How does billing work?

Credits are deducted only when a call succeeds. One video equals one credit regardless of file size or duration, and there are no bandwidth charges, so a 15 GB file costs the same as a 10 MB one.

Which platforms are supported?

HuntAPI supports YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Vimeo, X, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, and others. The pricing page suggests contacting HuntAPI for the full current list of supported platforms.

Can I fetch video metadata without downloading?

Yes. The /v1/media/metadata endpoint returns title, duration, thumbnail, channel, and view counts synchronously without triggering a download. Like other calls, it costs one credit.

How do I receive download results?

Provide a webhook_url parameter with your request and HuntAPI will POST the completed file URL to it once the job finishes. Without a webhook, poll the job status endpoint using the job ID returned by the initial request.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes 10 credits with no credit card required and covers both video downloads and metadata requests at a rate of one request per second.

What happens if a download fails?

Authentication failures, bad parameters, and server errors do not consume credits. Private, deleted, or age-restricted content returns an explanatory error message instead of a file.

HuntAPI: Video download API for any platform

What is HuntAPI?

HuntAPI is an HTTP API that retrieves video and audio from platforms including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Vimeo, X, Facebook, Twitch, and Reddit, and delivers completed downloads as file URLs on HuntAPI's S3 storage. A synchronous metadata endpoint returns title, duration, thumbnail, channel, and view count data without downloading anything. Developers authenticate with an API key, submit download jobs asynchronously, and receive results via polling or webhook when the job completes.

Why HuntAPI works

Building a reliable multi-platform video downloader means writing and maintaining scrapers for each platform, handling auth flow changes, and managing storage for large files. HuntAPI absorbs that maintenance burden and exposes a single endpoint covering multiple platforms, with structured metadata available on demand and completed downloads stored on S3 with no per-gigabyte billing. Charging one credit per video regardless of file size makes costs predictable for applications that regularly work with long-form or high-resolution content.

HuntAPI features

Multi-platform video download. Downloads video and audio from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Vimeo, X, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, and more through a single API endpoint, so developers avoid building and maintaining platform-specific scrapers.
Asynchronous job system with webhooks. Returns a job ID immediately on each request and posts the completed file URL to a webhook when the download finishes, so applications stay responsive during longer downloads without polling loops.
Synchronous metadata endpoint. Returns title, duration, thumbnail, channel, and view counts for a given video URL without downloading the file, so apps can display video information before committing to a full download.
Download quality and format control. Accepts parameters for video quality (best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, or 360p), video format (mp4, webm, or mkv), audio quality (best, 320, 256, or 128 kbps), and audio format (mp3, m4a, or wav), so outputs match the application's storage or playback requirements.
MCP server. Exposes download and metadata operations as MCP tools compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and OpenAI Developer Mode, so AI development environments can call HuntAPI without custom integration code.
Credit-based billing with no bandwidth fees. Charges one credit per successfully downloaded video regardless of file size or duration, and deducts nothing for failed or errored requests, so high-volume or long-form video workloads have predictable monthly costs.

Who HuntAPI is for

Backend developers building content aggregation pipelines who need video from multiple social platforms without writing or maintaining platform-specific download scrapers.
AI and ML teams building training datasets that require bulk video or audio downloads from YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram for transcription, computer vision, or speech model training.
SaaS founders adding social media monitoring or video archiving to their product who want to skip download infrastructure entirely and bill usage against a predictable per-video rate.
No-code builders using Zapier, n8n, or Power Automate who need a reliable video download step in their automated workflows without writing custom code.

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