Reading an address before you paste it
A video address is written in four parts, and each part answers a question about what is waiting at the other end.
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Four parts, read left to right
Every address you paste here is made of the same components in the same order: the host, the path, an identifier for one item, and an optional query string after a question mark. Reading them in that order answers three questions. Who serves this, is it one video or a collection, and was this address issued to me alone.
None of this replaces pressing Analyze, which loads the page and reports the real files it is serving. It saves you from pasting addresses with nothing behind them, and it tells you what to fix when a paste comes back empty.
The host: who is serving the file
The host is the part between the double slash and the next single slash. It names the service that answers the request, and two details in it are worth reading.
A prefix in front of the main name often marks a section other than the video pages: help, developer, accounts, or static files. An address on one of those has no player on it. The second detail is a shortener, recognisable because the host is a handful of characters and the path is a short code with no words in it. A shortened address usually works here, because the redirect is followed.
The path: one video or a collection
The path is everything after the host up to the question mark, split by slashes. It is the strongest signal in the address, because hosts label their sections in plain words.
A segment such as watch, video, embed, clip, post, or a date followed by a headline describes one item. A segment such as channel, profile, playlist, category, tag, search, or trending describes a collection, and a collection has no single file behind it. Pasting one of those returns nothing, which is the correct answer rather than a fault. Open the video you want from that page and read the address you land on.
The identifier: the video itself
Inside the path, or immediately after the question mark, sits a short run of letters and digits with no meaning to a reader. That is the identifier for one video, and its presence is what makes an address specific.
Two things go wrong with it. The first is truncation: an address copied out of a chat message loses the end of the identifier and points at nothing. If the run stops against a bracket or a full stop, copy the address again from the original page. The second is an identifier naming a comment rather than a video, which happens when you copied a link to a reply in a discussion.
The query string: parameters, and addresses issued to one viewer
After the question mark come parameters separated by ampersands. Most describe how you arrived, or where playback started, and they change nothing about which video the address names. Paste them as they are.
One pattern deserves attention. An address several hundred characters long, carrying an expiry time and a signature, was issued to one viewer for a short window. Reload the page that produced it and paste the fresh address immediately.
The other pattern is an address whose real destination sits inside a parameter, after an equals sign. Copy that inner address, from the http part to the end, and paste it alone.
Five addresses, read in order
The same reading applied to five links decides what to do with each one.
- Video service, path segment watch, a twelve-character identifier, one short parameter: one video, ready to paste.
- Video service, path segment playlist or channel, no identifier for a single item: a collection. Open one video from it and read that address.
- Storage or delivery host, path ending in .mp4, a query string carrying an expiry and a signature: a file issued to one viewer. Paste it right away.
- Four-character host and a six-character path: a shortener. Paste it and the redirect is followed.
- An identifier stopping against a bracket or a full stop: the address was cut short. Copy it again from the page it came from.
After the reading, the download
Paste the address into the box at the top of this page and press Analyze. The result is a list of the files that page is serving, each row with a resolution and a size in megabytes. Press Download file on the row you want and keep the tab open until the transfer finishes.
No account and no email address are involved. Free use has a file size ceiling; when your row is over it, take a smaller one, or raise the ceiling with Pro.
Questions about reading an address
How do I tell a single video address from a playlist address?
Read the path. Words such as watch, video, or clip followed by a short identifier name one video. Words such as playlist, channel, profile, or search name a collection, and there is no single file behind those.
Do I need to remove the parameters after the question mark?
No. Ordinary parameters describe how you arrived and do not change which video the address names. Paste the address as you copied it.
What is the very long address with an expiry time in it?
It is a file address signed for one viewer and one time window. It works in the browser it was issued to and stops working when the window closes. Reload the original page to get a fresh one and paste it straight away.
The address has another web address written inside it. Which part do I use?
Use the inner one. Copy it from the http part to the end of that parameter and paste it on its own.
My address ends in .mp4 instead of a page. Is that usable?
Yes. There is no page to read in that case, so Analyze confirms the file is reachable, reports its size, and downloads it.
How can I tell whether an address was cut short when I copied it?
Look at the identifier at the end. If it stops against a bracket, a full stop, or a space, part of it is missing. Copy the address again from the page it came from rather than from the message you received.