API authentication

Authenticate EasyDown video downloader API requests with a Bearer token and keep production credentials secure.

Send the token in the Authorization header. Never place production tokens in URLs, client logs, source control, or analytics.

Authorization: Bearer ed_live_your_token

Limits and behavior

Tokens can be restricted to selected platforms.
Missing, expired, revoked, or invalid tokens return an authentication error and consume 0 credits.
Platform permission failures return platform_not_allowed and consume 0 credits.
Browser requests support CORS, but production tokens should normally stay on your server.

Video Downloader API quick start

Send your first authenticated social media video downloader API request and read the normalized media response.

API credits and billing

Understand the 1-credit success charge, free failed requests, balance headers, and cache behavior.

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Limits and behavior