# Youtube Video Downloader PRO (`xtech/youtube-video-downloader`) Actor

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 - 𝗔 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗸
No more one-at-a-time downloads or missing metadata. Concurrent processing, full data extraction, multiple formats. The professional solution for serious YouTube data collection.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/xtech/youtube-video-downloader.md
- **Developed by:** [Xtech](https://apify.com/xtech) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Social media
- **Stats:** 361 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 14 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 2.60 out of 5 stars

## 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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
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`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## YouTube Video Downloader

Download YouTube videos with metadata using `yt-dlp`.

### 🎯 What You Get

- Download multiple YouTube videos at once

- Get full video metadata (title, views, description, etc.)

- Works with regular videos, shorts, and shortened URLs

- Downloads in highest available quality (or your selected quality)

- No video limits

### 💡 Example Output

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
  "description": "The official video for "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley...",
  "duration": 212,
  "view_count": 1616021602,
  "download_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/xyz/records/dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "error": null
}
```

### ⚡ Quick Start

1. Paste your YouTube URLs (one per line)
2. Select the maximum resolution (height)
3. Optionally provide cookies / proxy
4. Run and get your downloads

### 📝 Simple Setup

```json
{
  "urls": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "resolution": 480,
  "cookies": "",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "",
    "proxyUrls": []
  }
}
```

- **urls**: One YouTube URL per line.
- **resolution**: Maximum resolution height (e.g., `480`, `720`, `1080`).
- **cookies**: Optional `cookies.txt` content (Netscape format) for private/member-only videos.
- **proxyConfiguration**: Optional Apify proxy settings (or custom proxies).

### 📊 Perfect For

| Content Creators     | Researchers       | Personal Use    |
| -------------------- | ----------------- | --------------- |
| Download your videos | Archive content   | Offline viewing |
| Backup channel       | Collect metadata  | Save playlists  |
| Monitor competitors  | Track view counts | Share videos    |

### Notes

- Each output item contains `download_url` on success, or `error` on failure.

# Actor input Schema

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

List of YouTube video URLs to download.

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

Downloads the best quality not exceeding this height.

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

Paste cookies.txt content (Netscape format) for private or age-restricted videos.

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

Disabled by default. Enable only if needed.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [],
  "resolution": "480p",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("xtech/youtube-video-downloader").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 = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False } }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("xtech/youtube-video-downloader").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 '{
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call xtech/youtube-video-downloader --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/QrdkHOap2H2LvbyZk/builds/crcChPRslLECuduVW/openapi.json