douyin-batch-download

To batch download Douyin videos, you can specify target user URLs or lists, and the automation script will fetch all available content. It supports incremental downloads to automatically retrieve only new videos, saving time and storage space.

Yes, downloading Douyin videos requires cookie management to authenticate requests. The process utilizes Playwright to handle cookie extraction and management, ensuring reliable access to video metadata and content from the platform.

Yes, you can extract video metadata including likes, comments, and shares during the download process. The script captures these statistics for each video, allowing you to analyze engagement metrics alongside your saved content.

The best way to reduce storage space is by compressing downloaded videos using FFmpeg. The batch download workflow integrates FFmpeg compression directly, allowing you to automatically shrink video file sizes after fetching them from Douyin.

You can browse and search downloaded videos through a local web interface. This HTML interface lets you search your content library and view user statistics, making it easy to manage and navigate your downloaded Douyin videos.

You need dependencies including f2, Playwright for cookie management, pyyaml, httpx, and aiofiles to run the script. Additionally, FFmpeg is integrated into the workflow to handle video compression after downloading.