# A work around for downloading twitch clips?

**URL:** <https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/a-work-around-for-downloading-twitch-clips/25049>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [April 19, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/a-work-around-for-downloading-twitch-clips/25049 "2020-04-19T02:15:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![vaporbolt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@vaporbolt](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/vaporbolt)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/a-work-around-for-downloading-twitch-clips/25049/1 "2020-04-19T02:15:23Z")

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hi! I wrote some java code that uses the twitch api to get a whole bunch of twitch clip urls. Is there any way I can convert these clips to mp4 through their api or possibly through java in general?

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**Author:** ![BarryCarlyon](https://d1d6mrmdu7ztse.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/barrycarlyon/32/253_2.png) [@BarryCarlyon](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/BarryCarlyon)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/a-work-around-for-downloading-twitch-clips/25049/2 "2020-04-19T10:15:22Z")

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> [@vaporbolt](#):
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> Is there any way I can convert these clips to mp4

Technically no.

See also:

> **[Extend Clips API to provide the MP4 url so editors can automate downloads](https://twitch.uservoice.com/forums/310213-developers/suggestions/39228784-extend-clips-api-to-provide-the-mp4-url-so-editors)**
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> If I have an oAuth that represents a User, where the User is either
> 
> \- the broadcaster the clip is of
> \- an editor of the channel that the clip is of
> \- the user is the owner of the clip
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> And I make a request for a Clip as documented:...

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**Author:** ![system](https://d2spem0quai2ol.cloudfront.net/original/2X/0/05909729875cce3b53e59d5561c4d23bb14948fc.png) [@system](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/a-work-around-for-downloading-twitch-clips/25049/3 "2020-05-19T10:15:23Z")

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