# twitch-dl download Download videos or clips. ### USAGE ``` twitch-dl download [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] ``` ### ARGUMENTS

<videos>

One or more video ID, clip slug or twitch URL to download.

### FLAGS

-k, --keep	Don't delete downloaded VODs and playlists after merging.
--no-join	Don't run ffmpeg to join the downloaded vods, implies --keep.
--overwrite	Overwrite the target file if it already exists without prompting.

### OPTIONS

-w, --max-workers	Number of workers for downloading vods concurrently (default 5)
-s, --start	Download video from this time (hh:mm or hh:mm:ss)
-e, --end	Download video up to this time (hh:mm or hh:mm:ss)
-f, --format	Video format to convert into, passed to ffmpeg as the target file extension. Defaults to mkv.
-q, --quality	Video quality, e.g. 720p. Set to 'source' to get best quality.
-a, --auth-token	Authentication token, passed to Twitch to access subscriber only VODs. Can be copied from the 'auth_token' cookie in any browser logged in on Twitch.
-o, --output	Output file name template. See docs for details.
-r, --rate-limit	Limit the maximum download speed in bytes per second. Use 'k' and 'm' suffixes for kbps and mbps.
-c, --chapter	Download a single chapter of the video. Specify the chapter number or use the flag without a number to display a chapter select prompt.

### Examples Download a video by ID or URL: ``` twitch-dl download 221837124 twitch-dl download https://www.twitch.tv/videos/221837124 ``` Specify video quality to download to prevent a prompt: ``` twitch-dl download -q 720p 221837124 ``` Setting quality to `source` will download the best available quality: ``` twitch-dl download -q source 221837124 ``` Setting quality to `audio_only` will download only audio: ``` twitch-dl download -q audio_only 221837124 ``` Download multiple videos one after the other: ``` twitch-dl download 1559928295 1557034274 1555157293 -q source ``` ### Overriding the target file name The target filename can be defined by passing the `--output` option followed by the desired file name, e.g. `--output strim.mkv`. The filename uses [Python format string syntax](https://docs.python.org/3/library/string.html#format-string-syntax) and may contain placeholders in curly braces which will be replaced with relevant information tied to the downloaded video, e.g. `--output "{date}_{id}.{format}"`. The supported placeholders are: | Placeholder | Description | Sample | | ----------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ | | `{id}` | Video ID | 1255522958 | | `{title}` | Video title | Dark Souls 3 First playthrough | | `{title_slug}` | Slugified video title | dark_souls_3_first_playthrough | | `{datetime}` | Video date and time | 2022-01-07T04:00:27Z | | `{date}` | Video date | 2022-01-07 | | `{time}` | Video time | 04:00:27Z | | `{channel}` | Channel name | KatLink | | `{channel_login}` | Channel login | katlink | | `{format}` | File extension, see `--format` | mkv | | `{game}` | Game name | Dark Souls III | | `{game_slug}` | Slugified game name | dark_souls_iii | | `{slug}` | Clip slug (clips only) | AbrasivePlacidCatDxAbomb | A couple of examples: | | | | -- | -- | | Pattern | `{date}_{id}_{channel_login}_{title_slug}.{format}` *(default)* | | Expands to | `2022-01-07_1255522958_katlink_dark_souls_3_first_playthrough.mkv` |
| | | | -- | -- | | Pattern | `{channel} - {game} - {title}.{format}` | | Expands to | `KatLink - Dark Souls III - Dark Souls 3 First playthrough.mkv` | ### Downloading subscriber-only VODs To download sub-only VODs, you need to find your auth token. It can be found using your browser, in a cookie named `auth_token`. 1. Open twitch.tv in your browser and make sure you're logged in. 2. Open developer tools (F12 shortcut in Firefox and Chrome). 3. Open the `Storage` tab on Firefox, or `Application` tab in Chrome. 4. Click on `Cookies` → `https://www.twitch.tv/` in the sidebar. 5. Find the `auth-token` cookie in the list and copy it's value.  The auth token will be a 30 character long string of random letters and numbers, something like `iduetx4i107rn4b9wrgctf590aiktv`. Then you can pass this to the download command: ``` twitch-dl download 221837124 --auth-token iduetx4i107rn4b9wrgctf590aiktv ```