# KiteEndpoints.ai YouTube Download API

> KiteEndpoints.ai YouTube Download API is a paid API for AI agents from kite-hub-v2.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.19/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Downloads or extracts video/audio data from YouTube URLs via a paid per-request endpoint

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-hub-v2.vercel.app/api/youtube-dl
- Price: $0.19/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-youtube-download-api-65e8ce20
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_mk9sntEVCW3XyvQ1jwadG

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 kiteendpoints-ai-youtube-download-api-65e8ce20 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you download the audio from this YouTube video for me? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically download or extract media from YouTube URLs and want to pay per request with USDC rather than managing your own yt-dlp infrastructure or API keys

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unavailable YouTube URL returns error
- Age-restricted or private videos may not be downloadable
- YouTube blocking or rate limiting may cause failures
- Video removed or deleted returns not found error
- Geographic restrictions may prevent access to certain videos

## How this service works

400+ paid API endpoints. Social media, AI, crypto, finance, weather, ecommerce, tools. Pay per request with USDC on Base chain.

## Output

Returns an object containing extracted video or audio data, download links, or media metadata from the specified YouTube URL

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-youtube-download-api-65e8ce20/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-hub-v2.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-hub-v2.vercel.app/llms.txt)