YouTube Audio Downloader
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YouTube Audio Downloader
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.
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YouTube Audio Extractor
Extract and download audio from YouTube videos. Supports residential proxy for reliable access and configurable audio quality.
Features
- Extract audio from any public YouTube video
- Residential proxy support with optional country selection for region-locked content
- Multiple audio quality options (best, high, medium, low)
- Anonymous guest cookies — no login required, no sensitive data stored
- Impersonation rotation (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) to bypass bot detection
- Delivers audio file via Apify Key-Value Store with a shareable download URL
Input
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | string | Full YouTube video URL (required) |
audioQuality | string | Audio quality: best, high, medium, or low |
timeframe | string | Download only a portion. Format: MM:SS-MM:SS or HH:MM:SS-HH:MM:SS (e.g. 1:30-3:00). Leave empty for full audio. |
proxyConfiguration | object | Residential proxy with optional country group for region-locked videos |
Output
The actor pushes a dataset record and stores the audio file in the Key-Value Store:
{"title": "Video Title","duration": 247,"thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/.../hqdefault.jpg","url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...","streams": ["https://...audio-stream-url..."],"downloadUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../records/...","filename": "video-title.mp3"}
Audio Quality Options
| Setting | yt-dlp format | Typical bitrate |
|---|---|---|
best | bestaudio | Highest available |
high | bestaudio[abr<=192] | ~192 kbps |
medium | bestaudio[abr<=128] | ~128 kbps |
low | bestaudio[abr<=64] | ~64 kbps |
Why Use This Actor?
- No cookies required — anonymous guest cookies are generated automatically; you don't need to export browser cookies or risk leaking session data
- Residential proxy — use Apify's RESIDENTIAL proxy groups to access region-locked content and reduce bot detection
- Simple output — get a playable audio download URL directly from the Key-Value Store
- One-shot execution — runs once and exits; no servers to manage