/video-downloading

name: video-downloading
description: Download videos and GIFs from X/Twitter posts in the browser or via API. Single video, batch download, and quality selection. Use when users want to save or download Twitter/X videos.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: nichxbt
  version: "1.0"

Video Downloading

Download videos and GIFs from X/Twitter posts — no API key needed.

Script Selection

| Goal | File | Navigate to | |------|------|-------------| | Download video from current tweet | `src/videoDownloaderBrowser.js` | Tweet page (`x.com/user/status/ID`) | | Batch download multiple videos | `src/videoDownloaderBrowser.js` | Any page | | Download video info only (no save) | `src/videoDownloaderBrowser.js` | Tweet page | | Download via script (non-browser) | `scripts/videoDownloader.js` | N/A (run in console) | | Download via API | `api/routes/video.js` | `POST /api/video/download` |

Quick Start

1. Navigate to a tweet with a video: `x.com/user/status/123456` 2. Open DevTools (F12) → Console 3. Paste `src/videoDownloaderBrowser.js` → Enter

Available Functions

After pasting `src/videoDownloaderBrowser.js`:

downloadCurrent()                   // Download video from current tweet page
downloadFromUrl('https://x.com/..') // Navigate to tweet URL and download
downloadGif()                       // Download GIF (GIFs are MP4 on X)
batchDownload(['url1', 'url2', ..]) // Download videos from multiple tweet URLs
getVideoInfo()                      // Show video metadata without downloading

Configuration

const CONFIG = {
  QUALITY: 'highest',       // 'highest', 'lowest', 'all'
  AUTO_DOWNLOAD: true,      // Auto-trigger browser download
  SHOW_ALL_QUALITIES: true  // Show all available quality options
};

Quality Options

| Setting | Behavior | |---------|----------| | `'highest'` | Downloads best resolution (default) | | `'lowest'` | Downloads smallest file size | | `'all'` | Shows all available bitrates to choose from |

Notes

• Videos on X are served as MP4; GIFs are also stored as MP4
• Quality options depend on what X uploaded — not all tweets have multiple qualities
• Batch download respects delays between requests to avoid rate limits
• `getVideoInfo()` shows tweet ID, author, and all available video URLs before committing to a download

Related Skills

• **content-posting** — Upload and post your own videos
• **media-studio** — Manage your uploaded media library
• **twitter-scraping** — Scrape tweet metadata alongside video URLs