# Youtube Shorts Downloader Pro (`xtech/youtube-shorts-downloader-pro`) Actor

Professional YouTube Shorts downloader for bulk downloads. Download vertical short-form videos with metadata extraction. Perfect for content creators, social media managers & marketers. Supports 8 concurrent downloads, all resolutions, and mobile-optimized formats. Fast, reliable, unlimited.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/xtech/youtube-shorts-downloader-pro.md
- **Developed by:** [Xtech](https://apify.com/xtech) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 91 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$20.00/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## YouTube Shorts Downloader Pro 📱

> Professional bulk downloader for YouTube Shorts - perfect for content creators, social media managers, and marketers

⚠️ **For regular YouTube videos (not Shorts)**, please use our companion actor: [YouTube Video Downloader PRO](https://apify.com/xtech/youtube-video-downloader)

### 🎯 What You Get

- Download multiple YouTube Shorts at once
- Get full metadata (title, views, description, etc.)
- Optimized for vertical short-form content
- Bulk processing with up to 8 concurrent downloads
- High-quality downloads with mobile-optimized formats
- No limits on Shorts downloads

### 🔧 Environment Variables

This actor requires the following environment variable to be set:

- **YOUTUBE\_API\_BASE\_URL**: The base URL for the YouTube API service (required for security)

Make sure to set this environment variable before running the actor.

### 💡 Example Output

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Never Gonna Give You Up - #Shorts",
  "description": "Rick Astley classic in 60 seconds! #viral #music #shorts",
  "duration": 45,
  "view_count": 25432100,
  "aspect_ratio": "9:16",
  "download_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/xyz/records/dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "processed_at": "2025-01-22T15:19:08.767554"
}
```

### ⚡ Quick Start

1. Paste your YouTube Shorts URLs
2. Select your preferred resolution (144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p)
3. Set how many Shorts to download at once (1-8)
4. Run and get your downloads

### 📝 Simple Setup

```json
{
  "urls": ["https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dQw4w9WgXcQ"],
  "resolution": "720p",
  "max_concurrent": 5
}
```

- **urls**: List of YouTube Shorts URLs to download. Supports `/shorts/`, `/watch?v=`, and `youtu.be/` formats.
- **resolution**: Preferred video resolution optimized for vertical content. Options: `144p`, `240p`, `360p`, `480p`, `720p`, `1080p`, `1440p`. Default: `720p`.
- **max\_concurrent**: Maximum number of Shorts to download simultaneously (1-8). Default: 5.

### 📊 Perfect For

| Content Creators      | Social Media Managers   | Marketers           |
| --------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------- |
| Download your Shorts  | Archive viral content   | Competitor analysis |
| Backup Shorts content | Collect engagement data | Trend research      |
| Analyze viral trends  | Track performance       | Content inspiration |
| Create compilations   | Manage brand content    | Campaign planning   |

### 🚀 Use Cases

- **Content Creation**: Download trending Shorts for inspiration or compilation videos
- **Social Media Management**: Archive brand Shorts and track competitor content
- **Market Research**: Analyze viral Shorts in your niche
- **Educational**: Save instructional Shorts for offline viewing
- **Entertainment**: Build personal collections of favorite Shorts

### 🔄 Related Apify Actors

**Need to download regular YouTube videos?** Use our companion actor:

🎥 **[YouTube Video Downloader PRO](https://apify.com/xtech/youtube-video-downloader)** - For all regular YouTube videos, live streams, and longer content

**Key differences:**

- **This actor (Shorts Pro)**: Optimized for short-form vertical videos (15-60 seconds)
- **Video Downloader PRO**: Designed for all YouTube videos including long-form content, live streams, and regular uploads

Ready to download YouTube Shorts in bulk? Click "Try for free" to start!

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Enter one or more YouTube Shorts URLs to download. You can paste individual Shorts URLs or mix different formats.

**Supported YouTube Shorts formats:**

- Shorts: `https://www.youtube.com/shorts/...`
- Mobile Shorts: `https://youtube.com/shorts/...`
- Short URLs: `https://youtu.be/...` (if they point to Shorts)
- Watch URLs: `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...` (if they are Shorts)

## `resolution` (type: `string`):

Select the preferred video resolution for Shorts downloads. Most Shorts are available in vertical formats optimized for mobile viewing.

## `max_concurrent` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of Shorts to download simultaneously. Since Shorts are typically smaller files, you can safely use higher values for faster bulk downloads.

## `cookies` (type: `string`):

Paste cookies.txt content (Netscape format) for age-restricted or region-blocked Shorts.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Enable Apify Proxy if downloads fail from your region or YouTube rate-limits requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vVoMLnsbQqE"
  ],
  "resolution": "720p",
  "max_concurrent": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Items stored in the default dataset.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vVoMLnsbQqE"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("xtech/youtube-shorts-downloader-pro").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "urls": ["https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vVoMLnsbQqE"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("xtech/youtube-shorts-downloader-pro").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vVoMLnsbQqE"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call xtech/youtube-shorts-downloader-pro --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=xtech/youtube-shorts-downloader-pro",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sgRGTrqZQvd4WirKt/builds/YkAyOob3WNaj0DT7B/openapi.json