ZernioInstall

Summary

Download YouTube videos or obtain download URLs and available formats by providing a YouTube video URL or ID, with options for video/audio format and quality selection.

Inputs

• URL (required) — YouTube video URL or video ID to specify the target video.
• Action (required) — Choose to either download the video (download action) or list available formats (formats action).
• Format — Desired format for download action; select 'Video' or 'Audio'. Defaults to 'Video'.
• Quality — Desired quality for download action; select 'HD' or 'SD'. Defaults to 'HD'.
• Format ID — Optional specific format ID from the formats list to target a particular download format.
• Request Options — Node-level HTTP request options including batching, SSL validation override, proxy, and timeout settings.

Output shape

a single record containing either a download URL for the requested YouTube video or a list of available formats depending on the selected action.

When 'Action' is 'download', the node returns a download URL for the specified video in the selected format and quality (or using the specific format ID if provided). When 'Action' is 'formats', it returns a list of available formats with details for the given video URL/ID. Optional parameters like Format, Quality, and Format ID apply only to the 'download' action. Request options affect how HTTP requests are performed but do not change output shape.

Examples

Example 1: Download a YouTube video in HD video format

Set URL to the target video URL or ID, Action to 'Download', Format to 'Video', Quality to 'HD'.

Example 2: Retrieve available download formats for a YouTube video

Set URL to the target video URL or ID, Action to 'Formats'; other parameters ignored.

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide