YouTube to MP3 & Audio Stream Downloader Pro 🎧

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🇺🇸 English

Overview

Extract direct audio stream URLs, MP3/AAC/Opus audio bitrates, track duration, video titles, and author metadata from YouTube videos & podcasts for AI transcription and audio analysis.

Features

• Direct Audio Stream Extraction: Direct URLs to high-bitrate audio streams (up to 320kbps)
• AI & Whisper Ready: Perfect for automated audio transcription pipelines and podcast ingestion
• Format & Codec Metadata: MP4/AAC, WebM/Opus, bitrate (bps), and audio quality ratings
• Rich Video Metadata: Video title, channel author, duration in seconds, view count, and thumbnails

Input Example

{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ],
  "audioQuality": "HIGHEST",
  "maxVideos": 10
}

Output Example

{
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)",
  "author": "Rick Astley",
  "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
  "durationSeconds": 213,
  "viewCount": 1806267720,
  "audioMimeType": "audio/webm; codecs=\"opus\"",
  "audioBitrate": 136544,
  "audioQuality": "AUDIO_QUALITY_MEDIUM",
  "audioStreamUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "hasDirectAudioStream": false,
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.webp",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-20T21:51:38.538Z"
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
videoUrls	string[]	List of YouTube video URLs or IDs (e.g. ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..."])
audioQuality	string	Quality preference: "HIGHEST", "MEDIUM", "LOWEST" (default: "HIGHEST")
maxVideos	number	Max videos to process (default: 20)

Tips

• Select HIGHEST audio quality for AI Whisper transcription accuracy

Use Cases

• AI Transcription Pipelines — Download YouTube podcast audio streams directly for Whisper / LLM summarization

FAQ

Q: Does it download the full video file? A: No, it extracts only the optimized audio stream to save bandwidth and compute.

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🇧🇷 Português

Visão Geral

Extraia links de streams de áudio direto, taxas de bits (MP3/AAC/Opus), duração, títulos e metadados de vídeos e podcasts do YouTube para transcrição por IA e análise sonora.

Funcionalidades

• Extração de Áudio Direto: URLs diretas de streams de áudio de alta fidelidade (até 320kbps)
• Pronto para IA e Whisper: Ideal para esteiras de transcrição automática de áudio e podcasts
• Metadados de Formatos: MP4/AAC, WebM/Opus, bitrate em bps e qualidade sonora
• Metadados Completos: Título, autor, duração em segundos, contagem de visualizações e capas

Exemplo de Entrada

{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ],
  "audioQuality": "HIGHEST",
  "maxVideos": 10
}

Exemplo de Saída

{
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)",
  "author": "Rick Astley",
  "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
  "durationSeconds": 213,
  "viewCount": 1806267720,
  "audioMimeType": "audio/webm; codecs=\"opus\"",
  "audioBitrate": 136544,
  "audioQuality": "AUDIO_QUALITY_MEDIUM",
  "audioStreamUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "hasDirectAudioStream": false,
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.webp",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-20T21:51:38.538Z"
}

Parâmetros de Entrada

Parâmetro	Tipo	Descrição
videoUrls	string[]	Lista de URLs ou IDs de vídeos do YouTube
audioQuality	string	Qualidade preferida: "HIGHEST", "MEDIUM", "LOWEST" (padrão: "HIGHEST")
maxVideos	number	Máximo de vídeos a processar (padrão: 20)

Dicas

• Selecione qualidade HIGHEST para máxima precisão na transcrição por modelos de IA (Whisper)

Casos de Uso

• Esteiras de Transcrição por IA — Baixe áudios de podcasts do YouTube para transcrição e resumos por IA

Perguntas Frequentes

P: Baixa o vídeo inteiro? R: Não, extrai apenas o stream de áudio otimizado, economizando banda e memória.

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💰 Pricing

This actor uses Pay Per Event (PPE) pricing — you pay per item scraped (video-audio-downloaded). Apify platform usage (compute and proxy) is billed to you by Apify, separately from that price. See the current price on the Pricing panel of this actor's Apify Store page.

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📝 Changelog

• v1.0.0 (2026-08-20) — Initial release: full extraction, Pay-Per-Event pricing, and automated proxy support

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License

ISC © 2026 Viral Analyzer Platform

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