YouTube

Get video download URLs

Returns every rendition YouTube serves for this video, each with a direct file URL you can download with a plain GET request — no cookies, auth headers, or special HTTP client needed. Renditions with audioChannels set are complete files; YouTube only serves those up to 360p. Above that, video and audio come separately, so combine a video/* and an audio/* rendition to get a playable file. URLs expire after a few hours — see expiresAt.

What it does

Tool details

Field	Value
Tool name	`youtube_get_video_download_url`
Platform	YouTube
REST endpoint	`GET /v1/youtube/videos/{videoId}/download`
Result type	Detail tool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`videoId`	`string`	Yes	YouTube video ID (the `v=` value from a watch URL)
`projection_preset`	`string`	No	Defaults to `minimal`. Allowed values: `full`, `minimal`, `identity`, `engagement`, `content`.
`data_fields`	`string[]`	No	Adds top-level keys from `data` on top of the selected `projection_preset`.

Example

{
  "name": "youtube_get_video_download_url",
  "arguments": {
    "videoId": "plN7JMbadRg",
    "projection_preset": "minimal",
    "data_fields": [
      "totalItems",
      "type",
      "items",
      "expiresAt"
    ]
  }
}

Available data fields

@context
type
totalItems
items
expiresAt

Response notes

Successful calls return a JSON object with a top-level data field and, when available, metadata.creditsUsed and metadata.creditsRemaining. See response format, pagination, and credits.

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