TED Talk Video Downloader 🎥

TED Talk Video Downloader 🎥

by easyapi

Download TED Talk videos and audio in your chosen quality. Perfect for building offline archives, research, or content creation, with batch processing and full metadata.

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About TED Talk Video Downloader 🎥

Need to save TED Talks for a project or just want to watch your favorites offline? This actor is your straightforward solution. It lets you pull down TED Talk videos and audio files directly, giving you a choice of quality options so you can balance file size and resolution. I've used it to grab talks for a workshop where internet access was spotty—it saved the day. You can process multiple talks at once, which is a huge time-saver compared to downloading them one by one manually. Beyond the media files, it also hands you clean, structured metadata (think titles, speaker names, descriptions) in a format that's ready to drop into a spreadsheet or database. It's genuinely useful for students compiling research, content creators looking for reference material, or anyone who just wants a personal archive of inspiring talks. Set it up, point it at the talks you need, and get your files without the fuss.

What does this actor do?

TED Talk Video Downloader 🎥 is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

  • Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
  • Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
  • API access for integration with your applications
  • Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
  • Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

TED Talk Video Downloader

Downloads video and audio files from TED.com talks. Provide one or more public TED talk URLs, and this actor returns structured data with direct download links in multiple quality options.

Key Features

  • Multiple formats: Downloads video in low, medium, and high quality, plus an audio-only (MP3) version.
  • Batch processing: Handles multiple TED talk URLs in a single run.
  • Metadata extraction: Returns the talk title, duration, and available media formats.
  • Structured JSON output: Provides clean, machine-readable results with direct download links.

How to Use

  1. Input: Provide an array of TED talk URLs in the links parameter.
  2. Run: Start the actor.
  3. Output: Retrieve the structured JSON result from the Storage tab.
  4. Download: Use the provided direct links to download your chosen quality and format.

Input

The actor requires a JSON object with a links array.

{
  "links": [
    "https://www.ted.com/talks/julieanna_l_richardson_the_mission_to_safeguard_black_history_in_the_us"
  ]
}

Output

The actor returns a JSON array. Each item contains the original URL and a result object with metadata and an array of available media files.

[
  {
    "url": "https://www.ted.com/talks/example_talk",
    "result": {
      "title": "Talk Title",
      "duration": 600,
      "medias": [
        {
          "url": "https://download.ted.com/products/123.mp4",
          "quality": "high",
          "extension": "mp4",
          "type": "video"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://download.ted.com/talks/TalkTitle.mp3",
          "quality": "audio",
          "extension": "mp3",
          "type": "audio"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

Limitations

  • Only works with public TED.com talk URLs.
  • Operates in compliance with TED.com's terms of service.
  • Includes rate limiting to prevent server overload.

Support

For issues or questions, please create an issue in the actor's repository.

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Actor Information

Developer
easyapi
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
288
Active Users
17

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