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Note to Self: yt-dlp Edition

Output Filename Template options

Option Description
id (string) Video identifier
title (string) Video title
fulltitle (string) Video title ignoring live timestamp and generic title
ext (string) Video filename extension
alt_title (string) A secondary title of the video
description (string) The description of the video
display_id (string) An alternative identifier for the video
uploader (string) Full name of the video uploader
uploader_id (string) Nickname or id of the video uploader
uploader_url (string) URL to the video uploader's profile
license (string) License name the video is licensed under
creators (list) The creators of the video
creator (string) The creators of the video; comma-separated
timestamp (numeric) UNIX timestamp of the moment the video became available
upload_date (string) Video upload date in UTC (YYYYMMDD)
release_timestamp (numeric) UNIX timestamp of the moment the video was released
release_date (string) The date (YYYYMMDD) when the video was released in UTC
release_year (numeric) Year (YYYY) when the video or album was released
modified_timestamp (numeric) UNIX timestamp of the moment the video was last modified
modified_date (string) The date (YYYYMMDD) when the video was last modified in UTC
channel (string) Full name of the channel the video is uploaded on
channel_id (string) Id of the channel
channel_url (string) URL of the channel
channel_follower_count (numeric) Number of followers of the channel
channel_is_verified (boolean) Whether the channel is verified on the platform
location (string) Physical location where the video was filmed
duration (numeric) Length of the video in seconds
duration_string (string) Length of the video (HH
view_count (numeric) How many users have watched the video on the platform
concurrent_view_count (numeric) How many users are currently watching the video on the platform.
like_count (numeric) Number of positive ratings of the video
dislike_count (numeric) Number of negative ratings of the video
repost_count (numeric) Number of reposts of the video
average_rating (numeric) Average rating given by users, the scale used depends on the webpage
comment_count (numeric) Number of comments on the video (For some extractors, comments are only downloaded at the end, and so this field cannot be used)
save_count (numeric) Number of times the video has been saved or bookmarked
age_limit (numeric) Age restriction for the video (years)
live_status (string) One of "not_live", "is_live", "is_upcoming", "was_live", "post_live" (was live, but VOD is not yet processed)
is_live (boolean) Whether this video is a live stream or a fixed-length video
was_live (boolean) Whether this video was originally a live stream
playable_in_embed (string) Whether this video is allowed to play in embedded players on other sites
availability (string) Whether the video is "private", "premium_only", "subscriber_only", "needs_auth", "unlisted" or "public"
media_type (string) The type of media as classified by the site, e.g. "episode", "clip", "trailer"
start_time (numeric) Time in seconds where the reproduction should start, as specified in the URL
end_time (numeric) Time in seconds where the reproduction should end, as specified in the URL
extractor (string) Name of the extractor
extractor_key (string) Key name of the extractor
epoch (numeric) Unix epoch of when the information extraction was completed
autonumber (numeric) Number that will be increased with each download, starting at --autonumber-start, padded with leading zeros to 5 digits
video_autonumber (numeric) Number that will be increased with each video
n_entries (numeric) Total number of extracted items in the playlist
playlist_id (string) Identifier of the playlist that contains the video
playlist_title (string) Name of the playlist that contains the video
playlist (string) playlist_title if available or else playlist_id
playlist_count (numeric) Total number of items in the playlist. May not be known if entire playlist is not extracted
playlist_index (numeric) Index of the video in the playlist padded with leading zeros according the final index
playlist_autonumber (numeric) Position of the video in the playlist download queue padded with leading zeros according to the total length of the playlist
playlist_uploader (string) Full name of the playlist uploader
playlist_uploader_id (string) Nickname or id of the playlist uploader
playlist_channel (string) Display name of the channel that uploaded the playlist
playlist_channel_id (string) Identifier of the channel that uploaded the playlist
playlist_webpage_url (string) URL of the playlist webpage
webpage_url (string) A URL to the video webpage which, if given to yt-dlp, should yield the same result again
webpage_url_basename (string) The basename of the webpage URL
webpage_url_domain (string) The domain of the webpage URL
original_url (string) The URL given by the user (or the same as webpage_url for playlist entries)
categories (list) List of categories the video belongs to
tags (list) List of tags assigned to the video
cast (list) List of cast members

Thu Jun 25 2026 20:00:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)