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Download video from X/Twitter posts using yt-dlp. Use when the user wants to "download this X video", "save this tweet video", "grab video from Twitter", or provides an x.com/twitter.com status URL with a video. Handles HLS streams and uses --print after_move:filepath for reliable path detection.

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Download X/Twitter Video

Download video from X/Twitter posts via yt-dlp.

Prerequisites

  • yt-dlp: brew install yt-dlp

Usage

python3 scripts/download_x_video.py "https://x.com/user/status/123/video/1" [/output/dir]

Prints the downloaded file path to stdout.

How It Works

  • Uses yt-dlp with --print after_move:filepath for reliable path detection
  • Handles Twitter's HLS streaming format (fragmented MP4)
  • Output template: x_video_<tweet_id>.<ext> in the specified directory

Troubleshooting

yt-dlp auth errors

If Twitter requires login, yt-dlp may need cookies:

yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser chrome "https://x.com/..."