🎬 YouTube Downloader

This Apify Actor downloads YouTube videos in selected quality.

The actor:

1. Downloads the video
2. Returns a temporary secure download URL

Designed for automation, content archiving, data pipelines, and integration with other Apify workflows. 🚀

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⚡ Fast & Reliable Infrastructure

• Secure backend processing
• Temporary secure download links
• Optimized format selection

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✨ Features

• 🎥 Download YouTube videos by URL
• 🎯 Select preferred video quality (360p, 720p, etc.)
• 🔁 Automatic analyze → download workflow
• 🔐 Secure time-limited download URLs

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📥 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
url	string	✅ Yes	Full YouTube video URL
quality	string	❌ No	Preferred video quality (e.g., "360p", "720p"). If not provided, a safe default is selected automatically

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📝 Example Input

{
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "quality": "720p"
}

If quality is not provided, the actor will:

1. Prefer 720p
2. Fallback to 480p (non-60fps)
3. Use the best available safe format

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📤 Output

The actor returns a JSON object containing a temporary download URL.

Example Output

{
    "downloadUrl": "https://your-secure-storage-url/video.mp4?X-Amz-..."
}

The link:

• ⏳ Is time-limited
• 🔐 Is secure
• 🔄 Expires automatically

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🚀 Usage

1. Open the actor in Apify.
2. Provide a YouTube video URL.
3. (Optional) Select desired quality.
4. Run the actor.
5. Download your video from the returned URL.

You can also run it via API.

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🌐 Example API Call

curl -X POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/your-actor-id/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "quality": "720p"
      }'

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⚠️ Limitations & Notes

• The download URL is temporary and expires after a short time.
• Some high-quality formats (e.g., 1080p60) may be restricted.
• Large videos may take longer to process.
• Private or restricted videos cannot be downloaded.
• Use responsibly and comply with YouTube's Terms of Service.
• Rate limits may apply. Please be patient. Contact support if you need higher limits.

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🎯 Best Use Cases

• 📦 Archive YouTube content
• 🤖 Feed videos into AI pipelines
• 📊 Automate content research
• 🔁 Integrate into data workflows
• 🎙 Combine with transcription or comment scraping

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📬 Support

Need help or custom infrastructure?

Contact: scraper1one@gmail.com