Sora AI Video Scraper - OpenAI Video Generator 🎬 Extract AI-generated videos from Sora by OpenAI! This powerful Apify actor collects videos, thumbnails, prompts, and metadata from OpenAI's revolutionary text-to-video AI model. ## 🚀 Key Features ### What Gets Extracted - 🎥 Video URLs: Direct links to AI-generated videos - 🖼️ Thumbnails: Preview images for each video - 📝 Prompts: The text prompts used to generate videos - ⏱️ Duration: Video length information - 📊 Metadata: Views, likes, resolution, creator info - 🏷️ Categories: Video types and classifications - 📅 Timestamps: Creation and scraping dates ### Technical Features - ⚡ Fast Extraction: Optimized Playwright crawler - 📜 Infinite Scroll: Automatically loads more content - 🔄 Smart Retry: Handles network issues gracefully - 💾 Multiple Formats: Export as JSON, CSV, or Excel - 🔌 API Ready: Direct integration with your apps - 🛡️ Reliable: Built-in error handling and recovery ## 📋 Complete Data Schema | Field | Type | Description | Example | |-------|------|-------------|---------| | title | String | Video title | "Aerial drone footage of Big Sur coastline" | | videoUrl | String | Direct video URL | "https://..." | | thumbnailUrl | String | Thumbnail image | "https://..." | | prompt | String | Generation prompt | "A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street..." | | duration | String | Video duration | "0:30" | | resolution | String | Video resolution | "1920x1080" | | category | String | Video category | "Nature" | | creator | String | Creator name | "Sora AI" | | views | Number | View count | 15420 | | likes | Number | Like count | 342 | | createdAt | String | Creation date | "2025-08-20T10:30:00Z" | | source | String | Data source | "Sora by OpenAI" | | pageUrl | String | Source page | "https://sora.chatgpt.com/explore/videos" | | scrapedAt | String | Extraction time | "2025-08-21T03:00:00Z" | ## 💡 Use Cases ### For AI Researchers - 📚 Dataset Creation: Build training datasets for video AI - 🔬 Prompt Analysis: Study effective prompt engineering - 📈 Trend Analysis: Track AI video generation trends - 🎯 Quality Assessment: Evaluate AI video capabilities ### For Content Creators - 🎨 Inspiration Gallery: Discover creative prompts - 🎬 Video References: Find AI video examples - 💡 Idea Generation: Explore different styles - 📱 Social Media Content: Source unique videos ### For Developers - 🔧 API Integration: Build apps with AI videos - 🗄️ Database Population: Fill video databases - 🤖 Bot Creation: Automated video collection - 📊 Analytics Tools: Video performance tracking ## 🚀 Quick Start ### Option 1: Run on Apify Platform 1. Go to the Actor page 2. Click "Try for free" 3. Configure your parameters 4. Click "Start" to run ### Option 2: API Integration javascript const response = await fetch('https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_USERNAME~sora-video-scraper/runs', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' }, body: JSON.stringify({ maxVideos: 50, includePrompts: true, includeMetadata: true, sortBy: 'newest' }) }); ### Option 3: Node.js SDK javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' }); const run = await client.actor('YOUR_USERNAME/sora-video-scraper').call({ maxVideos: 50, includePrompts: true }); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); console.log(items); ## ⚙️ Input Parameters json { "maxVideos": 50, "includePrompts": true, "includeMetadata": true, "downloadVideos": false, "categories": ["all"], "sortBy": "newest", "debug": false } ### Parameters Explained - maxVideos (1-500): Number of videos to extract - includePrompts: Extract generation prompts - includeMetadata: Include views, likes, duration - downloadVideos: Download actual video files - categories: Filter by video type - sortBy: Order results (newest/oldest/popular) - debug: Enable detailed logging ## 📊 Output Example json { "title": "Aerial drone footage of Big Sur coastline", "videoUrl": "https://sora-video.openai.com/video-12345.mp4", "thumbnailUrl": "https://sora-video.openai.com/thumb-12345.jpg", "prompt": "Aerial drone shot of dramatic cliffs along Big Sur coastline at sunset, waves crashing against rocks, cinematic style", "duration": "0:30", "resolution": "1920x1080", "category": "Nature", "creator": "Sora AI", "views": 15420, "likes": 342, "createdAt": "2025-08-19T14:30:00.000Z", "source": "Sora by OpenAI", "pageUrl": "https://sora.chatgpt.com/explore/videos", "scrapedAt": "2025-08-21T03:00:00.000Z" } ## 🔌 Integration Examples ### Save to Database javascript // MongoDB Example const videos = await getScraperResults(); await db.collection('sora_videos').insertMany(videos); // PostgreSQL Example for (const video of videos) { await db.query( 'INSERT INTO sora_videos (title, video_url, prompt) VALUES ($1, $2, $3)', [video.title, video.videoUrl, video.prompt] ); } ### Webhook Integration javascript { "webhook": { "url": "https://your-api.com/webhook", "method": "POST", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" } } } ## 📈 Performance | Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | Average runtime | 30-60 seconds | | Videos per minute | ~20-50 | | Memory usage | 256-512 MB | | Success rate | 95%+ | | Max videos per run | 500 | ## 💰 Pricing - Free Tier: $5 credits (~100 videos) - Paid Usage: ~$0.10 per 100 videos - Subscription: From $49/month unlimited ## 🛡️ Reliability Features - ✅ Automatic retry on failures - ✅ Multiple fallback selectors - ✅ Graceful error handling - ✅ Request timeout protection - ✅ Memory optimization - ✅ Rate limit compliance ## 🤝 Support - 📧 Email: support@apify.com - 💬 Discord: Join Community - 📚 Docs: docs.apify.com - 🐛 Issues: Report on GitHub ## 📝 Legal & Ethics This scraper is designed for: - Research and educational purposes - Content discovery and inspiration - Building AI video databases - Analyzing AI capabilities Please respect: - OpenAI's terms of service - Content attribution requirements - Fair use guidelines - Rate limiting best practices ## 🔄 Updates ### Version 1.0 (Current) - Initial release - Basic video extraction - Prompt collection - Metadata extraction ### Roadmap - [ ] Video download support - [ ] Advanced filtering - [ ] Batch processing - [ ] Real-time monitoring - [ ] API webhooks ## ⭐ Reviews If this actor helps you, please: 1. ⭐ Star on Apify Store 2. 📝 Leave a review 3. 🔗 Share with others 4. 💡 Suggest features ## 📄 License MIT License - Free for any use --- Built with ❤️ for the AI community Disclaimer: This is an unofficial scraper. 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