YouTube Video Downloader

hipersoft/youtube-downloader

Download YouTube videos as MP4 (up to 4K) or extract audio as MP3. Get the file plus title, channel, duration, views and a direct download link. Powered by yt-dlp — reliable.

Run this scraper →See the API call

Total users

Monthly users

Total runs

224

Per video processed

$0.004

Last rebuilt

Oct 28, 2026

Overview

Download YouTube videos as MP4 or pull the audio as MP3, in bulk. Paste one or more YouTube links and get a ready-to-use download link for each video — plus the details that go with it: video title, channel/author and thumbnail. Pick the format you want (MP3 audio, or 360p / 720p / 1080p MP4) and get one tidy row per URL, ready to export as JSON, CSV or Excel.

This is the cheap, no-nonsense way to save YouTube videos and audio at scale for content creators, editors, researchers, podcasters and anyone building an automated media pipeline.

Why use this YouTube downloader

🎬 MP4 video or MP3 audio — choose a video resolution (360p, 720p, 1080p) or extract just the audio as an MP3.
🏷️ Clean metadata — every video comes back with its title, channel/author name and thumbnail image.
🔗 Any YouTube link — full watch?v= URLs, short youtu.be/… links, shorts/… links, m.youtube.com links and bare 11-character video IDs all work.
📦 Bulk in one run — drop in a whole list of URLs and get one clean record per video.
💸 Cheapest per-video pricing — pay only for the videos you actually process, with volume discounts as you scale.
🧩 Built for automation — feed URLs from a spreadsheet, Make or n8n and get structured records with direct download links back.
📤 Export anywhere — JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull straight from the dataset into your own tools.

What you get

Each video is one dataset record like this:

{
  "source": "youtube",
  "inputUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
  "author": "Rick Astley",
  "authorUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@RickAstleyYT",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg",
  "format": "720",
  "downloadUrl": "https://.../rick-astley-720p.mp4",
  "status": "ready",
  "durationText": "3:33"
}

Input

Give the downloader a list of YouTube URLs and pick a format. That's it.

{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0"
  ],
  "format": "720",
  "maxItems": 0
}

Field	Description
`videoUrls`	One or more YouTube video URLs or IDs (required). Full `watch?v=` links, `youtu.be/…` short links, `shorts/…` links, `m.youtube.com` links and bare 11-character video IDs all work. Plain strings or `{ "url": "..." }` objects.
`format`	What to download: `mp3` (audio only), or `360` / `720` / `1080` for MP4 video at that resolution. Default `720`.
`maxItems`	Maximum number of videos to process (0 = no limit; process every URL).
`proxyConfiguration`	Optional. Not needed for normal use — leave it off.

Output fields

Field	Description
`videoId`	YouTube video ID.
`url`	Canonical video URL.
`title`	Video title.
`author`	Channel / author name.
`authorUrl`	Channel / author URL.
`thumbnailUrl`	Thumbnail image URL.
`format`	The format you requested (`mp3`, `360`, `720` or `1080`).
`downloadUrl`	Ready download link for the file, or `null` if it wasn't ready in time.
`status`	`ready` (download link populated), `timeout` (not ready in time — try again), or `failed`.
`durationText`	Video length, when available.

Use cases

Save videos and audio — grab MP4 videos or MP3 audio for editing, archiving or offline use.
Podcast & music sourcing — pull the audio track from talks, interviews and music videos as MP3.
Content research — collect titles, authors and thumbnails across a batch of videos in one pass.
Editing pipelines — hand a list of URLs to your editors with direct download links ready to go.
Automation — feed a list of URLs from a spreadsheet, Make or n8n and get structured records with download links back.

FAQ

Can I download audio only? Yes — set format to mp3 and you get an MP3 audio link instead of a video file.

Which resolutions can I choose? 360, 720 and 1080 return an MP4 at that resolution; mp3 returns audio only.

