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🎥 YouTube Long Video Downloader – HQ Downloads for Hours-Long Videos ⏳

📼 Overview

Need to download YouTube videos longer than 1 hour in crisp 1080p quality? This actor handles ultra-long videos (lectures, documentaries, streams) with ease!

⚡ Fast & Reliable
🔄 Split-Free Downloads – No hour limits!
🌐 Proxy Support – Bypass regional restrictions

📥 Perfect for archiving tutorials, concerts, podcasts, or multi-hour 8K HDR demos!

🚀 Instant Results: Direct MP4/MP3 links in under few minutes
🌟 Kids-Friendly: Works seamlessly with YouTube Kids URLs
🚀 Includes KV Store toggle 🔄 with Merged Video support 🎥+🔊
🌟 Smooth downloads 🛠️, fast performance ⚡, clean output 📦
🌟 Additional Metadata: 🛠️Flip the switch to ON and get even more details about your video!! 📦

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🚀 Key Features

🎞️ Long-Form Focus

✔️ Optimized for 1h+ videos (no size/time limits)
✔️ 1080p priority with fallback to lower resolutions

🎬 Resolution Control

✅ Specify desired_resolution (e.g. 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, 2K, 4K, 8K)
✅ Auto-fallback to nearest available quality

🛠️ Advanced Output Options

✅ Separate video/audio links
✅ Merged video+audio files
✅ Thumbnails, titles, channels, and durations

🛠️ Advanced Tech

✅ Bypass regional restrictions with Apify residential proxies
✅ Rotate IPs for bulk downloads
✅ Apify Storage Toggle: On/Off for links
✅ Resolution Fallback: Auto-select best available
✅ Additional Metadata Toggle🌟: On/Off for More Details about your Video!

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⚙️ Input Configuration

Just add your URLs and preferences:

{
  "video_urls": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv1ktj2mXW0",
            "method": "GET"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmGo8hM_nhs",
            "method": "GET"
          }
  ],
    "desired_resolution": "8k",
    "use_key_value_store": true,
    "show_additional_metadata": true,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}

📋 Input Fields

Field	Emoji	Description
video_urls	🎥	YouTube Video URLs
desired_resolution	🖥️	Preferred quality (360p to 8k)
proxy	🌍	Proxy settings for geo-unblocking
use_key_value_store	Boolean	true=Apify URLs, false=Direct links
show_additional_metadata	Boolean	true=More Video Details, false=Common Video Details

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📤 Output Example

Get structured data with instant download links:

🔐 Apify Storage Mode

[
  {
    "original_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmGo8hM_nhs",
    "requested_resolution": "1080p",
    "title": "REAL 8K HDR - Best of 8K Video ULTRA HD - Dolby Vision",
    "channel": "4K Video ULTRA HD",
    "duration": "10m 17s",
    "provided_resolution": "1080p",
    "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/cmGo8hM_nhs/maxresdefault.webp",
    "downloadable_video_link": { "Video": "https://api.apify.com/v2/.../merged.mp4" },
  }
]

🌐 Direct Link Mode

[
  {
    "original_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmGo8hM_nhs",
    "requested_resolution": "1080p",
    "title": "REAL 8K HDR - Best of 8K Video ULTRA HD - Dolby Vision",
    "channel": "4K Video ULTRA HD",
    "duration": "10m 17s",
    "provided_resolution": "1080p",
    "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/cmGo8hM_nhs/maxresdefault.webp",
    "downloadable_video_link": { "Video": "https://..." },
    "downloadable_audio_link": { "Audio": "https://..." },
    "merged_downloadable_link": { "Merged": "https://..." }
  }
]

🌐 Additional Metadata 🛑 When turned ON:

[
  {
    "original_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmGo8hM_nhs",
    "requested_resolution": "1080p",
    "title": "REAL 8K HDR - Best of 8K Video ULTRA HD - Dolby Vision",
    "channel": "4K Video ULTRA HD",
    "duration": "10m 17s",
    "provided_resolution": "1080p",
    "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/cmGo8hM_nhs/maxresdefault.webp",
    "downloadable_video_link": { "Video": "https://..." },
    "downloadable_audio_link": { "Audio": "https://..." },
    "merged_downloadable_link": { "Merged": "https://..." }
  }
"additional_metadata": {
  "video_format": {
    "ext": "mp4",
    "format_note": "1080p60",
    "height": 1080,
    "width": 1920,
    "fps": 60,
    "vcodec": "avc1.64002a",
    "acodec": "none"
  },
  "audio_format": {
    "ext": "m4a",
    "format_note": "medium, DRC",
    "acodec": "mp4a.40.2",
    "abr": 129.481,
    "asr": 44100
  },
  "source_platform": "youtube",
  "video_type": "long",
  "video_upload_date": "2025-04-09",
  "comment_count": "19",
  "like_count": "364",
  "channel_url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/gg...."
}

]

🧾 Output Fields

• 🎥 downloadable_video_link: Direct MP4 URL
• 🎧 downloadable_audio_link: MP3 audio track
• 🔗 merged_downloadable_link: Combined video+audio
• 📸 thumbnail, ⏱️ duration, 📺 channel

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🛠️ How It Works

1️⃣ Paste YouTube URLs (single or bulk)
2️⃣ Set resolution (default: best available)
3️⃣ Enable proxies if needed 🌐
4️⃣ Download via direct links 🚀

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💼 Use Cases

🎓 Educators – Archive lecture series
🎥 Film Buffs – Save classic movies/docs
🎧 Podcasters – Backup long interviews
📡 Live Streamers – Store broadcasts locally
🧪 Researchers – Analyze multi-hour content

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🔐 Privacy & Security

🔒 Apify-Encrypted – No data leaks
🌍 Residential Proxies – Hide your IP
🚫 No Logins – Zero YouTube account needed

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📧 Support & Customization

Need 4K/8K support? Want bulk playlist downloads?

✉️ Email scrapearchitect@gmail.com for custom solutions!

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