How to Download Twitter Space Recordings
A quick method to download Twitter Space recordings as MP3 files using Developer Tools and youtube-dl.
I often need to download Twitter Space recordings to publish on other platforms. Here's a quick method to get the MP3 file.
Steps
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Open Browser Developer Tools
- Chrome:
F12orCmd+Option+I(Mac) /Ctrl+Shift+I(Windows)
- Chrome:
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Start playing the Space
- Begin playback of the Twitter Space recording you want to download
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In Developer Tools → Network Tab, search for 'm3u'
- Filter by
m3uin the Network panel - Find the corresponding m3u8 link
- Filter by
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Download using a command-line tool
youtube-dl <m3u link> -
[Optional] Convert to MP3
ffmpeg -i <space file> output.mp3
Dependencies
- youtube-dl or yt-dlp
- ffmpeg (for format conversion)