YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata

Download YouTube videos from direct links, playlists, channels, or search phrases at your chosen quality, with a public file link plus title, stats, description and subtitles per video.

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Short answer

YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata is an Apify Store Actor for YouTube data that returns 20 published output fields, including video_url, title, video_id, view_count. It lists $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Free plan (pay per event), $0.49 on the Business plan. It takes 29 input settings; one is required (mode). It covers 4 of the 8 core YouTube fields this site tracks. Last updated Oct 24, 2026.

From the public Store listing and published build schema, synced 2026-11-12.
YouTube Social mediaVideoAutomation

What it returns

20 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.

  • video_url
  • title
  • uploader
  • duration_seconds
  • download_status
  • failure_code
  • requested_quality
  • delivered_quality
  • resolution
  • filesize_bytes
  • download_url
  • storage_mode
  • downloaded_at
  • video_id
  • description
  • upload_date
  • view_count
  • like_count
  • comment_count
  • thumbnail

Not in the schema among the core YouTube fields: channel, duration, published_at, transcript. The field matrix shows which other tools return them.

How it differs from the other YouTube Actors

Among the 17 catalogue Actors for YouTube with a published schema, only this one returns uploader, failure_code, requested_quality, delivered_quality, filesize_bytes, downloaded_at.

Pick another Actor if you need

Fields other YouTube catalogue Actors return that YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata does not
ActorFields it addsPrice / 1K
YouTube Search Results & Entity Type Scraper channelName, publishedAt, publishedTimeText, channelId $0.99
YouTube Shorts Metadata Extractor for Channels & Hashtags hashtags, channelName, channelId, publishDate $0.99
YouTube Channel Video Catalog & Profile Scraper publishedTimeText, authorMetadata.channelName, authorMetadata.subscriberCount, isLive $0.99
YouTube Caption & Whisper AI Transcript Extractor channel_name, publishedAt, transcript_language, segment_count $0.99
YouTube Hashtag Video & Shorts Ranking Scraper hashtag, channelName, publishedAt, hashtagUrl $0.99

Input

Input settings for YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata
SettingTypeRequiredDefaultWhat it does
mode string Yes metadata What to return: metadata only, media files, or caption files without media.
videoUrls array No [] Direct YouTube video, Shorts, live-replay, or youtu.be URLs, or 11-character video IDs.
playlistUrls array No [] YouTube playlist URLs. Videos are expanded up to maxVideos in total.
channelUrls array No [] YouTube channel URLs, @handles, or UC channel IDs. The Videos tab is used.
searchQueries array No [] YouTube search phrases. Each query resolves public results up to maxVideos in total.
videoQuality string No 720p SDR target quality. 360p-1080p prefer H.264/AAC MP4. 1440p and 2160p require allow4K and are delivered with their real codec and container.
container string No auto Auto uses MP4 H.264/AAC when available and MKV for VP9/AV1. Explicit MP4 never relabels AV1/Opus content as MP4; if no compatible stream exists the video gets a failure row.
audioOnly boolean No false Download the source audio track without video and without re-encoding.
audioFormat string No m4a Source audio passthrough format used when audioOnly is enabled.
downloadSubtitles boolean No false Fetch available manual or automatic captions for the requested languages.
Show the other 19 settings
More input settings for YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata
SettingTypeRequiredDefaultWhat it does
subtitleLanguages array No ["en"] Caption language codes to request. Only tracks that already exist on the video are used; translations are not promised.
subtitleFormat string No vtt File format for downloaded captions.
includeTranscript boolean No false Add a plain-text transcript from the first requested caption track.
maxVideos integer No 10 Total videos processed across all inputs.
maxMinutes integer No 30 Reject a video before download when its duration exceeds this cap. 4K opt-in downloads are additionally capped at 10 minutes.
maxMB integer No 500 Reject oversized downloads. Values above 500 are only used for 4K opt-in downloads, which are capped at 1000 MB.
allow4K boolean No false Enable 1440p/2160p SDR downloads. These are capped at 10 minutes and 1000 MB and may use MKV with VP9/AV1 because YouTube rarely serves H.264 above 1080p.
storage string No ephemeral_kvs Where downloaded files are written. Named KVS persists while the store exists; ephemeral KVS follows your Apify account retention.
kvsName string No – Named key-value store name when storage=named_kvs. Defaults to youtube-downloader.
storageRetentionDays integer No 7 Signed-link lifetime for S3/R2 storage (1-7 days). KVS retention is controlled by your Apify account.
s3Bucket string No – Bucket name when storage=s3.
s3Prefix string No youtube-downloader Object key prefix when storage=s3.
s3Endpoint string No – Custom endpoint for S3-compatible storage such as Cloudflare R2.
s3Region string No auto Region for S3 or S3-compatible storage.
s3AccessKeyId string No – Optional access key ID when storage=s3.
s3SecretAccessKey string No – Optional secret access key when storage=s3.
s3PublicBaseUrl string No – Optional public bucket URL. When set, files use public URLs instead of expiring presigned URLs.
cookies string No – Optional cookies.txt content for age-restricted or members-only videos. Public videos work without cookies.
proxyConfiguration object No {"useApifyProxy":true} Optional. Metadata and player extraction use this connection; media bytes are downloaded directly.