Can I download many videos at once? Yes. Put as many URLs as you like in videoUrls and you get one record per video.

Does it work with Shorts and short links? Yes — youtube.com/shorts/…, youtu.be/… short links, full URLs and bare video IDs are all accepted.

What does status mean? ready means the downloadUrl is populated. timeout means the file wasn't ready in time — just run that URL again. failed means the video couldn't be processed (e.g. an invalid or private URL).

Do I need a proxy? No. Proxy is optional and off by default.

How much does it cost? Pay-per-event: a tiny charge per run plus a small charge per video processed, with tier discounts as your volume grows. See the Pricing tab for current rates.

Notes

This tool retrieves media and public metadata for YouTube videos whose URLs you provide. It is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to YouTube or Google; all names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Only download content you own or have the right to use, and respect YouTube's terms and applicable copyright law. Public content only.

Input

Field	Type	Description
`videoUrls` required YouTube URLs	array	One or more YouTube video URLs to download. Accepts full links (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...), short links (https://youtu.be/...), Shorts (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/...), m.youtube.com links and bare 11-character video IDs. You can paste plain stri
`format` Format / quality	string · mp3, 360, 720, 1080	Choose MP3 (audio only) or an MP4 video resolution. Default: `"720"`
`maxItems` Max items	integer	Maximum number of videos to download (0 = no limit; process every URL you provide). Default: `0`
`proxyConfiguration` Proxy (optional)	object	Optional proxy. Not required — leave off to run on a direct connection. Enable only if you specifically want requests routed through a proxy.

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/hipersoft~youtube-downloader/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0"
  ]
}'

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("hipersoft/youtube-downloader").call(run_input={
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0"
    ]
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('hipersoft/youtube-downloader').call({
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0"
  ]
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Pricing

Event	Price	Paid plans from
Video processed Charged once per YouTube video processed (one output record: metadata + download link).	$0.004	$0.002

You pay only for what the run returns. Set a maximum cost per run and it stops cleanly at that limit.

Related scrapers

Website Contact Scraper

Extract business emails, phone numbers and social media profiles from any list of websites. De-obfuscates emails, reads Organization schema, and optionally crawls contact/about pages. Bulk-ready.

1,576 runs · 69 users · $0.0024 / website scraped

Threads Downloader

Download Threads photos, videos and carousel posts by URL. Paste threads.net or threads.com links and get ready-to-use download links plus direct media URLs, a thumbnail, media type and count — one row per URL as JSON, CSV or Excel. Cheap, bulk, built for creators and n8n.

799 runs · 4 users · $0.003 / post downloaded

TikTok Video Downloader

Download TikTok videos without watermark in bulk. Paste video or photo-slideshow URLs and get a clean HD MP4 download link plus full metadata: caption, author, play/like/comment/share counts, sound and cover — one row per post as JSON, CSV or Excel. For creators, research and n8n.

678 runs · 9 users · $0.0035 / video downloaded

Reddit Scraper

Scrape Reddit posts and comments by subreddit, keyword, author or thread URL. Get titles, self-text, scores, upvote ratio, comment counts, comment trees and permalinks — one clean row per post or comment. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel.

568 runs · 15 users · $0.0034 / post scraped

Spotify Scraper

Search Spotify and scrape public metadata for tracks, artists, albums and playlists: names, artists, popularity, followers, genres, release dates, duration, ISRC, preview URL and more. No Spotify login or API key required. For music research, catalogs and analytics.

478 runs · 9 users · $0.0034 / item scraped

Reddit Video, Image & GIF Downloader

Download Reddit videos, images and GIFs by post URL. Paste reddit.com or redd.it links and get ready-to-use download links — videos as a single playable MP4 with audio, images and galleries as direct links — one row per URL as JSON, CSV or Excel. Cheap, bulk, built for creators and n8n.

453 runs · 16 users · $0.003 / item scraped

Need a source that isn't here?

Send the site and the fields. We build it and you get it first.

Request a build