Video Downloader Backend

This directory contains the server-side code for the Video Downloader application.

• index.ts - Main entry point and API routes
• services/ - Service modules for different video platforms
  • youtube.ts - YouTube-specific download functionality
  • generic.ts - Generic video download functionality for other platforms

Serves the main application HTML.

Serves static files from the frontend and shared directories.

Get information about a video before downloading.

Request Body:

{
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..."
}

Response:

{
  "title": "Video Title",
  "thumbnail": "https://...",
  "duration": 123,
  "formats": [
    {
      "quality": "720p",
      "format_id": "22",
      "ext": "mp4",
      "resolution": "1280x720"
    },
    ...
  ],
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..."
}

Download a video.

Request Body:

{
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...",
  "quality": "720p"  // Optional
}

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "downloadUrl": "https://...",
  "title": "Video Title"
}

Or in case of error:

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Error message"
}

Health check endpoint.

Response:

{
  "status": "ok"
}