YouTube Video Downloader
Pricing
from $0.075 / metadata
Process one public YouTube video or Short for structured metadata, source-dependent comments, and an optional stored video file. Choose metadata-only mode or a download quality preference.
id
Required
Unique video identifier from the source platform
source_url
Required
Canonical page URL of the video on its own platform.
thumbnail
Required
Direct link to the source platform thumbnail image
platform
Required
Source platform name in lowercase.
media_type
Required
Kind of media the source reports, such as video or audio.
live_status
Required
Whether the item is a normal recording, currently live, or a finished live stream.
availability
Required
Source visibility of the item, such as public, unlisted, subscriber_only, or needs_auth.
age_limit
Required
Minimum viewer age the source enforces. Zero means no restriction.
language
Required
Primary language of the item as reported by the source.
title
Required
Video title
description
Required
Full video description or caption
duration
Required
Video length in seconds
published_at
Required
Source publication instant in UTC, retaining source precision. Null when only a date or a separate creation instant is known.
followers
Required
Follower or subscriber count of the author's channel at processing time.
is_verified
Required
Whether the author's channel carries a verified badge.
categories
Required
List of categories assigned to the video
view_count
Required
Total number of video views
like_count
Required
Total number of likes or favorites
saves_count
Required
Number of times viewers saved or bookmarked the item, on sources that expose it.
dislike_count
Required
Total number of dislikes (if available)
comment_count
Required
Total number of comments on the video
width
Required
Video resolution width in pixels
height
Required
Video resolution height in pixels
fps
Required
Video frame rate (frames per second)
video_codec
Required
Video format name reported for the video.
audio_codec
Required
Audio format name reported for the video.
bitrate
Required
Combined video and audio data rate, in kbit/s.
dynamic_range
Required
Colour range the source reports for the video, such as SDR or HDR10.
file_ext
Required
File extension, such as mp4 or webm.
file_size
Required
File size in bytes: the saved file size for downloads, or an exact source-reported size in Metadata Only. Estimated sizes are not included.
audio_title
Required
Title of the audio track or background music
audio_artist
Required
Artist name of the audio track or background music
subtitles
Required
Language codes of the subtitle tracks the source publishes. Auto-generated captions are excluded.
chapters
Required
Chapter markers with title and start and end time in seconds, when the source defines them.
video
Required
Saved MP4 URL after successful file delivery. Null in Metadata Only. A requested file that cannot be retrieved or saved produces no row; read the final run message.
Processor
processor
Required
URL of the Apify actor that processed this data
Processed At
processed_at
Required
Time this Actor prepared the row, UTC ISO 8601 with a Z suffix; separate from the source publication time.
comments
Required
Returned comment text in source order, with replies where available. This is a sample rather than a complete discussion. Null means unrequested or unavailable; an empty list means no comments were returned.