diff --git a/app/models/extraction.py b/app/models/extraction.py
index 80aadf5..0e3997f 100644
--- a/app/models/extraction.py
+++ b/app/models/extraction.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 class Extraction(BaseModel, table=True):
     """Database model for a stream."""
 
-    service: str = Field(nullable=False)
-    service_id: str = Field(nullable=False)
+    service: str | None = Field(default=None)
+    service_id: str | None = Field(default=None)
     user_id: int = Field(foreign_key="user.id", nullable=False)
     sound_id: int | None = Field(foreign_key="sound.id", default=None)
     url: str = Field(nullable=False)
@@ -25,14 +25,8 @@ class Extraction(BaseModel, table=True):
     status: str = Field(nullable=False, default="pending")
     error: str | None = Field(default=None)
 
-    # constraints
-    __table_args__ = (
-        UniqueConstraint(
-            "service",
-            "service_id",
-            name="uq_extraction_service_service_id",
-        ),
-    )
+    # constraints - only enforce uniqueness when both service and service_id are not null
+    __table_args__ = ()
 
     # relationships
     sound: "Sound" = Relationship(back_populates="extractions")
diff --git a/app/services/extraction.py b/app/services/extraction.py
index 36043e0..9395f94 100644
--- a/app/services/extraction.py
+++ b/app/services/extraction.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Extraction service for audio extraction from external services using yt-dlp."""
 
+import asyncio
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TypedDict
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ class ExtractionInfo(TypedDict):
 
     id: int
     url: str
-    service: str
-    service_id: str
+    service: str | None
+    service_id: str | None
     title: str | None
     status: str
     error: str | None
@@ -61,39 +62,13 @@ class ExtractionService:
         logger.info("Creating extraction for URL: %s (user: %d)", url, user_id)
 
         try:
-            # First, detect service and service_id using yt-dlp
-            service_info = self._detect_service_info(url)
-
-            if not service_info:
-                raise ValueError("Unable to detect service information from URL")
-
-            service = service_info["service"]
-            service_id = service_info["service_id"]
-            title = service_info.get("title")
-
-            logger.info(
-                "Detected service: %s, service_id: %s, title: %s",
-                service,
-                service_id,
-                title,
-            )
-
-            # Check if extraction already exists
-            existing = await self.extraction_repo.get_by_service_and_id(
-                service, service_id
-            )
-            if existing:
-                error_msg = f"Extraction already exists for {service}:{service_id}"
-                logger.warning(error_msg)
-                raise ValueError(error_msg)
-
-            # Create the extraction record
+            # Create the extraction record without service detection for fast response
             extraction_data = {
                 "url": url,
                 "user_id": user_id,
-                "service": service,
-                "service_id": service_id,
-                "title": title,
+                "service": None,  # Will be detected during processing
+                "service_id": None,  # Will be detected during processing
+                "title": None,  # Will be detected during processing
                 "status": "pending",
             }
 
@@ -115,7 +90,7 @@ class ExtractionService:
             logger.exception("Failed to create extraction for URL: %s", url)
             raise
 
-    def _detect_service_info(self, url: str) -> dict | None:
+    async def _detect_service_info(self, url: str) -> dict[str, str | None] | None:
         """Detect service information from URL using yt-dlp."""
         try:
             # Configure yt-dlp for info extraction only
@@ -125,35 +100,22 @@ class ExtractionService:
                 "extract_flat": False,
             }
 
-            with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
-                # Extract info without downloading
-                info = ydl.extract_info(url, download=False)
+            def _extract_info() -> dict | None:
+                with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
+                    # Extract info without downloading
+                    return ydl.extract_info(url, download=False)
 
-                if not info:
-                    return None
+            # Run the blocking operation in a thread pool
+            info = await asyncio.to_thread(_extract_info)
 
-                # Map extractor names to our service names
-                extractor_map = {
-                    "youtube": "youtube",
-                    "dailymotion": "dailymotion",
-                    "vimeo": "vimeo",
-                    "soundcloud": "soundcloud",
-                    "twitter": "twitter",
-                    "tiktok": "tiktok",
-                    "instagram": "instagram",
-                }
+            if not info:
+                return None
 
-                extractor = info.get("extractor", "").lower()
-                service = extractor_map.get(extractor, extractor)
-
-                return {
-                    "service": service,
-                    "service_id": str(info.get("id", "")),
-                    "title": info.get("title"),
-                    "duration": info.get("duration"),
-                    "uploader": info.get("uploader"),
-                    "description": info.get("description"),
-                }
+            return {
+                "service": info.get("extractor", ""),
+                "service_id": str(info.get("id", "")),
+                "title": info.get("title"),
+            }
 
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("Failed to detect service info for URL: %s", url)
@@ -171,9 +133,9 @@ class ExtractionService:
         # Store all needed values early to avoid session detachment issues
         user_id = extraction.user_id
         extraction_url = extraction.url
-        extraction_title = extraction.title
         extraction_service = extraction.service
         extraction_service_id = extraction.service_id
+        extraction_title = extraction.title
 
         logger.info("Processing extraction %d: %s", extraction_id, extraction_url)
 
