Video Download API
Video Platform

BBC Video Download API

Download video clips and content from BBC. Access news clips, documentary excerpts, and publicly available BBC media.

MP4WebM
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Supported Features

  • News clips
  • Documentary excerpts
  • BBC News videos
  • Sports highlights
  • Multiple qualities
  • Subtitles support

Quick start example

Download BBC videos with a simple API call. Here's how to get started:

download-bbc-video.sh
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.endpoint-hidden-contact-us.com/v1/video/download?query=https://bbc.com/news/video/abc123' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
Response200 OK
{
  "job_id": "0193443f-fb80-9d19-29ba-82bc77c7cd84"
}

Use the job_id to check the download status via the Jobs endpoint.

Job completed response

What you get when the download is ready

Once the job completes, retrieve the full response using the job_id. Here's an example of a completed BBC video download:

GET /api/jobs/{job_id}
curl -X GET "https://api.endpoint-hidden-contact-us.com/v1/jobs/019b550b-da47-4d31-b764-242dfb16944e" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Completed Job Response200 OK
{
  "id": "019b550b-da47-4d31-b764-242dfb16944e",
  "success": true,
  "status": "CompletedJob",
  "endpoint": "/api/video/download",
  "created_at": "2025-12-25T10:26:38.790691Z",
  "started_at": "2025-12-25T10:26:38.794956Z",
  "duration_ms": 19677,
  "args": {
    "query": "https://www.bbc.com/video/example",
    "video_format": "mp4",
    "download_type": "video",
    "video_quality": "best",
    "async": false
  },
  "result": {
    "metadata": {
      "title": "Example BBC Video Title",
      "duration": 127,
      "thumbnail": "https://example.com/thumbnail.jpg",
      "resolution": "1920x1080",
      "view_count": 125430,
      "like_count": 8542,
      "channel_id": "xxxxxx",
      "description": "Video description from BBC...",
      "upload_date": 1760832000
    },
    "response": "https://s3.domain.com/videos/00b2b9fb-0d26-468b-8c14-d07c22161992.mp4"
  }
}

result.response

Direct S3 URL to download the processed video file. Cached and ready for immediate access.

result.metadata

Rich metadata including title, duration, thumbnails, view counts, and more.

duration_ms

Processing time in milliseconds. Most jobs complete in under 30 seconds.

status

Job status: PendingJob, RunningJob, or CompletedJob.

Why use our BBC video download API

Built for reliability, speed, and ease of integration

Live processing

Real-time extraction of BBC videos with async job tracking

High reliability

99.9% uptime with automatic failover and error handling

Multiple formats

Support for MP4, WebM with quality options

Related platforms

YouTube

Standard videos, Shorts, and multiple URL formats

Vimeo

Public and unlisted videos

Dailymotion

Standard video content

Start downloading BBC videos today

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