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The managed YouTube video pipeline for teams that can’t afford broken downloads.

StormKeep delivers YouTube videos, metadata, transcripts, hashes and manifests directly into your S3, GCS or Azure bucket — at TB scale, with source controls and an audit trail.

One production customer live TB-scale delivery SHA-256 hashes Founder-led support
Live delivery manifest
delivery_2026-06-03T14-22-17Z.jsonl
Preview
video_id
sha256
status
target
sk_vid_001
8ab1f2c4d0e91a7b
delivered
s3://customer-bucket/stormkeep/2026-06-03/videos/
sk_vid_001_meta
57c31f49ba21e4d6
metadata_ready
s3://customer-bucket/stormkeep/2026-06-03/metadata/
sk_vid_001_vtt
bb02e817dd4183aa
transcript_ready
s3://customer-bucket/stormkeep/2026-06-03/transcripts/
sk_vid_002
c44f1ba52d2ac98e
delivered
s3://customer-bucket/stormkeep/2026-06-03/videos/
delivery_hashes
2f89de84c6701fb3
hash_written
s3://customer-bucket/stormkeep/2026-06-03/hashes.sha256

Representative delivery artifact preview showing the files your downstream pipeline receives.

Why teams come to us

Three problems that show up when YouTube becomes production infrastructure.

yt-dlp breaks at production scale

Reliability becomes a full-time job: retries, failures, shifting behavior, and operational runbooks. StormKeep is the managed layer so your team doesn’t become the maintenance layer.

A file is not enough

Teams need structured metadata, transcripts where available, hashes, and clean manifests for auditability and downstream processing — not just a folder of files.

Procurement needs a vendor

Security review, contracts, and a clear compliance story matter. StormKeep is scoped, documented, and supported like an infrastructure vendor.

How it works

A managed pipeline.
Yours to use, ours to operate.

You define scope and delivery targets. We operate ingestion, enrichment, and delivery into your cloud.

01
Brief
Scope and destination

Sources, filters, output schema, and bucket access. Clear scope before work starts.

02
Ingest
Managed collection

Managed collection with source controls and delivery reliability as the primary KPI.

03
Enrich
Artifacts prepared

Metadata, transcripts where available, thumbnails, SHA-256 hashes, and manifests.

04
Deliver
S3 / GCS / Azure

Direct handoff into your S3, GCS, Azure, or SFTP destination with a delivery report and audit trail.

Deliverables

What lands in your bucket

A delivery is not just a video file. StormKeep sends the media, metadata, transcripts, hashes and manifests your downstream pipeline expects.

JSONL / CSV manifest
SHA-256 file hashes
Metadata captured at delivery time
Captions/transcripts where available
Direct delivery to S3, GCS, Azure or SFTP
Bucket layout preview
s3://customer-bucket/stormkeep/2026-06-03/
Artifacts
s3://customer-bucket/stormkeep/2026-06-03/
├── manifest.jsonl
├── videos/
│   ├── video_001.mp4
│   └── video_002.mp4
├── transcripts/
│   ├── video_001.vtt
│   └── video_002.vtt
├── metadata/
│   ├── video_001.json
│   └── video_002.json
└── hashes.sha256
Use cases

Built for teams that need YouTube at scale

AI/ML video data, OSINT/legal preservation, and brand/intelligence monitoring.

Fit

Who this is for and what it is not built for

StormKeep is designed for teams buying structured delivery outcomes, not casual downloading tools.

Who this is for
Operational teams that need structured handoff
  • AI / ML video data pipelines
  • OSINT / legal preservation workflows
  • Brand / intelligence monitoring
  • Teams needing direct delivery into S3 / GCS / Azure / SFTP
Not built for
Cases where a lightweight consumer tool is enough
  • Free consumer downloading
  • Single casual downloads
  • DIY-only teams wanting to operate the entire stack themselves
  • “Just give me a browser downloader” use cases
Comparison

StormKeep vs the alternatives

Different teams need different operating models. The table below focuses on who runs the workflow, how delivery lands, and how procurement sees the engagement.

Category yt-dlp Bright Data / Oxylabs Tornado StormKeep
Managed operation Customer-operated Customer-operated Customer-operated Managed delivery
Direct cloud delivery Depends on implementation Depends on implementation Partial Included
Manifest + hashes Depends on implementation Depends on implementation Partial Included
Source controls Customer-defined Typical model: infrastructure only Customer-defined Scoped with delivery workflow
Procurement-ready workflow Customer-operated Typical model: tooling procurement Software procurement Vendor-managed engagement
Best fit Small internal workflows Teams building their own pipeline Teams wanting an API integration layer Teams buying managed outcomes into cloud storage
Best when you want vendor accountability and a scoped delivery process.
Best when you need direct cloud delivery instead of building handoff internally.
Best when you do not want to operate ingestion infrastructure as an internal product.
Pricing

Pricing for pilots and production pipelines

Pilot projects from $5,000. Ongoing managed ingestion from $4,000/mo. Custom volume pricing for 10TB–100TB+ workloads.

FAQ

Quick answers

Is this a self-service API?

No. StormKeep is a managed delivery service. We scope the work, operate ingestion, and deliver outputs into your cloud bucket.

Can you deliver to our S3/GCS/Azure bucket?

Yes — that’s the default. We deliver directly into your storage destination using least-privilege credentials you control.

Can you support 10TB / 100TB workloads?

Yes. Capacity is scoped and reserved per engagement, with custom volume pricing for larger workloads.

What about copyright and acceptable use?

Customers warrant their rights to use content. We support source controls and can align on an acceptable-use posture before work starts.

How fast can we start?

Pilots typically start quickly after scoping and access setup. Delivery windows depend on scope and capacity.

How is this different from yt-dlp / Tornado / Bright Data?

StormKeep is managed delivery into your cloud: scoped, operated, documented, and handed off with manifests and hashes — not just tooling or an API endpoint.

Stop maintaining fragile video download infrastructure. Let us operate the pipeline.

Book a 20-minute walkthrough to confirm scope, delivery targets, and capacity.