# KiteEndpoints.ai - YouTube Video Downloader

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

Downloads YouTube videos or extracts video metadata/stream URLs from a given YouTube video URL

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-endpoints.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-video-downloader-fe8b9057
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_AhWNqvHQ56kb-vOH4mOM8

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-video-downloader-fe8b9057 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you download this YouTube video for me — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ — and give me a direct link I can use to save it?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to programmatically download or extract stream URLs from YouTube videos without using the official YouTube Data API (which does not provide download links). Useful for archival, offline playback pipelines, or when you need direct media access. Pay-per-request at $0.19 USDC via Base chain makes it suitable for low-to-medium volume use without subscription overhead.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed YouTube URL — returns error in result object
- Video is private or region-locked — extraction fails with access error
- Video has been deleted or is unavailable — returns empty or error result
- YouTube anti-bot measures block the request — intermittent failures
- Age-restricted content may fail without authentication
- Very long or live videos may time out

## 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 a result object containing the video download URL, stream links, and/or metadata for the requested YouTube video, allowing the caller to access or save the video content directly.

## 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-video-downloader-fe8b9057/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-endpoints.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-endpoints.vercel.app/llms.txt)