Type: lib.video.download.YtDlpDownload
Namespace: lib.video.download
Description
Download media from URLs using yt-dlp. download, video, audio, youtube, media, yt-dlp, metadata, subtitles
Use cases:
- Download videos from YouTube and other platforms
- Extract audio from video URLs
- Retrieve video/audio metadata without downloading
- Download subtitles and thumbnails
Properties
| Property | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | str |
URL of the media to download | `` |
| mode | enum |
Download mode: video, audio, or metadata only | video |
| format_selector | str |
yt-dlp format selector (e.g., ‘best’, ‘bestvideo+bestaudio’) | best |
| container | str |
Output container format (e.g., ‘mp4’, ‘webm’, ‘auto’) | auto |
| subtitles | bool |
Download subtitles if available | false |
| sub_langs | str |
Comma-separated subtitle language codes in yt-dlp syntax (e.g., ‘en,en-US,en-GB’, ‘de.*’, ‘all’). Only used when Subtitles is enabled. | - |
| thumbnail | bool |
Download thumbnail if available | false |
| overwrite | bool |
Overwrite existing files | false |
| rate_limit_kbps | int |
Rate limit in KB/s (0 = unlimited) | 0 |
| timeout | int |
Timeout in seconds | 600 |
Outputs
| Output | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| video | video |
|
| audio | audio |
|
| metadata | dict |
|
| subtitles | str |
|
| thumbnail | image |
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