# TED Talk Video Downloader 🎥 (`easyapi/ted-talk-video-downloader`) Actor

Extract and download TED talk videos and audio in multiple quality options. Perfect for educational content creators, researchers, and TED talk enthusiasts who need offline access to valuable content. Supports batch processing and provides structured metadata. 🎥 🎧

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/ted-talk-video-downloader.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Integrations, Other
- **Stats:** 39 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## TED Talk Video Downloader 🎥

Download videos and audio from TED.com talks with ease! This actor helps you extract downloadable media content from TED talk URLs.

### Features ✨

- 🎯 Extract video content in multiple qualities (low, medium, high)
- 🎧 Download audio-only version of talks
- 📊 Detailed metadata including title and duration
- 🚀 Process multiple TED talk URLs in batch
- ⚡ Fast and efficient processing
- 💾 Structured JSON output

### Input Parameters 📝

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

- `links` (Array): List of TED talk URLs to process

### Output Format 📋

The actor outputs JSON format data containing:

- Original URL
- Talk title
- Video duration
- Available media formats (video/audio)
- Direct download links for different quality options

### Usage 💡

1. Input one or more TED talk URLs
2. Run the actor
3. Get structured data with download links
4. Choose your preferred quality and format

### Limitations ⚠️

- Only works with public TED talk URLs
- Respects TED.com's terms of service
- Rate limiting applied to prevent overload

### Support 🤝

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please create an issue.

#### Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

```json
{
    "links": [
        "https://www.ted.com/talks/julieanna_l_richardson_the_mission_to_safeguard_black_history_in_the_us"
    ]
}
```

#### Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the **Storage** tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

```json
[
    {
        "url": "https://www.ted.com/talks/julieanna_l_richardson_the_mission_to_safeguard_black_history_in_the_us",
        "result": {
            "url": "https://www.ted.com/talks/julieanna_l_richardson_the_mission_to_safeguard_black_history_in_the_us",
            "title": "<3",
            "source": "ted",
            "thumbnail": "",
            "duration": 0,
            "medias": [
                {
                    "url": "https://download.ted.com/products/153539.mp4?apikey=acme-roadrunner",
                    "quality": "low",
                    "extension": "mp4",
                    "type": "video"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://download.ted.com/products/153540.mp4?apikey=acme-roadrunner",
                    "quality": "medium",
                    "extension": "mp4",
                    "type": "video"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://download.ted.com/products/153541.mp4?apikey=acme-roadrunner",
                    "quality": "high",
                    "extension": "mp4",
                    "type": "video"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://download.ted.com/talks/JulieannaLRichardson_2021X.mp3",
                    "quality": "audio",
                    "extension": "mp3",
                    "type": "audio"
                }
            ],
            "type": "multiple",
            "error": false,
            "time_end": 623
        }
    }
]
```

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# Actor input Schema

## `links` (type: `array`):

List of TED talk URLs to process

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optionally, use Apify Proxy or custom HTTP proxy to avoid IP address-based blocking.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "links": [
    "https://www.ted.com/talks/julieanna_l_richardson_the_mission_to_safeguard_black_history_in_the_us"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/ted-talk-video-downloader").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/ted-talk-video-downloader").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call easyapi/ted-talk-video-downloader --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/ted-talk-video-downloader"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/cRX7d3pvh5XcED0yA/builds/7ak42dSEqGuTFAdwI/openapi.json