Universal Video & Audio Downloader (Multi-Platform)

A powerful, anti-blocking Apify Actor to download videos or extract audio in bulk or single mode from 1000+ platforms without getting blocked or rate-limited.

Supported platforms include: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, Reddit, Pinterest, Twitch, Vimeo, Rumble, Dailymotion, and over 1,000 other sites supported by yt-dlp.

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Key Features

• 🌐 1,000+ Platforms: Works seamlessly with single videos, playlists, channel feeds, and profile URLs.
• 🛡️ Anti-Blocking System: Integrates Apify Proxy (Residential / Datacenter), header impersonation, user-agent rotation, client spoofing, and customizable request delays.
• 🔑 Cookies Support: Pass Netscape or JSON cookies to download private, age-restricted, or logged-in content (Instagram, TikTok, Twitter).
• 🎬 Quality Control: Select video resolutions (best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p) or convert videos directly to audio (mp3, m4a, wav).
• ⚡ Metadata or Full Binary Mode:
  • metadata_only: Fast mode extracting JSON metadata and direct high-speed video stream URLs.
  • download_to_kvs: Full mode downloading video files directly into Apify Key-Value Store.
• 📦 Bulk Processing: Supply dozens or hundreds of URLs simultaneously with parallel worker concurrency.

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
urls	Array	["https://..."]	Required. List of video, playlist, or channel URLs.
downloadMode	String	metadata_only	metadata_only (Fast) or download_to_kvs (Full binary download).
quality	String	best	best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, or audio_only.
audioFormat	String	mp3	mp3, m4a, wav (when quality is audio_only).
outputFormat	String	mp4	mp4, webm, mkv container format.
proxyConfiguration	Object	Residential	Apify Proxy configuration to bypass IP rate limits.
cookies	String	""	Optional Netscape or JSON cookie string for authenticated pages.
maxVideosPerUrl	Integer	50	Maximum items to extract per playlist/channel URL.
maxConcurrency	Integer	3	Concurrent download workers (1 to 10).
downloadDelaySeconds	Float	1.0	Delay between downloads to prevent anti-bot bans.
enableAntiBot	Boolean	true	Enables client impersonation and header spoofing.

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Input Example (JSON)

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/C-example/",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/71234567890"
  ],
  "downloadMode": "metadata_only",
  "quality": "1080p",
  "outputFormat": "mp4",
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "downloadDelaySeconds": 1.5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

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Output Example (Apify Dataset)

{
  "inputUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
  "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "extractor": "youtube",
  "platform": "youtube",
  "uploader": "Rick Astley",
  "durationSeconds": 213,
  "viewCount": 1500000000,
  "likeCount": 17000000,
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg",
  "directStreamUrl": "https://rr3---sn-npv7en76.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?...",
  "downloadStatus": "extracted",
  "error": null
}

If downloadMode is set to download_to_kvs, output items will also include kvsKey and kvsRecordUrl linking directly to the stored media file.

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Deployment & Usage

Run locally using Apify CLI:

$apify run

Push to Apify Console:

$apify push