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How to Capture YouTube

Best Practices For Capturing YouTube Content

Page Vault makes it easy to capture YouTube content, whether you need just the video, the webpage with an embedded video, or all videos from a channel. Follow the steps below based on your capture needs.

Capturing Video Only

Use this option when you only need the video file.

  1. Navigate to the YouTube video(s) you need.

  2. Copy the full URL from your browser’s address bar.

  3. Log in to your Page Vault Portal.

  4. Go to the Batch Tool and select the Video job type.

  5. Paste the copied YouTube video URL(s) into the input field.

    • You can paste multiple URLs at once (one per line) if capturing several videos.

  6. View the completed captures in your Portal.

Capturing Video + PDF Capture

Use this option to capture both a PDF of the YouTube page and the video file.

  1. Copy the full URL of the YouTube video(s).

  2. Log in to your Page Vault Portal.

  3. Open the Batch Tool and select the Web Page job type.

  4. Paste the YouTube video URL(s) into the input field.

  5. Turn on the Capture Embedded Videos option in the job settings.

  6. Start the Batch job.

  7. Once complete, both the PDF and the video file will appear in your Portal.

Capturing PDF Only

 💡 These steps follow the redesigned Page Vault Browser. Legacy screens may look a little different, but the workflow is the same! (The legacy browser retires July 15, 2026.) 

Use this option if you only need a PDF capture of the page with comments expandedYouTube PVB

  1. Copy the full URL of the YouTube video

  2. Log in to your Page Vault Portal and launch the Page Vault Browser
  3. Paste the URL into the URL bar and press enter
  4. Click on "Capture Page"
  5. Under the Capture Type selection, select the YouTube option
    1. This will expand the description, as well as all comments and replies on the page
  6. Select your folder and other capture options
  7. Start your capture!
  8. Once complete, the PDF will be available in your Portal. 

Capturing an Entire Channel

Use this option to capture all videos uploaded to a YouTube channel.

  1. Navigate to the YouTube channel in your browser.

  2. Click the Videos tab to see all uploaded videos.

  3. Scroll down the page until all videos are loaded (YouTube loads more as you scroll).

  4. Use the Link Grabber browser extension to extract all video URLs from the page.

  5. Copy the list of video URLs from the extension.

  6. Log in to your Page Vault Portal and open the Batch Tool.

  7. Choose your preferred job type:

    • Web Page + Capture Embedded Videos → PDF + video files.

    • Video → Video files only.

  8. Paste the video URLs into a new Batch job.

  9. Start the Batch job and access your captures in your Portal once complete.