Youtube Video Formats Scraper avatar
Youtube Video Formats Scraper

Pricing

$5.00/month + usage

Go to Store
Youtube Video Formats Scraper

Youtube Video Formats Scraper

Developed by

Scrape Architect

Maintained by Community

🎬 YouTube Video Formats Scraper πŸš€ πŸŽ₯ Unlock full YouTube video data – extract 4K/HD/SD formats, DASH/audio/video streams, thumbnails, and technical headers for seamless downloads and deep analysis! πŸš€πŸ“¦πŸ§ 

0.0 (0)

Pricing

$5.00/month + usage

0

Monthly users

1

Runs succeeded

>99%

Last modified

7 days ago


🎬 YouTube Video Formats Scraper - Extract 4K/HD/SD Formats + Stream Data πŸš€

πŸ“½οΈ Overview

Need full technical details about YouTube videos? This actor reveals ALL available formats - from 144p to 4K, DASH streams, storyboard fragments, and hidden metadata!

⚑ Perfect for:

  • Developers building video download tools
  • Researchers analyzing video compression
  • Archivists preserving highest quality copies

πŸ•’ Average Runtime: 30-60 seconds per video
🌐 Supports geo-restricted content via proxies


πŸ”‘ Key Features

πŸ–ΌοΈ Multi-Format Support
βœ”οΈ Storyboard fragments (thumbnails grid)
βœ”οΈ DASH manifests (mp4/webm)
βœ”οΈ Audio-only/video-only streams

πŸ“Š Fragment-Level Details
βœ”οΈ Rows/columns configuration
βœ”οΈ Per-fragment URLs & durations
βœ”οΈ HD thumbnail previews

🎚️ Quality Options
βœ”οΈ 144p to 4K resolution data
βœ”οΈ Filesize estimates
βœ”οΈ Container formats (webm/mp4)

πŸ”§ Technical Headers
βœ”οΈ Ready-to-use HTTP headers
βœ”οΈ User-Agent spoofing
βœ”οΈ Downloader chunk sizes

🌍 Proxy Ready
βœ”οΈ Residential proxies supported
βœ”οΈ Bypass regional restrictions


βš™οΈ Input Configuration

Just add YouTube URLs:

1{
2  "video_urls": [
3    {
4      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VLqZtded_0&",
5      "method": "GET"
6    }
7  ]
8}

πŸ“Œ Fields Explained

FieldDescription
video_urlsπŸ“Ί List of YouTube video URLs
methodβš™οΈ Always use GET

πŸ“€ Output Example

Detailed format data for each video:

1[
2  {
3    "original_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VLqZtded_0&",
4    "title": "Maher Zain & Harris J - Qalbi Fil Madinah...",
5    "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/2VLqZtded_0/maxresdefault.webp",
6    "Video_Formats": [
7      {
8        "rows": 10,
9        "columns": 10,
10        "fragments": [
11          {
12            "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/sb/2VLqZtded_0/storyboard3_L0/default.jpg...",
13            "duration": 247
14          }
15        ],
16        "audio_ext": "none",
17        "video_ext": "none",
18        "http_headers": {
19          "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)...",
20          "Accept-Language": "en-us,en;q=0.5"
21        }
22      },
23      {
24        "manifest_url": "https://manifest.googlevideo.com/api/manifest/hls_variant...",
25        "quality": 9,
26        "filesize": 47409955,
27        "video_ext": "mp4",
28        "container": "mp4_dash"
29      }
30    ]
31  }
32]

🧾 Output Includes:

  • 🎞️ fragments: Thumbnail grid URLs + durations
  • πŸ“¦ container: webm/mp4/m4a
  • πŸ“ quality: 0 (lowest) to 11 (4K)
  • πŸ“ filesize: Estimated download size
  • 🌐 http_headers: Pre-configured download headers

πŸ’‘ Use Cases

πŸ› οΈ Video Downloader Developers - Get direct stream URLs
πŸ” Digital Forensics - Analyze video compression patterns
πŸ“Š QoE Researchers - Study adaptive streaming setups
πŸ’Ύ Archivists - Preserve highest quality copies
πŸ€– Automation Tools - Bulk-export format details


πŸ› οΈ How It Works

1️⃣ Add YouTube URLs
2️⃣ Actor extracts technical manifests
3️⃣ Parses storyboard/DASH data
4️⃣ Returns structured format info
5️⃣ Use direct URLs for download/analysis


πŸ” Privacy & Security

πŸ›‘οΈ No YouTube API Keys Needed
🌐 Proxy-Friendly (residential recommended)
πŸ”’ GDPR Compliant data handling


πŸ”— YouTube Transcript Scraper - Get subtitles/CC


πŸ“§ Custom Requests?

Need additional fields like bitrate or codec info?

βœ‰οΈ Email scrapearchitect@gmail.com for custom solutions!


πŸš€ Try It Now!

Launch the YouTube Video Formats Scraper and unlock hidden video data


Pricing

Pricing model

RentalΒ 

To use this Actor, you have to pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period. You also pay for the Apify platform usage.

Free trial

1 day

Price

$5.00