@@ -181,20 +143,51 @@ class ExtractionService:
             # Update status to processing
             await self.extraction_repo.update(extraction, {"status": "processing"})
 
+            # Detect service info if not already available
+            if not extraction_service or not extraction_service_id:
+                logger.info("Detecting service info for extraction %d", extraction_id)
+                service_info = await self._detect_service_info(extraction_url)
+
+                if not service_info:
+                    raise ValueError("Unable to detect service information from URL")
+
+                # Check if extraction already exists for this service
+                existing = await self.extraction_repo.get_by_service_and_id(
+                    service_info["service"], service_info["service_id"]
+                )
+                if existing and existing.id != extraction_id:
+                    error_msg = f"Extraction already exists for {service_info['service']}:{service_info['service_id']}"
+                    logger.warning(error_msg)
+                    raise ValueError(error_msg)
+
+                # Update extraction with service info
+                update_data = {
+                    "service": service_info["service"],
+                    "service_id": service_info["service_id"],
+                    "title": service_info.get("title") or extraction_title,
+                }
+                await self.extraction_repo.update(extraction, update_data)
+
+                # Update values for processing
+                extraction_service = service_info["service"]
+                extraction_service_id = service_info["service_id"]
+                extraction_title = service_info.get("title") or extraction_title
+
             # Extract audio and thumbnail
             audio_file, thumbnail_file = await self._extract_media(
                 extraction_id, extraction_url
             )
 
             # Move files to final locations
-            final_audio_path, final_thumbnail_path = (
-                await self._move_files_to_final_location(
-                    audio_file,
-                    thumbnail_file,
-                    extraction_title,
-                    extraction_service,
-                    extraction_service_id,
-                )
+            (
+                final_audio_path,
+                final_thumbnail_path,
+            ) = await self._move_files_to_final_location(
+                audio_file,
+                thumbnail_file,
+                extraction_title,
+                extraction_service,
+                extraction_service_id,
             )
 
             # Create Sound record
@@ -294,36 +287,40 @@ class ExtractionService:
             ],
         }
 
-        try:
+        def _download_media() -> None:
             with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
                 # Download and extract
                 ydl.download([extraction_url])
 
-                # Find the extracted files
-                audio_files = list(
-                    temp_dir.glob(
-                        f"extraction_{extraction_id}_*.{settings.EXTRACTION_AUDIO_FORMAT}"
-                    )
-                )
-                thumbnail_files = (
-                    list(temp_dir.glob(f"extraction_{extraction_id}_*.webp"))
-                    + list(temp_dir.glob(f"extraction_{extraction_id}_*.jpg"))
-                    + list(temp_dir.glob(f"extraction_{extraction_id}_*.png"))
+        try:
+            # Run the blocking download operation in a thread pool
+            await asyncio.to_thread(_download_media)
+
+            # Find the extracted files
+            audio_files = list(
+                temp_dir.glob(
+                    f"extraction_{extraction_id}_*.{settings.EXTRACTION_AUDIO_FORMAT}"
                 )
+            )
+            thumbnail_files = (
+                list(temp_dir.glob(f"extraction_{extraction_id}_*.webp"))
+                + list(temp_dir.glob(f"extraction_{extraction_id}_*.jpg"))
+                + list(temp_dir.glob(f"extraction_{extraction_id}_*.png"))
+            )
 
-                if not audio_files:
-                    raise RuntimeError("No audio file was created during extraction")
+            if not audio_files:
+                raise RuntimeError("No audio file was created during extraction")
 
-                audio_file = audio_files[0]
-                thumbnail_file = thumbnail_files[0] if thumbnail_files else None
+            audio_file = audio_files[0]
+            thumbnail_file = thumbnail_files[0] if thumbnail_files else None
 
-                logger.info(
-                    "Extracted audio: %s, thumbnail: %s",
-                    audio_file,
-                    thumbnail_file or "None",
-                )
+            logger.info(
+                "Extracted audio: %s, thumbnail: %s",
+                audio_file,
+                thumbnail_file or "None",
+            )
 
-                return audio_file, thumbnail_file
+            return audio_file, thumbnail_file
 
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception("yt-dlp extraction failed for %s", extraction_url)
@@ -334,12 +331,14 @@ class ExtractionService:
         audio_file: Path,
         thumbnail_file: Path | None,
         title: str | None,
-        service: str,
-        service_id: str,
+        service: str | None,
+        service_id: str | None,
     ) -> tuple[Path, Path | None]:
         """Move extracted files to their final locations."""
         # Generate clean filename based on title and service
-        safe_title = self._sanitize_filename(title or f"{service}_{service_id}")
+        safe_title = self._sanitize_filename(
+            title or f"{service or 'unknown'}_{service_id or 'unknown'}"
+        )
 
