Video Frame Extractor (screenshots from video files)

Pull still images out of video files. Take one frame every N seconds, a set number of evenly spaced frames, or frames at exact times such as 0:30 and 1:15. Save them as JPG, PNG or WebP, at full size or shrunk to a width you choose. Works with MP4, WebM, MOV, MKV, AVI, OGV and most other video files.

Price: US$0.001 per frame, plus US$0.003 per video (first 50 MB included). 20 frames from one video cost US$0.024. 100 frames from 5 videos cost US$0.116.

What people use it for

• Thumbnails and previews: pick the best still from a product video, lecture or ad.
• AI and machine learning: turn video into image sets for vision models, captioning or labelling.
• Video review: check a long recording at a glance with one frame per minute.
• Content moderation and QA: sample frames from uploaded videos and check them with an image model.
• AI agents and automations: call it from n8n, Make, Zapier or an MCP client and get image links back as JSON.

Example output

Real output from the sample input (31 Oct 2026, run on Apify). Each frame is saved in the run's key-value store, and imageUrl is a direct link to it.

videoIndex	frameNumber	timestamp	width	height	sizeBytes
1	1	00:00:00.800	1152	694	37460
1	2	00:00:02.500	1152	694	56144
2	3	00:00:04.320	1920	1080	207626

One full item:

{
  "videoIndex": 1,
  "videoUrl": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Moving_clouds_timelapse_1152x694x10fps.ogv",
  "frameNumber": 2,
  "timestampSec": 2.5,
  "timestamp": "00:00:02.500",
  "requestedSec": 2.55,
  "width": 1152,
  "height": 694,
  "format": "jpg",
  "sizeBytes": 56144,
  "imageUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<store-id>/records/v001-f00002.jpg?signature=<signature>",
  "key": "v001-f00002.jpg",
  "videoDurationSec": 8.5,
  "videoWidth": 1152,
  "videoHeight": 694,
  "videoFps": 10,
  "videoCodec": "theora",
  "videoSizeBytes": 1602227,
  "extractedAt": "2026-10-31T02:22:28+00:00"
}

requestedSec is the time the frame was picked for. timestampSec is the exact time of the frame you got, which is the frame on screen at that moment. If a video fails, its row has an error field that says why, and it is not charged.

Input

Field	What it does	Default
videoUrls	Direct links to video files, up to 100 per run.	2 sample videos
uploadedFile	Or upload one video from your computer.	none
mode	interval (one frame every N seconds), count (N evenly spaced frames) or timestamps (exact times).	interval
intervalSeconds	Gap between frames in interval mode, 0.1 to 3,600.	10
frameCount	Frames per video in count mode. Each comes from the middle of an equal slice, so you avoid black first and last frames.	10
timestamps	Times for timestamps mode: seconds (90, 90.5) or mm:ss / hh:mm:ss.	none
startTime, endTime	Only use part of each video.	whole video
maxFramesPerVideo	Safety cap per video, up to 1,000.	100
imageFormat	jpg, png or webp.	jpg
quality	JPG and WebP quality, 1 to 100.	85
maxWidth	Shrink wider frames to this width, keeping the shape. 0 keeps the original size.	0
maxFileMb	Skip larger videos (not charged).	500
keyPrefix	Text added to the start of each image's storage key.	none

Pricing

Pay per event. You only pay for videos that give frames and for frames saved.

Event	Price
Run start, once per run	US$0.001
Video, including its first 50 MB	US$0.003
Each extra MB of a video above 50 MB	US$0.0002
Frame saved	US$0.001

Examples: 10 frames from one 20 MB video cost US$0.014. 60 frames from one 100 MB video cost US$0.074. If a frame time lands on a frame already saved (for example a slideshow video), it is saved and charged once. Set "Maximum cost per run" in Apify and the Actor saves only as many frames as that limit covers.

Limits

• Direct video file links and uploads only. Web pages and social or streaming sites (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo, Twitch and similar) are refused. Use videos you have the right to process.
• The Actor follows each site's robots.txt and identifies itself honestly. Some sites block automated downloads; those videos fail with a clear reason and are not charged.
• Each 1 MB of maxFileMb needs 2 MB of run memory. The default 1 GB memory allows videos up to 512 MB.
• Free Apify plan: up to 2 videos per run, 10 frames per video and 100 MB per video.
• Phone videos recorded in portrait are turned upright using the rotation stored in the file.

FAQ

How fast is it? The Actor jumps to each wanted time instead of playing the whole video, so a few frames from a long video take seconds.

Can I get every single frame? Use interval mode with a gap equal to one frame (for example 0.04 for 25 fps) and raise maxFramesPerVideo. Up to 1,000 frames per video per run.

Which file types work? Any common video file: MP4 (H.264, H.265), WebM (VP8, VP9, AV1), MOV, MKV, AVI, OGV, FLV, MPEG and more. Audio-only files and images are refused.

Can an AI agent call it? Yes. The input is plain JSON and every frame comes back as a direct image link with its timestamp.

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