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sidneys / youtube_format_code_itag_list.md
Created January 20, 2018 11:12
YouTube video stream format codes itags

YouTube video stream format codes

Comprehensive list of YouTube format code itags

itag Code Container Content Resolution Bitrate Range VR / 3D
5 flv audio/video 240p - - -
6 flv audio/video 270p - - -
17 3gp audio/video 144p - - -
18 mp4 audio/video 360p - - -
22 mp4 audio/video 720p - - -
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AgentOak / youtube_formats.md
Last active September 11, 2024 20:20
Youtube Format IDs

Last updated: April 2021

Also known as itag or format codes and way back they could be specified with the fmt parameter (e.g. &fmt=22). Depending on the age and/or popularity of the video, not all formats will be available.

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Resolution AV1 HFR High AV1 HFR AV1 VP9.2 HDR HFR VP9 HFR VP9 H.264 HFR H.264
MP4 MP4 MP4 WebM WebM WebM MP4 MP4
anonymous
anonymous / list27.txt
Created May 8, 2016 17:40
000(023Rb|001Rb)
001(017La|002Rb)
002(021La|003Rb)
003(021La|004La)
004(009Rb|005Lb)
005(004Ra|005La)
006(008La|007La)
007(009Rb|007La)
008(009Ra|008La)
009(010Ra|026Ra)