diff --git a/comfy-nodes/external_video.py b/comfy-nodes/external_video.py
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+import folder_paths
+import os
+
+import uuid
+from tqdm import tqdm
+
+video_extensions = ['webm', 'mp4', 'mkv', 'gif']
+
+def input_video_files():
+    input_dir = folder_paths.get_input_directory()
+    files = []
+    for f in os.listdir(input_dir):
+        if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(input_dir, f)):
+            file_parts = f.split('.')
+            if len(file_parts) > 1 and (file_parts[-1] in video_extensions):
+                files.append(f)
+    return files
+
+class ComfyUIDeployExternalVideo:
+    @classmethod
+    def INPUT_TYPES(s):
+        files = input_video_files()
+        return {
+            "required": {
+                "input_id": (
+                    "STRING",
+                    {"multiline": False, "default": "input_video"},
+                ),
+            },
+            "optional": {
+                "default_value": (sorted(files),),
+            }
+        }
+
+    RETURN_TYPES = (sorted(input_video_files()),)
+    RETURN_NAMES = ("video_path",)
+
+    FUNCTION = "run"
+
+    CATEGORY = "deploy"
+
+    def run(self, input_id, default_value=None):
+        print("starting here?")
+        input_dir = folder_paths.get_input_directory()
+        if input_id.startswith('http'):
+            import requests
+            print("Fetching video from URL: ", input_id)
+            response = requests.get(input_id, stream=True)
+            file_size = int(response.headers.get('Content-Length', 0))
+            file_extension = input_id.split('.')[-1].split('?')[0]  # Extract extension and handle URLs with parameters
+            if file_extension not in video_extensions:
+                file_extension = ".mp4"
+
+            unique_filename = str(uuid.uuid4()) + "." + file_extension
+            video_path = os.path.join(input_dir, unique_filename)
+            chunk_size = 1024  # 1 Kibibyte
+
+            num_bars = int(file_size / chunk_size)
+
+            with open(video_path, 'wb') as out_file:
+                for chunk in tqdm(
+                    response.iter_content(chunk_size=chunk_size),
+                    total=num_bars,
+                    unit='KB',
+                    desc="Downloading",
+                    leave=True 
+                ):
+                    out_file.write(chunk)
+            print("returning unique_filename: ", unique_filename)
+            return (unique_filename,)
+        
+        print("returning default_value: ", default_value)
+        return (default_value,)
+
+
+NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {"ComfyUIDeployExternalVideo": ComfyUIDeployExternalVideo}
+NODE_DISPLAY_NAME_MAPPINGS = {"ComfyUIDeployExternalVideo": "External Video (ComfyUI Deploy)"}