VideoDataProUniversal metadata actor
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Public URL to thumbnail intelligence

Video metadata, thumbnails, and JSON in one run.

Run public YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, posts, TikTok-style URLs, and 1,500+ supported platforms through a branded visual workflow made for AI builders, agencies, analysts, and data teams.

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VideoDataPro

VideoDataPro

Extract video metadata from 1,500+ platforms

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5

live sample URLs

1,500+

platforms

JSON

dataset rows

VideoDataPro public video URL intelligence dashboard

running extraction

URL queue → Thumbnail cards → JSON rows

successmetadata

OREO - New Flavors

YouTube Shorts

Spider-Man Fresh Start Suit trailer

Instagram Reel

I put 1000 fish in my game

Instagram Post

Villa Cipressi in Varenna

Instagram Post

LEGO Batman Tales of the Dark Knight

Instagram Reel

Example TikTok card

TikTok

OREO - New Flavors

YouTube Shorts

Spider-Man Fresh Start Suit trailer

Instagram Reel

I put 1000 fish in my game

Instagram Post

Villa Cipressi in Varenna

Instagram Post

LEGO Batman Tales of the Dark Knight

Instagram Reel

Example TikTok card

TikTok

Live runner

Drop the URLs in. Watch the data wake up.

The runner now looks like a real extraction cockpit: queued public links, an active source preview, thumbnail discovery, and JSON rows moving into the final dataset.

5

URLs loaded

3

steps visible

68%

run signal

Active source

extracting

OREO - New Flavors

YouTube Shorts

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DM-GvFW38Pk

Open Actor
videodatapro.runner
run #01live extraction

Input queue

5 urls
1https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DM-GvFW38Pk
2https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZtsS7DsNPP/
3https://www.instagram.com/p/DYxcnnpNRM2/
4https://www.instagram.com/p/DZsImJXMflf/
5https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYjuyxhCKYl/

Extraction path

stable
Fetch sourceYouTube Shorts
Read previewthumbnail + title
Normalize rowdataset JSON

status

success

thumbnail

found

export

row ready

Output cards

JSON + media
Short
YouTube Shorts

OREO - New Flavors

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DM-GvFW38Pk

Reel
Instagram Reel

Spider-Man Fresh Start Suit trailer

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZtsS7DsNPP/

Post
Instagram Post

I put 1000 fish in my game

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYxcnnpNRM2/

Post
Instagram Post

Villa Cipressi in Varenna

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZsImJXMflf/

OREO - New Flavors

YouTube Shorts

Spider-Man Fresh Start Suit trailer

Instagram Reel

I put 1000 fish in my game

Instagram Post

Villa Cipressi in Varenna

Instagram Post

OREO - New Flavors

YouTube Shorts

Spider-Man Fresh Start Suit trailer

Instagram Reel

I put 1000 fish in my game

Instagram Post

Villa Cipressi in Varenna

Instagram Post

Image motion system

Thumbnails move like a live data stream.

The page now has moving image strips, orbiting preview thumbnails, animated processing states, and hover-lift cards that match the blue and gold brand assets.

Animated URL runner

Mixed YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Shorts, and Reels URLs flow through a visible extraction queue.

Thumbnail-first output

Cards show extracted thumbnails, platform, creator, title, duration, engagement, source URL, and status.

Dataset-ready JSON

Every visual preview maps to clean rows for analytics, AI datasets, reporting, and research workflows.

Responsible automation

Public metadata extraction only. No DRM, paywall, private content, or access-control bypass.

Workflow

Built for creator research, AI datasets, and audits.

Creator research
Thumbnail collection
Content audits
Social monitoring
AI datasets
Campaign reporting
Lead enrichment
Media operations
Structured output

Visual cards become clean dataset rows.

The page can look cinematic, but the export still stays practical: normalized JSON, source URLs, thumbnails, platform names, status, and API-ready fields.

JSON

normalized

CSV

optional

API

ready

sourceUrloriginal public URL
platformYouTube Shorts
thumbnailpreview image URL
statussuccess / failed
dataset studio
5 input rowsexport ready

active dataset row

Short

OREO - New Flavors

YouTube Shorts · Public preview

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DM-GvFW38Pk

row mapping

titleOREO - New Flavors
creatorYouTube Shorts
durationShort
thumbnaili.ytimg.com/vi/DM-GvFW38Pk/...

valid

source

found

thumbnail

ready

export

Sample dataset row
{
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DM-GvFW38Pk",
  "status": "success",
  "platform": "YouTube Shorts",
  "title": "OREO - New Flavors",
  "description": "Hazelnut",
  "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DM-GvFW38Pk/...",
  "webpageUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DM-GvFW38Pk"
}
cURL mixed URL run
curl -X POST \
"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/upworkprashantp~videodatapro-universal-video-metadata-extractor/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DM-GvFW38Pk",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZtsS7DsNPP/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DYxcnnpNRM2/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DZsImJXMflf/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYjuyxhCKYl/"
  ],
  "operation": "metadata"
}'
Responsible use

Public data only. Clean automation always.

VideoDataPro is designed for public video metadata extraction and permitted media workflows. It does not bypass DRM, paywalls, private content protections, age restrictions, login-only content, or platform access controls.

FAQ

Before you run.

A few quick answers about thumbnails, mixed URLs, scale, and responsible use.

Yes. When a public platform exposes thumbnail URLs, VideoDataPro can return them in the actor output. This page renders those thumbnail previews as cards.