DramaBox Video Downloader

Download available free DramaBox episodes as MP4 files from a list of book IDs. DramaBox Video Downloader saves the videos and returns episode details, file links and download status for each drama, ready for review or your next workflow.

What can you download?

• Available free episode videos for each requested DramaBox drama.
• Episode IDs, titles, ordering and download status.
• Saved MP4 files with download links in the run results.
• A per-drama download report, including skipped and failed episodes.

The Actor downloads episodes that DramaBox makes available. Locked or paid episodes are skipped. Availability varies by title and can change over time.

How to download DramaBox episodes

1. Open the Input tab and enter your drama IDs in Book Ids. The form includes an example ID to get started.
2. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
3. Open Results to review each drama and its episode download statuses.
4. Use the video_url links to download saved MP4 files. You can also open Video files and manifests to browse the files and download reports.

For one drama, enter a list containing one ID. For bulk downloads, enter up to 1,000 IDs. Duplicate IDs are processed once per run.

Input example

{
  "book_ids": ["42000004343"]
}

Input	Description
book_ids	Required list of 1–1,000 DramaBox book IDs. Each ID must be a string containing 1–20 digits.

A book ID is the numeric drama identifier in a DramaBox video page URL. You can also collect book IDs with DramaBox Search Scraper.

Output example

Each requested book ID produces one result containing the drama, its episode list and download counts. This shortened example shows one saved episode:

{
  "book_id": "42000004343",
  "book_name": "Example drama",
  "chapter_count": 3,
  "downloaded_count": 1,
  "failed_download_count": 0,
  "skipped_count": 2,
  "manifest_key": "manifest-42000004343",
  "chapters": [
    {
      "chapter_id": "700278553",
      "chapter_index": 0,
      "chapter_name": "Episode 1",
      "download_status": "downloaded",
      "video_key": "video-42000004343-700278553",
      "video_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/STORE_ID/records/video-42000004343-700278553",
      "file_size": 18366455
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "error": null
}

Field	Description
book_id, book_name	Requested drama ID and title.
chapter_count	Number of episodes reported for the drama.
downloaded_count	Number of episode videos saved successfully.
failed_download_count	Number of episode videos that could not be saved.
skipped_count	Number of episodes without an available download.
chapters	Episode details, download status and saved file links when available.
manifest_key	Download report for this drama.
success, error	Whether at least one video was saved with no failed episode downloads, and the error message if unsuccessful.

Download statuses are downloaded, skipped or failed. Completed videos remain available if another episode fails. The run summary reports saved episode videos, charged episode videos, failed book requests and whether the result spending limit was reached. Episodes skipped because the limit was reached include skip_reason: "spending_limit" and are not charged.

Export episode data as JSON, CSV or Excel. MP4 videos are separate files accessed through their download links.

Pricing

The result fee is charged per episode video successfully downloaded and saved. A drama with ten saved episode videos incurs ten result charges.

Apify account plan	Per saved episode video	Per 1,000 saved episode videos
Free	$0.0035	$3.50
Any paid plan	$0.0025	$2.50

A billable result is one episode with a successfully saved MP4 video and download_status: "downloaded". Returning an episode list or a source video URL alone does not incur a result fee.

Failed or skipped episodes and dramas with no downloadable videos have no result fee. If some episodes fail, you pay only for the episodes that were saved successfully. Duplicate book IDs within the same run do not add fees. There is no Actor start fee or additional per-drama fee.

Apify platform usage is charged separately to the user, including compute, proxy traffic, data transfer and storage according to Apify's applicable rates. Platform usage can still apply when a download fails. For example, ten saved episodes from one drama cost $0.035 on a Free plan or $0.025 on a paid plan, plus platform usage. Check the run's usage before scheduling large batches.

Related DramaBox Actors

Use these Actors for other parts of your DramaBox workflow:

Actor	What it does
DramaBox Search Scraper	Find dramas by keyword and collect IDs, titles and listing metadata.
DramaBox Rankings Scraper	Discover titles from the Most Watched, Most Searched and New Dramas rankings.
DramaBox Actor Profile Scraper	Collect performer profiles, biographies and drama credits.
DramaBox Drama Details Scraper	Retrieve drama metadata, cast information and episode indexes by Book ID.
DramaBox Episodes Scraper	Collect chapter lists and temporary playback URLs for available free episodes.

Common questions

Can this Actor download every episode of a DramaBox drama?

It attempts every episode with an available free video. It does not unlock paid episodes. The number of saved videos depends on what is available for that title.

Is the fee per episode or per drama?

Per successfully saved episode video. A drama with ten saved videos incurs ten result fees: $0.035 on a Free plan or $0.025 on a paid plan, plus platform usage.

What happens if a download fails?

The result includes the failure and episode statuses. Videos that were already saved remain available and count toward the result fee. Failed and skipped episodes have no result fee; other book IDs continue.

Can I automate bulk downloads?

Use the API tab to call the Actor from your application, or save the input as an Apify task and schedule runs. Each run processes duplicate IDs once; the same ID in a later run is a new request.

Where can I get help?

Use the Issues tab and include the affected book ID and run link.