Challenges of collecting multimodal Youtube data

Hassle-free & convenient access to public YouTube data (video, audio, transcript, or metadata) for effective multimodal model training is crucial. Achieving that, however, is difficult: it’s expensive, you may run into bans, or receive incomplete data. 

IP bans & CAPTCHAs

IP bans & CAPTCHAs

One of the most common challenges in audio and video data collection is getting IP bans & CAPTCHA.

Solution: Youtube Downloader API

  • Single-step process: just add Youtube ID to the API

  • YouTube search, video, audio metadata & transcript data

  • Zero-maintenance infrastructure: no IP rotation or bans

*Youtube Downloader API is a built-in feature of Web Scraper API. To use it, you’ll need an active Web Scraper API subscription. 

High costs 

High costs 

Multimodal model training can require hundreds or thousands of terabytes of multimodal data per month. As a result, your data acquisition costs might skyrocket. 

Solution: Datacenter Proxies 

  • Predictable costs

  • Unlimited bandwidth proxies

  • Pay-per-IP or traffic-based pricing  

  • Made for large-volume scraping

Large data volumes, missing transcript data

Large data volumes, missing transcript data

Multimodal AI model training requires a scraping solution that can handle large data volumes.

Solution: Youtube Downloader & Transcript API features

  • Unlimited data with 5K Youtube IDs per request

  • Complete, structured transcripts

  • User & auto-generated transcripts for data labeling

*Youtube Downloader & Transcript APIs are built-in features of Web Scraper API. To use them, you’ll need an active Web Scraper API subscription. 

Solutions for collecting multimodal data: our top picks

Datacenter Proxies

Unlimited bandwidth, cost-effective proxies for high-volume audio, video, and transcript public data scraping.

  • Avoid unexpected costs

  • Receive large data volumes

  • Pay per IP or for traffic: your choice 

Extra benefits

24/7 support

Our team is always here to help you

Unlimited concurrent sessions

Perform operations at scale without limitations

Seamless integration

Get going within minutes

Web Scraper API

All-in-one scraping platform with a built-in YouTube Downloader & Transcript API feature. 

  • No IP bans or CAPTCHA

  • Starts at $49/mo for 36K+ results

  • Video, audio, transcript data, metadata, search results  

Extra benefits

24/7 support

Support agents and dedicated account managers there to help

Custom parameters

Custom headers and cookies at no extra cost

Maintainance-free infrastructure

Automatic IP rotation, no bans or CAPTCHA

Extra benefits

24/7 support

Our team is always here to help you

Unlimited concurrent sessions

Perform operations at scale without limitations

Seamless integration

Get going within minutes

Extra benefits

24/7 support

Support agents and dedicated account managers there to help

Custom parameters

Custom headers and cookies at no extra cost

Maintainance-free infrastructure

Automatic IP rotation, no bans or CAPTCHA

Oxylabs proxy offerings are now a critical part of Wiser’s workflows. With a vast proxy network and almost 100% uptime, we execute crucial data operations and provide our clients with the freshest retail industry insights. We look forward to continuing our partnership with them as Wiser expands its breadth of data collection and capabilities.

Devon Kelly Walczak

SVP Operations at Wiser

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a YouTube video downloader?

YouTube video downloader is a tool for collecting publicly available audio and video data. The data is then typically used for multimodal model training. 

Is it legal to use a YouTube video downloader?

The legality of using a tool like YouTube Downloader depends on your specific use case. Using such tools does not grant you any rights with regard to the described data, videos, or images, which may be protected by copyright, intellectual property, or other rights. Therefore, before proceeding, you should seek out professional legal advice to discuss your particularities.

What formats can I download YouTube videos in?

Oxylabs YouTube Downloader provides audio data in M4A, video data in MP4, or video with audio in MP4. You may also get transcript data and metadata in JSON.