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VIDEO & MULTIMODAL DATA SCRAPING

Keep multimodal data movingthrough the collection pipeline

Support public video, audio, caption, and metadata downloads with unmetered traffic, 10Gbps+ per-project capacity, and target-specific proxy pools.

Unmetered project traffic10Gbps+ per-project capacityTarget-specific proxy poolsHTTP(S) and SOCKS access
multimodal pipelinestream ready
Video and Multimodal Data123Proxy data network
Video objectsMEDIA
Audio tracksAUDIO
CaptionsSUBTITLE
Public metadataMETADATA
ManifestQUEUE
High bandwidthPROXY
DownloadersWORKERS
CAPACITY10Gbps+
TRAFFICUnmetered
OUTPUTCustomer storage
10Gbps+Per-project capacity
UnmeteredPredictable transfer cost
Custom poolsTarget-specific routing
24/7Enterprise support
01 / Workload

Video bottlenecks aremore than concurrency

Large objects, segments, captions, and metadata require sustained transfer, recoverable queues, and relationship checks.

Sustained throughput

Project capacity for large media objects.

Recoverable retries

Resume failed or interrupted downloads.

Object relationships

Keep media, captions, audio, and metadata linked.

Predictable transfer cost

Unmetered traffic for long-running jobs.

02 / Scenarios

Built for large objectsand long download windows

Treat a complete media object and its related metadata as the unit of success.

01

Public video corpora

Download public media and descriptive metadata.

Focus: throughput
02

Caption and audio corpora

Keep tracks, captions, and timing aligned.

Focus: relationships
03

Short-form media

Handle high object counts with stable concurrency.

Focus: concurrency
03 / Architecture

Manifest first, then a recoverable download queue

Separate discovery, transfer, validation, and storage so one failed object does not block the batch.

01
Build the manifest

Record source, object ID, and expected files.

02
Allocate target pools

Plan routing and bandwidth by source.

03
Download with recovery

Apply timeouts, retries, and range support where available.

04
Validate before storage

Check files and related metadata.

Data scraping architecture123Proxy network
ManifestQUEUE
Proxy poolROUTE
DownloadersWORKERS
Object storageOUTPUT
Primary proxyHigh bandwidth
BillingUnmetered
Success unitComplete object
04 / Proxy strategy

Use high-bandwidth proxy IP as the primary transfer layer

Large AI datasets are constrained first by aggregate throughput and transfer cost. Residential proxies are added only when a workload needs explicit geographic identity.

Primary productHigh-bandwidth proxy IPUnmetered project capacity
Capacity10Gbps+Validated with representative targets
AccessHTTP(S) / SOCKSWorks with existing collectors
05 / Validation

Validate complete objects, not peak speed

Measure useful throughput, first-pass success, retry transfer, and final batch completion.

Complete objects
Media and metadata validated together
Useful throughput
Successfully stored bytes per time
First-pass success
Objects completed without retry
Retry transfer
Extra bytes caused by recovery
Relationship integrity
Media, captions, and metadata remain linked
Batch completion
Time to finish the planned manifest

Validate all capacity assumptions with representative public targets, real response sizes, retry behavior, and the required completion window.

06 / Developer access

Use standard proxy parameters in existing downloaders

Configure yt-dlp, curl, requests, or internal downloaders while keeping manifests, retries, and validation in your task system.

Standard proxy configurationExplicit timeout and retry policyMeasure useful data throughput
yt-dlp / public mediaIntegration example
yt-dlp \
  --proxy "http://user:pass@proxy.123proxy.cn:9000" \
  --write-info-json \
  --write-subs \
  --retries 8 \
  "https://target.example/public-video"
07 / FAQ

Questions to answer before production

Validate workload boundaries, useful throughput, retry behavior, and dataset completeness with representative public targets.

Does the plan include a video downloader?

The standard scope is proxy infrastructure. Existing tools or separately scoped engineering services handle download logic.

Why unmetered traffic?

Large objects and retries create sustained transfer that is easier to budget without per-GB accumulation.

Is 10Gbps+ a single-file speed?

No, it is aggregate capacity for one project.

Can any platform be downloaded?

No. Only lawfully accessible public content with a valid use basis may be collected.

How are captions and metadata linked?

Use stable object IDs in the manifest and validate relationships before storage.

When is a residential proxy useful?

For region-specific public discovery pages, not as the default large-object transfer layer.

How should a PoC work?

Test representative media, captions, sizes, retries, and completion time.

Is resume supported?

Only when both the public target and the downloader support range or resume behavior.

Validate useful throughput with representative media

Share object types, sizes, tools, and the required completion window.