video-downloading

name	video-downloading
description	Download videos and GIFs from X/Twitter posts in the browser or via API. Single video, batch download, and quality selection. Use when users want to save or download Twitter/X videos.
license	MIT
metadata	{"author":"nichxbt","version":"1.0"}

Video Downloading

Download videos and GIFs from X/Twitter posts — no API key needed.

Script Selection

Goal	File	Navigate to
Download video from current tweet	src/videoDownloaderBrowser.js	Tweet page (x.com/user/status/ID)
Batch download multiple videos	src/videoDownloaderBrowser.js	Any page
Download video info only (no save)	src/videoDownloaderBrowser.js	Tweet page
Download via script (non-browser)	scripts/videoDownloader.js	N/A (run in console)
Download via API	api/routes/video.js	POST /api/video/download

Quick Start

1. Navigate to a tweet with a video: x.com/user/status/123456
2. Open DevTools (F12) → Console
3. Paste src/videoDownloaderBrowser.js → Enter

Available Functions

After pasting src/videoDownloaderBrowser.js:

downloadCurrent()                   // Download video from current tweet page
downloadFromUrl('https://x.com/..') // Navigate to tweet URL and download
downloadGif()                       // Download GIF (GIFs are MP4 on X)
batchDownload(['url1', 'url2', ..]) // Download videos from multiple tweet URLs
getVideoInfo()                      // Show video metadata without downloading

Configuration

const CONFIG = {
  QUALITY: 'highest',       // 'highest', 'lowest', 'all'
  AUTO_DOWNLOAD: true,      // Auto-trigger browser download
  SHOW_ALL_QUALITIES: true  // Show all available quality options
};

Quality Options

Setting	Behavior
'highest'	Downloads best resolution (default)
'lowest'	Downloads smallest file size
'all'	Shows all available bitrates to choose from

Notes

• Videos on X are served as MP4; GIFs are also stored as MP4
• Quality options depend on what X uploaded — not all tweets have multiple qualities
• Batch download respects delays between requests to avoid rate limits
• getVideoInfo() shows tweet ID, author, and all available video URLs before committing to a download

Related Skills

• content-posting — Upload and post your own videos
• media-studio — Manage your uploaded media library
• twitter-scraping — Scrape tweet metadata alongside video URLs