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Use Case

Marketing & Advertising

Marketing and advertising teams need visibility into competitor campaigns and creative trends. Our API enables systematic collection of video ads, influencer content, and campaign assets across all major platforms. Build comprehensive competitive intelligence databases and creative libraries to inform your marketing strategy.

Key Benefits

  • Analyze competitor video ad campaigns
  • Build creative asset libraries for inspiration
  • Track influencer content and partnerships
  • Monitor brand mentions in video content
  • Create benchmark databases of top-performing ads

How It Works

  1. 1

    Identify competitor and industry content

  2. 2

    Download ads and creative assets systematically

  3. 3

    Extract metadata for campaign analysis

  4. 4

    Organize by brand, platform, and campaign

  5. 5

    Generate competitive intelligence reports

Example Implementation

Production-ready TypeScript code using the REST API, with your key from the dashboard

ad-intelligence.ts
const API = "https://videodownloadapi.com/api/v1";
const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VIDEO_API_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

type Download = { download_id: string; status: string; title: string; download_url?: string };

async function download(url: string, options: { format?: string; quality?: string } = {}) {
  const res = await fetch(`${API}/downloads`, {
    method: "POST",
    headers,
    body: JSON.stringify({ url, ...options }),
  });
  if (res.status === 402) throw new Error("Not enough minutes");
  if (res.status === 429) throw new Error("Too many requests: retry in a few seconds");
  let item: Download = await res.json();

  // Poll until the file is ready (or failed: minutes are refunded automatically)
  while (item.status !== "ready" && item.status !== "failed") {
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
    item = await fetch(`${API}/downloads/${item.download_id}`, { headers }).then((r) => r.json());
  }
  if (item.status === "failed") throw new Error(`Download failed: ${url}`);
  return item;
}

// Collect competitor ad creatives into your swipe file
async function collectCompetitorAds(campaigns: { brand: string; url: string }[]) {
  for (const campaign of campaigns) {
    const item = await download(campaign.url, { quality: "1080p" });
    console.log(`${campaign.brand}: ${item.title} → ${item.download_url}`);
  }
}

collectCompetitorAds([{ brand: "Competitor", url: "https://facebook.com/watch?v=123" }]);
  • TypeScript
  • Async/Await
  • Automatic polling
  • Error Handling
How it runs

Built for production

One API for every platform, with predictable costs and nothing to host.

Async jobs

Start a download, poll its progress, get a link: long videos never time out

Refunds on failure

Private, deleted or unreadable videos cost nothing

Private storage

Files stay private to your account and are deleted after 48 hours

Secure API keys

Personal, revocable API keys for every integration

AI assistants

The same key works from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor through MCP

European team

Built and run by a team based in Europe

1 min
Billing unit, rounded up
4
Formats: MP4, MP3, M4A, WAV
48 h
File storage
10
Free minutes a month

Ideal For

  • Marketing agencies
  • Brand managers
  • Creative directors
  • Competitive intelligence teams
  • Media buyers

Supported Platforms

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Start using our Video Download API for marketing & advertising today. Pay per minute of media, no hidden fees.