Video Download API
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CNN Video Download API

Download news videos and clips from CNN. Access breaking news footage, interviews, and documentary content.

MP4WebM
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Supported Features

  • Breaking news clips
  • Interviews
  • Documentary segments
  • Live event recordings
  • HD quality
  • Subtitles support

Quick start example

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

download-cnn-video.sh
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.endpoint-hidden-contact-us.com/v1/video/download?query=https://cnn.com/videos/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 CNN 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.cnn.com/video/example",
    "video_format": "mp4",
    "download_type": "video",
    "video_quality": "best",
    "async": false
  },
  "result": {
    "metadata": {
      "title": "Example CNN 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 CNN...",
      "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 CNN video download API

Built for reliability, speed, and ease of integration

Live processing

Real-time extraction of CNN 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 CNN videos today

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