No	`audio` (default) or `video`

🧪 Example Input

{
  "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk",
  "type": "audio"
}

📤 Sample Output

{
  "title": "Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee",
  "description": "...",
  "likes": "54M",
  "views": "8,750.1M",
  "type": "Audio",
  "mediaThumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kJQP7kiw5Fk/sddefault.jpg",
  "mediaQuality": "128K",
  "mediaDuration": "00:04:41",
  "mediaExtension": "M4A",
  "mediaFileSize": "4.34 MB",
  "downloadUrl": "https://priyanshuapi.xyz/download/..."
}

📦 Tech Stack

Node.js 20+
Axios for HTTP requests
Apify SDK (v3+)
Hosted scraping API: https://priyanshuapi.xyz

🔐 Notes

Internally protected with API key, but Apify runs auto-authenticated — you don’t need to pass any API key manually.
For external use, contact Priyanshu for API access.

🧠 Tips

Add pushData() to also save to dataset (optional).
Actor works well in sequences (e.g., crawler → extractor → downloader).

🤝 Author

Made with ❤️ by Priyanshu Rajput

Want a custom downloader? Reach out!

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