Example input

Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.

{
  "mode": "metadata",
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw"
  ],
  "playlistUrls": [],
  "channelUrls": [],
  "searchQueries": [],
  "videoQuality": "360p",
  "container": "auto",
  "audioOnly": false,
  "audioFormat": "m4a",
  "downloadSubtitles": false,
  "subtitleLanguages": [
    "en"
  ],
  "subtitleFormat": "vtt",
  "includeTranscript": false,
  "maxVideos": 1,
  "maxMinutes": 30,
  "maxMB": 100,
  "allow4K": false,
  "storage": "ephemeral_kvs",
  "storageRetentionDays": 7,
  "s3Prefix": "youtube-downloader",
  "s3Region": "auto",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Run it from code or an AI agent

The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "mode": "metadata",
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw"
    ],
    "playlistUrls": [],
    "channelUrls": [],
    "searchQueries": [],
    "videoQuality": "360p",
    "container": "auto",
    "audioOnly": False,
    "audioFormat": "m4a",
    "downloadSubtitles": False,
    "subtitleLanguages": [
        "en"
    ],
    "subtitleFormat": "vtt",
    "includeTranscript": False,
    "maxVideos": 1,
    "maxMinutes": 30,
    "maxMB": 100,
    "allow4K": False,
    "storage": "ephemeral_kvs",
    "storageRetentionDays": 7,
    "s3Prefix": "youtube-downloader",
    "s3Region": "auto",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True
    }
}

run = client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/youtube-video-playlist-and-channel-downloader").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

pip install apify-client

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "mode": "metadata",
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw"
    ],
    "playlistUrls": [],
    "channelUrls": [],
    "searchQueries": [],
    "videoQuality": "360p",
    "container": "auto",
    "audioOnly": false,
    "audioFormat": "m4a",
    "downloadSubtitles": false,
    "subtitleLanguages": [
        "en"
    ],
    "subtitleFormat": "vtt",
    "includeTranscript": false,
    "maxVideos": 1,
    "maxMinutes": 30,
    "maxMB": 100,
    "allow4K": false,
    "storage": "ephemeral_kvs",
    "storageRetentionDays": 7,
    "s3Prefix": "youtube-downloader",
    "s3Region": "auto",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

const run = await client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/youtube-video-playlist-and-channel-downloader").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

npm install apify-client

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~youtube-video-playlist-and-channel-downloader/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"mode":"metadata","videoUrls":["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw"],"playlistUrls":[],"channelUrls":[],"searchQueries":[],"videoQuality":"360p","container":"auto","audioOnly":false,"audioFormat":"m4a","downloadSubtitles":false,"subtitleLanguages":["en"],"subtitleFormat":"vtt","includeTranscript":false,"maxVideos":1,"maxMinutes":30,"maxMB":100,"allow4K":false,"storage":"ephemeral_kvs","storageRetentionDays":7,"s3Prefix":"youtube-downloader","s3Region":"auto","proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":true}}'

Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).

