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Unofficial Python wrapper for fdown.net
https://github.com/simatwa/fdown-api

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> Download facebook videos with ease.

## Installation

```sh
$ pip install fdown-api
```

> [!NOTE]
> For CLI to work you have to install fdown-api along with its cli-dependencies:
> `$ pip install fdown-api[cli]`

Alternatively, you can download standalone executable for your system from [here](https://github.com/Simatwa/fdown-api/releases/latest).

## Usage

### Developers

```python
from fdown_api import Fdown

f = Fdown()
video_links = f.get_links(
"https://www.facebook.com/reel/8365833600105776\?mibextid\=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v"
)
saved_to = f.download_video(video_links)
print(saved_to)
# Will show download progress
"""
3 MB ███████████████████ 43%|
"""
```

### CLI

`$ python -m fdown_api `

$ fdown --help

```
usage: fdown [-h] [-d PATH] [-o PATH] [-q normal|hd] [-t TIMEOUT]
[-c chunk-size] [--resume] [--quiet] [--version]
url

Download Facebook videos seamlessly.

positional arguments:
url Link to the target facebook video

options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-d, --dir PATH Directory for saving the video to -
/home/smartwa/git/smartwa/fdown-api
-o, --output PATH Filename under which to save the video to - random
-q, --quality normal|hd
Video download quality - hd
-t, --timeout TIMEOUT
Http request timeout in seconds - 20
-c, --chunk-size chunk-size
Chunk-size for downloading files in KB - 512
--resume Resume an incomplete download - False
--quiet Do not stdout any informational messages - False
--version show program's version number and exit

This script has no official relation with fdown.net.
```

# Disclaimer

This repository contains an unofficial Python wrapper for fdown.net. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the official fdown.net service or its developers.
This wrapper is intended for personal use and education only. The author(s) of this repository are not responsible for any misuse of this code or any damages caused by its use.