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Importly.io

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Importly makes it easy to pull video or audio from any public link - like YouTube, podcasts, or social media - and send it wherever you need it. No need to mess with downloads, weird formats, blocked links, or slow tools. Just give Importly a link, and it will: Grab the video or audio file for you M

About Importly.io

Importly.io offers an API that enables developers and businesses to import video and audio from public URLs, such as YouTube, TikTok, and podcasts, into their applications or workflows. The service is designed to simplify media ingestion by handling site rules, retries, and delivery, eliminating the need to build custom scrapers or manage infrastructure. It integrates with popular automation tools and supports hundreds of platforms. Pricing includes a free tier with starter credits and usage-based billing for higher volumes. The tool is suitable for both no-code builders and developers seeking to automate or scale media imports.

Best for: developers, no-code builders, SaaS founders, content and AI tool creators

Key features

  • API fetches video or audio from public URLs for integration into apps or workflows.
  • Integrates with automation tools like Zapier, Make, Airtable, Notion, and n8n.
  • Supports importing from hundreds of platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Twitter/X, Vimeo, and SoundCloud.
  • Delivers imported media directly to storage solutions such as S3 buckets.
  • Webhook notifications and access to hundreds of platforms on all plans.
  • Offers built-in AI transcription or integration with external speech-to-text providers.

Use cases

  • Importing YouTube videos into applications.
  • Automatically saving podcast episodes to cloud storage.
  • Triggering transcription workflows when a video link is submitted.
  • Allowing users to paste a link instead of uploading files.
  • Building automations that convert links into media assets.
  • Extracting audio from video interviews for analysis.

Pros

  • Free tier with starter credits for testing and development.
  • No need to build or maintain custom scrapers.
  • Works across hundreds of sites and handles blocked or rate-limited platforms.
  • Simple API and webhook-based workflow integration.

Limitations

  • Free plan has a 1GB credit limit and allows only 2 parallel requests.

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