MCP (AI agents)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nimbryxo-studio/youtube-video-playlist-and-channel-downloader",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.

What a run costs

The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.

Cost of YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata results by Apify plan
Apify planPer 1,00010,000 results100,000 results
Free plan$0.99$9.90$99
Starter plan$0.82$8.20$82
Scale plan$0.66$6.60$66
Business plan$0.49$4.90$49
  • Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 4 GB a run starts at $0.40 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
  • The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
  • Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10.30 ($9.90 for results + $0.40 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
  • Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.

Where it fits among YouTube routes

It ranks 11 of 17 catalogue Actors for YouTube on the published formula (fields, price, reliability, freshness). Its line is highlighted on the map.

Route diagram for YouTube dataYouTube Search Results & Entity Type Scraper: stops at 8 of the 10 fields shown; YouTube Shorts Metadata Extractor for Channels & Hashtags: stops at 7 of the 10 fields shown; YouTube Channel Video Catalog & Profile Scraper: stops at 8 of the 10 fields shown; YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata: stops at 4 of the 10 fields shown; Other Store tools (7): stops at 9 of the 10 fields shown; YouTube Data API v3: public, field coverage not compared.YouTubechanneldurationpublished attranscriptvideo idtitlelike countscrapedAtdescriptionthumbnailUrl12311+API

Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.

Official route: YouTube Data API v3

Public API. The Data API exposes public video, channel, playlist and comment data. Each project receives a daily quota measured in units.

No per-call fee is published; the constraint is the daily quota. Extra quota is not self-serve.

Official documentation

Other Store tools for YouTube

Reference only, from their public listings.

Other Store tools for YouTube
ToolFieldsPrice / 1K
Youtube Channel Video Scraper23$1.00
YouTube Video Transcript25$5.00
YouTube Scraper: Videos, Channels & Search14$0.50
YouTube Video Downloader26$5.00
Youtube Video/Shorts Details Scraper Pro7$0.01

What people use it for

  • Download videos
  • Collect video metadata
  • Extract subtitles

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Questions people ask

How much does YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata cost?

The published result rate depends on your Apify plan: $0.99 per 1,000 on Free, $0.82 per 1,000 on Starter, $0.66 per 1,000 on Scale, $0.49 per 1,000 on Business. So 10,000 results cost about $9.90 on the Free plan and $4.90 on Business, plus a start fee of $0.10 per run per GB of memory on Free. Platform usage is billed separately.

What data does YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata return?

Its published output schema lists 20 fields: video_url, title, uploader, duration_seconds, download_status, failure_code, requested_quality, delivered_quality, resolution, filesize_bytes, download_url, storage_mode, and 8 more. A listed field is not guaranteed to be filled in every row.

What input does YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata need?

Required: mode. Optional settings include videoUrls, playlistUrls, channelUrls, searchQueries, videoQuality, container.

What are the alternatives to YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata for YouTube?

17 catalogue Actors cover YouTube. Close alternatives: YouTube Search Results & Entity Type Scraper; YouTube Shorts Metadata Extractor for Channels & Hashtags; YouTube Channel Video Catalog & Profile Scraper. The YouTube page compares all of them field by field.

How do I run YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata from Python or the API?

Use the Apify API client: in Python, ApifyClient(token).actor("nimbryxo-studio/youtube-video-playlist-and-channel-downloader").call(run_input=...), then read the run's default dataset (run.default_dataset_id); in JavaScript the same call is client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/youtube-video-playlist-and-channel-downloader").call(input). Without a client, POST the input JSON to https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~youtube-video-playlist-and-channel-downloader/run-sync-get-dataset-items with your API token. Ready-to-paste code with the example input is on this page.

Sources

Actor updated 2026-10-24 Data synced 2026-11-12
Cite this page

Scraper Finder. "YouTube Video, Playlist & Channel Downloader with Metadata." https://scraperfinder.com/catalogue/youtube-video-playlist-and-channel-downloader/ (data checked 2026-11-12).

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