# BaseBuilder Misc YouTube Downloader

> BaseBuilder Misc YouTube Downloader is a paid API for AI agents from bb-misc.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.199187/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Downloads YouTube videos by URL and returns downloadable media content or stream links

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://bb-misc.vercel.app/api/youtube/downloader
- Price: $0.199187/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/basebuilder-misc-youtube-downloader-17aadaae
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Cy5mkYRgWR30xwikBFSDj

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability basebuilder-misc-youtube-downloader-17aadaae -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you download this YouTube video for me? Here's the URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need programmatic access to download or stream YouTube videos without setting up your own scraping infrastructure. Prefer this over alternatives when you need a hosted, paid-per-call solution that handles YouTube extraction complexity for you.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed YouTube URL returns an error
- Video is geo-restricted or private and cannot be accessed
- YouTube rate limiting or bot detection blocks the request
- Video has been removed or is unavailable
- Unsupported video format or DRM-protected content
- Payment not processed correctly, returns 402
- Timeout if video processing takes too long

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns a downloadable link or stream URL for the requested YouTube video, potentially with metadata such as title, format options, and file size.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/basebuilder-misc-youtube-downloader-17aadaae/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from bb-misc.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/bb-misc.vercel.app/llms.txt)