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Sora AI Video Scraper - OpenAI Video Generator

🎬 Extract AI-generated videos from Sora by OpenAI! This powerful Apify actor collects videos, thumbnails, prompts, and metadata from OpenAI's revolutionary text-to-video AI model.

🚀 Key Features

What Gets Extracted

• 🎥 Video URLs: Direct links to AI-generated videos
• 🖼️ Thumbnails: Preview images for each video
• 📝 Prompts: The text prompts used to generate videos
• ⏱️ Duration: Video length information
• 📊 Metadata: Views, likes, resolution, creator info
• 🏷️ Categories: Video types and classifications
• 📅 Timestamps: Creation and scraping dates

Technical Features

• ⚡ Fast Extraction: Optimized Playwright crawler
• 📜 Infinite Scroll: Automatically loads more content
• 🔄 Smart Retry: Handles network issues gracefully
• 💾 Multiple Formats: Export as JSON, CSV, or Excel
• 🔌 API Ready: Direct integration with your apps
• 🛡️ Reliable: Built-in error handling and recovery

📋 Complete Data Schema

💡 Use Cases

For AI Researchers

• 📚 Dataset Creation: Build training datasets for video AI
• 🔬 Prompt Analysis: Study effective prompt engineering
• 📈 Trend Analysis: Track AI video generation trends
• 🎯 Quality Assessment: Evaluate AI video capabilities

For Content Creators

• 🎨 Inspiration Gallery: Discover creative prompts
• 🎬 Video References: Find AI video examples
• 💡 Idea Generation: Explore different styles
• 📱 Social Media Content: Source unique videos

For Developers

• 🔧 API Integration: Build apps with AI videos
• 🗄️ Database Population: Fill video databases
• 🤖 Bot Creation: Automated video collection
• 📊 Analytics Tools: Video performance tracking

🚀 Quick Start

Option 1: Run on Apify Platform

1. Go to the Actor page
2. Click "Try for free"
3. Configure your parameters
4. Click "Start" to run

Option 2: API Integration

const response =awaitfetch('https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_USERNAME~sora-video-scraper/runs',{
method:'POST',
headers:{
'Content-Type':'application/json',
'Authorization':'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'
},
body:JSON.stringify({
maxVideos:50,
includePrompts:true,
includeMetadata:true,
sortBy:'newest'
})
});

Option 3: Node.js SDK

import{ ApifyClient }from'apify-client';
const client =newApifyClient({token:'YOUR_API_TOKEN'});
const run =await client.actor('YOUR_USERNAME/sora-video-scraper').call({
maxVideos:50,
includePrompts:true
});
const{ items }=await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

⚙️ Input Parameters

{
"maxVideos":50,
"includePrompts":true,
"includeMetadata":true,
"downloadVideos":false,
"categories":["all"],
"sortBy":"newest",
"debug":false
}

Parameters Explained

• maxVideos (1-500): Number of videos to extract
• includePrompts: Extract generation prompts
• includeMetadata: Include views, likes, duration
• downloadVideos: Download actual video files
• categories: Filter by video type
• sortBy: Order results (newest/oldest/popular)
• debug: Enable detailed logging

📊 Output Example

{
"title":"Aerial drone footage of Big Sur coastline",
"videoUrl":"https://sora-video.openai.com/video-12345.mp4",
"thumbnailUrl":"https://sora-video.openai.com/thumb-12345.jpg",
"prompt":"Aerial drone shot of dramatic cliffs along Big Sur coastline at sunset, waves crashing against rocks, cinematic style",
"duration":"0:30",
"resolution":"1920x1080",
"category":"Nature",
"creator":"Sora AI",
"views":15420,
"likes":342,
"createdAt":"2025-08-19T14:30:00.000Z",
"source":"Sora by OpenAI",
"pageUrl":"https://sora.chatgpt.com/explore/videos",
"scrapedAt":"2025-08-21T03:00:00.000Z"
}

🔌 Integration Examples

Save to Database

// MongoDB Example
const videos =awaitgetScraperResults();
await db.collection('sora_videos').insertMany(videos);
// PostgreSQL Example
for(const video of videos){
await db.query(
'INSERT INTO sora_videos (title, video_url, prompt) VALUES ($1, $2, $3)',
[video.title, video.videoUrl, video.prompt]
);
}

Webhook Integration

{
"webhook":{
"url":"https://your-api.com/webhook",
"method":"POST",
"headers":{
"Authorization":"Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
}
}
}

📈 Performance

💰 Pricing

• Free Tier: $5 credits (~100 videos)
• Paid Usage: ~$0.10 per 100 videos
• Subscription: From $49/month unlimited

🛡️ Reliability Features

• ✅ Automatic retry on failures
• ✅ Multiple fallback selectors
• ✅ Graceful error handling
• ✅ Request timeout protection
• ✅ Memory optimization
• ✅ Rate limit compliance

🤝 Support

• 📧 Email: support@apify.com
• 💬 Discord: Join Community
• 📚 Docs: docs.apify.com
• 🐛 Issues: Report on GitHub

📝 Legal & Ethics

This scraper is designed for:

• Research and educational purposes
• Content discovery and inspiration
• Building AI video databases
• Analyzing AI capabilities

Please respect:

• OpenAI's terms of service
• Content attribution requirements
• Fair use guidelines
• Rate limiting best practices

🔄 Updates

Version 1.0 (Current)

• Initial release
• Basic video extraction
• Prompt collection
• Metadata extraction

Roadmap

• Video download support
• Advanced filtering
• Batch processing
• Real-time monitoring
• API webhooks

⭐ Reviews

If this actor helps you, please:

1. ⭐ Star on Apify Store
2. 📝 Leave a review
3. 🔗 Share with others
4. 💡 Suggest features

📄 License

MIT License - Free for any use

Built with ❤️ for the AI community

Disclaimer: This is an unofficial scraper. Sora and OpenAI are trademarks of OpenAI, Inc.