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YouTube Audio Downloader

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Extract high-quality audio from any YouTube video in seconds. Choose MP3, M4A, or WAV with custom bitrate. Built with smart fallback strategies and proxy rotation for reliable extraction as YouTube's detection evolves. Batch-ready, fast, actively maintained.

Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 results

Rating

5.0

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Developer

Oliver Queen

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Why this actor


Success-only pricing	Flat $0.015 per audio file. Blocked, private or failed videos cost you nothing.
Zero setup	No API keys, no cookies, no third-party services. Just paste links and run.
Parallel everything	Every video is split across multiple connections and up to 10 videos process at once.
Self-healing	Failed connections are rotated automatically, and failed videos get rescue retries.
Migration-proof	If Apify moves your run to another host, finished files are remembered and never re-downloaded.
Per-video control	Each link can have its own format, quality and timeframe cut.

Pricing

Event	Price	When
`AUDIO_DOWNLOADED`	$0.015 / file	Audio downloaded successfully
`AUDIO_LONG_EXTRA`	+$0.004 / 10 min block	Files longer than 10 minutes (podcasts, mixes)

Failed, blocked or unavailable videos → $0
No start fee, no platform-usage charge
Cap spending with the standard maxTotalChargeUsd run option

Examples: a typical 3-minute song ≈ $0.015 · a 1-hour podcast ≈ $0.039

Usage

Apify Console

Open the actor and click Add item under YouTube videos.
Paste a YouTube URL. Optionally pick Format (mp3), Timeframe (1:30-2:45) and Audio Quality.
Up to 10 videos per run.
Hit Run. When it finishes, grab your files from the Output ▸ Download column or the audioFiles key-value store link.

API

{
    "videos": [
        { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" },
        { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTHER_ID",
          "format": "mp3",
          "timeframe": "1:30-2:45",
          "audioQuality": "low" }
    ]
}

Only url is required — empty fields fall back to the global defaults (Audio Quality, Format, Timeframe).

Input reference

Field	Values	Default
`videos[].url`	YouTube URL or 11-char video id (required)	—
`videos[].format`	`mp3`, (empty = original container)	global
`videos[].timeframe`	`MM:SS-MM:SS` · `HH:MM:SS-HH:MM:SS`	global
`videos[].audioQuality`	`best` · `high` · `medium` · `low` · `aac` · `opus`	`best`

Global settings act as defaults for every video that leaves a field empty.

Output

Each run produces:

Dataset — one item per video: url, title, duration, ok, filename, downloadUrl, seconds, attempt, error
Key-value store — the audio files themselves (webm/m4a, or .mp3)
downloadUrl is a permanent pre-signed link — anyone can open it in a browser, no Apify account needed.

The Output tab shows a ready-made table; the run's output links point to both stores.

FAQ

What if a video fails? The engine already retried it through multiple connections. Anything still failing at the end is reported in the dataset with the exact error — and you are not charged.

Is there a video limit? 10 links per run. Need more? Chain runs via API.

MP3 conversion? Yes — set format to mp3 globally or per video.

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