- 1 year ago
Download all mp4 videos from a website
Downloading videos from a website without the owner's permission may be illegal and a violation of the website's terms of service. Therefore, it's essential to ensure you have the right to download the videos before proceeding.
Assuming you have permission to download the videos, you can use Python with the requests
library to automate the process. Here's a Python script that can help you download all MP4 videos from a website:
pythonimport os
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
from urllib.parse import urljoin
def download_videos(base_url, output_folder):
# Create the output folder if it doesn't exist
if not os.path.exists(output_folder):
os.makedirs(output_folder)
# Send an HTTP GET request to the base URL
response = requests.get(base_url)
# Parse the HTML content using BeautifulSoup
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, 'html.parser')
# Find all links on the page
links = soup.find_all('a')
for link in links:
href = link.get('href')
if href and href.endswith('.mp4'):
# Join the base URL with the video link to get the absolute URL
video_url = urljoin(base_url, href)
# Get the filename from the URL
filename = os.path.basename(video_url)
# Download the video
response = requests.get(video_url)
with open(os.path.join(output_folder, filename), 'wb') as f:
f.write(response.content)
print(f"Downloaded: {filename}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
base_url = "https://www.example.com/videos/" # Replace with the website URL
output_folder = "videos" # Replace with the folder where you want to save the videos
download_videos(base_url, output_folder)
Please replace https://www.example.com/videos/
with the URL of the website where the videos are located. Also, specify the output_folder
variable with the folder where you want to save the downloaded videos.
Keep in mind that website structures and HTML layouts may vary, and this script may not work for all websites. Additionally, downloading videos without permission may be against the website's terms of service and copyright laws. Be sure to check the website's policies before attempting to download any videos.