Youku is China’s famous online video hosting and streaming platform. In some specific scenarios, you may need to download a video from Youku. This article covers how to download a Youku video programmatically in C#.
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C# API to Download Youku Video
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PM> Install-Package Aspose.HTMLDownload Youku Video Programmatically in C#
You can download a Youku video by following the steps below:
- Firstly, set the online URL of a video on Youku.
- Secondly, create an object of MultimediaScraper class.
- Initialize an instance of the Multimedia class.
- Cast a VideoInfo object to YouKuVideoInfo type.
- Finally, download the Youku video.
The code sample below explains how to download a Youku Video programmatically in C#:
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Online Demo
Please try the Youku Video Downloader web app developed using the above API.
Conclusion
In this article, you have learned how to download a Youku video programmatically in C#. You can embed this feature in your .NET or .NET Core based applications with a few lines of code. Furthermore, you can take a look at sever other web scrapping features by visiting the API documentation. Feel free to write to us at the forum and we will be glad to assist you.
Note: We do not support downloading copyrighted videos and using other people’s videos for commercial purposes without their express permission. We are not responsible for any copyright infringement that may occur when using this tool.
