Videos
Every video, if it exists, can be downloaded using the following request
GET /download/{videoSeq}.mp4
For example, to download the video at https://vlivearchive.com/video/294821 use the link https://api.vlivearchive.com/download/294821
Bulk Downloads
If you are interested in bulk downloading (e.g. downloading an entire channel, multiple channel or even downloading the entire collection), please reach out to me.
I am also able to bulk transfer you videos via rclone (https://rclone.org/) if you wish.
Video Requests
Starting 1 November 2024, only some of the videos will be instantly available (hot storage). The majority of the videos will be kept in "cold storage" where there is a 1-5 minute delay to retrieve the video. The time it takes to retrieve the video depends on the size of the video. The estimate provided is based on the length of the video. Typically, videos shorter than 15 min can be retrieved in less than 1 minute, and a video that is an hour in duration can take about 3-4 min. Extra long/large videos (over 2 GB) may need to be manually requested (via the contact form) because the system may timeout.
The website will inform you if a video is available to request and handles the polling for updates.

However, you can programmatically request for videos and check on the status of requests via the API.
Video Status
You can check on the availability status of a video using the endpoint GET /video/{videoId}/status
For example, https://api.vlivearchive.com/video/294821/status
The possible statuses are
Available - The video is instantly available to download and stream
Available to request - The video is not currently able to be streamed, however the video is available and you may request for the video to be retrieved and streamed.
Pending - A request to retrieve the video has been made.
Queued - The job has been accepted and queued for retrieval.
In Progress - The video is currently being retrieved. A percentage of the progress is also returned in the response.
Failed - The retrieval job was attempted but there was an error during the process. It is recommended you try again. If the error persists, please contact me and I will help you out.
Video not found - There is no known video in the archive collection. This is usually due to the video metadata being saved but not the video itself. If you have a copy of the video, I would appreciate you sending it in so we can add it to the archive.
Response
Request a video
You can programmatically request for a video using POST /video/{videoId}/request
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