Download

TikTok and Instagram links are not directly fetchable by the generation providers. Stage the source first, then pass the returned url to the clone steps. Each call stages one video’s file to the VidJutsu CDN.

downloadTikTokVideo

Usage

const { data, error } = await vj.downloadTikTokVideo({
  url: "https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/1234567890",
});

Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
`url`	`string`	Yes	Public TikTok video/post URL

downloadInstagramVideo

Usage

const { data, error } = await vj.downloadInstagramVideo({
  url: "https://www.instagram.com/reel/AbcDefGhi/",
});

Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
`url`	`string`	Yes	Public Instagram video/post URL

Returns

Both methods return the same shape.

Field	Type	Description
`assetId`	`string`	Id of the staged asset
`url`	`string`	The staged VidJutsu CDN URL to use downstream
`platform`	`string`	Source platform
`externalId`	`string`	The post’s id on the source platform
`sourceUrl`	`string`	The original URL that was staged
`contentType`	`string`	MIME type of the staged file
`size`	`number`	File size in bytes
`sha256`	`string`	SHA-256 hash of the staged file
`reused`	`boolean`	`true` when the same post was already staged

Rate limit

Metered per call. Returns HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header when the daily limit is hit.

Getting Started

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Storage

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downloadTikTokVideo

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downloadInstagramVideo

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downloadTikTokVideo

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downloadInstagramVideo

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