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Can I use youtube-dl to provide the direct links and use other means to download them? [closed]

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Specifically, I would like to use DownloadThemAll. Can I use youtube-dl to just give me the direct link I need?

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Gray Sloth Avatar asked Apr 04 '15 05:04

Gray Sloth


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Sure, you can.

Use the --get-url option to extract the direct link to media. For example:

youtube-dl --get-url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc
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dstftw Avatar answered Oct 01 '22 18:10

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