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How to Download Twitter Space Recordings

A quick method to download Twitter Space recordings as MP3 files using Developer Tools and youtube-dl.

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I often need to download Twitter Space recordings to publish on other platforms. Here's a quick method to get the MP3 file.

Steps

  1. Open Browser Developer Tools

    • Chrome: F12 or Cmd+Option+I (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+I (Windows)
  2. Start playing the Space

    • Begin playback of the Twitter Space recording you want to download
  3. In Developer Tools → Network Tab, search for 'm3u'

    • Filter by m3u in the Network panel
    • Find the corresponding m3u8 link
  4. Download using a command-line tool

    youtube-dl <m3u link>
  5. [Optional] Convert to MP3

    ffmpeg -i <space file> output.mp3

Dependencies

#tech#tutorial#twitter