Video Download Link Crawler 🎥 What it does The Video Download Link Crawler is a powerful web scraping tool that automatically discovers and extracts video download links from websites. Simply provide a starting URL, and the actor will intelligently crawl through pages to find downloadable videos in popular formats like MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, WebM, and more. ## ⚡ Key Features - Smart Video Detection: Finds video links in multiple ways - direct file links, embedded videos, download buttons, and video elements - Customizable Crawling: Control which links to follow using regular expressions - Multiple Export Formats: Get results in JSON, CSV, HTML, or XML format - Depth Control: Set maximum crawling depth to avoid infinite loops - Real-time Usage Tracking: Monitor events and costs as they happen - Transparent Billing: See exactly what you're paying for with event-by-event tracking - Error Handling: Robust error handling ensures reliable results even when some pages fail - Metadata Extraction: Captures video titles, formats, source URLs, and discovery timestamps ## 🎯 Perfect for - Content Creators: Find video samples and resources for projects - Researchers: Gather video data for academic or market research - Media Companies: Discover video content across competitor websites - Digital Marketers: Analyze video content strategies - Developers: Integrate video discovery into applications via API ## 🚀 How it works 1. Start URL: Enter the website where you want to begin crawling 2. Configure Patterns: Set regex patterns to control which links to follow and which videos to find 3. Set Limits: Choose maximum pages and crawling depth 4. Export Format: Select your preferred output format 5. Run & Export: Get comprehensive results with all discovered video links ## 📊 What you get Each discovered video includes: - Direct download URL - Source page where it was found - Video title and format - Discovery timestamp - Crawling depth level - Event number for billing transparency ## 💰 Usage & Billing ### How Events Are Counted - Each page processed = 1 billable event - Failed page requests are NOT counted as events - Set maxPages to control your maximum usage and costs ### Real-time Monitoring - Watch event counters in the run logs - Get progress updates every 10 events - Receive warnings at 80% of your usage limit - See comprehensive usage summary at the end ### Cost Control Control your costs by setting the maxPages parameter: json { "startUrl": "https://example.com", "maxPages": 100, "videoRegex": "\\.(mp4|webm|mov)$" } ### Usage Summary Includes - Total events processed vs. your limit - Videos found and efficiency metrics - Failed requests (not billed) - Duration and performance statistics - Cost breakdown and savings ## 📋 Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | |-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------| | startUrl | string | Yes | - | The URL where crawling begins | | videoRegex | string | No | \\.(mp4\|avi\|mov\|mkv\|webm\|m4v)$ | Pattern to identify video files | | linkRegex | string | No | .* | Pattern to match URLs to follow | | maxPages | integer | No | 100 | Maximum pages to crawl (= max events) | | maxCrawlDepth | integer | No | 3 | Maximum depth of crawling | | outputFormat | string | No | JSON | Export format (JSON, CSV, HTML, XML) | ## 💡 Use Cases - Video Content Aggregation: Build databases of video content from multiple sources - Competitive Analysis: Monitor competitor video strategies and content - Research Projects: Gather video data for academic or business research - Content Discovery: Find inspiration and resources for creative projects - Media Monitoring: Track video content across industry websites - Archive Building: Create comprehensive video link collections ## 🔧 Technical Specifications - Supported Formats: MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, WebM, M4V, FLV, HEVC, MPG, M2TS, OGV, and more - Export Options: JSON, CSV, HTML, XML with usage metadata - Rate Limiting: Built-in respectful crawling with configurable limits - Error Recovery: Automatic retries and graceful failure handling - Memory Efficient: Optimized for large-scale crawling operations - Real-time Tracking: Live usage monitoring and cost control ## 📈 Pricing Our transparent pay-per-event pricing ensures you only pay for what you use: - Free Tier: $0.00001 per event (effectively free for small usage) - Basic Plan: $9.99 per event tier - Pro Plan: $29.99 per event tier - Enterprise: $99.90 per event tier ### Example Costs - 100 pages = 100 events = Free tier usage - 1,000 pages = 1,000 events = Basic tier - 10,000 pages = 10,000 events = Pro tier ## 🛡️ Responsible Usage This actor is designed for legitimate use cases such as research, content discovery, and competitive analysis. Users are responsible for: - Complying with website terms of service - Respecting robots.txt files - Following applicable copyright laws - Using reasonable rate limits ## 🎯 Why Choose This Actor? - Battle-tested: Built with modern Crawlee framework for reliability - Transparent: Real-time usage tracking and clear billing - Flexible: Highly customizable regex patterns and crawling rules - User-friendly: Simple input configuration with powerful results - Professional: Enterprise-grade error handling and performance - Cost-effective: Pay only for pages actually processed - Support: Active maintenance and customer support ## 🚀 Quick Start Examples ### Basic Video Search json { "startUrl": "https://sample-videos.com/", "maxPages": 50, "videoRegex": "\\.(mp4|webm|mov)$" } ### Focused Crawling json { "startUrl": "https://example.com/videos", "linkRegex": "example\\.com.*video", "maxCrawlDepth": 2, "maxPages": 100 } ### CSV Export json { "startUrl": "https://media-site.com", "outputFormat": "CSV", "maxPages": 200 } ## 📝 Output Examples ### JSON Output json [ { "eventNumber": 1, "videoUrl": "https://example.com/video.mp4", "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/page1", "title": "Sample Video", "format": "mp4", "foundAt": "2025-07-16T19:30:00.000Z", "depth": 0 } ] ### Usage Summary json { "totalEvents": 47, "totalVideos": 23, "videosFound": 23, "exportedAt": "2025-07-16T19:35:00.000Z", "format": "JSON" } ## 🔍 Monitoring Your Usage During execution, you'll see: === USAGE TRACKING === Maximum pages to crawl: 100 Each page = 1 billable event Estimated maximum cost: 100 events ===================== Event #1: Processing https://example.com (depth: 0) Found 2 video links on https://example.com 📊 PROGRESS: 10/100 events processed ⚠️ WARNING: Approaching usage limit (80/100 events) 🔍 === FINAL USAGE SUMMARY === 📊 Total Events Processed: 95 / 100 🎥 Videos Found: 45 💰 Billable Events: 95 💡 You used 5 fewer events than your limit ## 🆘 Support Need help? We're here for you: - Check the examples above - Review the input parameters table - Monitor your usage with real-time tracking - Contact support through Apify platform Start discovering video content today with the most reliable and transparent video link crawler on Apify!