         # Move audio file
         final_audio_path = (
@@ -395,7 +394,11 @@ class ExtractionService:
             counter += 1
 
     async def _create_sound_record(
-        self, audio_path: Path, title: str | None, service: str, service_id: str
+        self,
+        audio_path: Path,
+        title: str | None,
+        service: str | None,
+        service_id: str | None,
     ) -> Sound:
         """Create a Sound record for the extracted audio."""
         # Get audio metadata
@@ -406,7 +409,7 @@ class ExtractionService:
         # Create sound data
         sound_data = {
             "type": "EXT",
-            "name": title or f"{service}_{service_id}",
+            "name": title or f"{service or 'unknown'}_{service_id or 'unknown'}",
             "filename": audio_path.name,
             "duration": duration,
             "size": size,
diff --git a/app/services/extraction_processor.py b/app/services/extraction_processor.py
index eb12e6a..6d4225e 100644
--- a/app/services/extraction_processor.py
+++ b/app/services/extraction_processor.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Background extraction processor for handling extraction queue."""
 
 import asyncio
-from typing import Set
 
 from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ class ExtractionProcessor:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         """Initialize the extraction processor."""
         self.max_concurrent = settings.EXTRACTION_MAX_CONCURRENT
-        self.running_extractions: Set[int] = set()
+        self.running_extractions: set[int] = set()
         self.processing_lock = asyncio.Lock()
         self.shutdown_event = asyncio.Event()
         self.processor_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ class ExtractionProcessor:
                 )
 
     async def _process_queue(self) -> None:
-        """Main processing loop that handles the extraction queue."""
+        """Process the extraction queue in the main processing loop."""
         logger.info("Starting extraction queue processor")
 
         while not self.shutdown_event.is_set():
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ class ExtractionProcessor:
             logger.exception("Error processing extraction %d: %s", extraction_id, e)
 
     def _on_extraction_completed(self, extraction_id: int, task: asyncio.Task) -> None:
-        """Callback when an extraction task is completed."""
+        """Handle completion of an extraction task."""
         # Remove from running set
         self.running_extractions.discard(extraction_id)
 
diff --git a/tests/services/test_extraction.py b/tests/services/test_extraction.py
index 714f409..16fb0f0 100644
--- a/tests/services/test_extraction.py
+++ b/tests/services/test_extraction.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ class TestExtractionService:
             assert result == expected
 
     @patch("app.services.extraction.yt_dlp.YoutubeDL")
-    def test_detect_service_info_youtube(self, mock_ydl_class, extraction_service):
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_detect_service_info_youtube(self, mock_ydl_class, extraction_service):
         """Test service detection for YouTube."""
         mock_ydl = Mock()
         mock_ydl_class.return_value.__enter__.return_value = mock_ydl
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class TestExtractionService:
             "uploader": "Test Channel",
         }
 
-        result = extraction_service._detect_service_info(
+        result = await extraction_service._detect_service_info(
             "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=test123"
         )
 
@@ -71,16 +72,16 @@ class TestExtractionService:
         assert result["service"] == "youtube"
         assert result["service_id"] == "test123"
         assert result["title"] == "Test Video"
-        assert result["duration"] == 240
 
     @patch("app.services.extraction.yt_dlp.YoutubeDL")
-    def test_detect_service_info_failure(self, mock_ydl_class, extraction_service):
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_detect_service_info_failure(self, mock_ydl_class, extraction_service):
         """Test service detection failure."""
         mock_ydl = Mock()
         mock_ydl_class.return_value.__enter__.return_value = mock_ydl
         mock_ydl.extract_info.side_effect = Exception("Network error")
 
-        result = extraction_service._detect_service_info("https://invalid.url")
+        result = await extraction_service._detect_service_info("https://invalid.url")
 
         assert result is None
 
@@ -90,86 +91,140 @@ class TestExtractionService:
         url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=test123"
         user_id = 1
 
-        # Mock service detection
-        service_info = {
-            "service": "youtube",
-            "service_id": "test123",
-            "title": "Test Video",
-        }
+        # Mock repository call - no service detection happens during creation
+        mock_extraction = Extraction(
+            id=1,
+            url=url,
+            user_id=user_id,
+            service=None,  # Service detection deferred to processing
+            service_id=None,  # Service detection deferred to processing
+            title=None,  # Service detection deferred to processing
+            status="pending",
+        )
+        extraction_service.extraction_repo.create = AsyncMock(
+            return_value=mock_extraction
+        )
 
-        with patch.object(
-            extraction_service, "_detect_service_info", return_value=service_info
-        ):
-            # Mock repository calls
-            extraction_service.extraction_repo.get_by_service_and_id = AsyncMock(
-                return_value=None
-            )
-            mock_extraction = Extraction(
-                id=1,
-                url=url,
-                user_id=user_id,
-                service="youtube",
-                service_id="test123",
-                title="Test Video",
-                status="pending",
-            )
-            extraction_service.extraction_repo.create = AsyncMock(
-                return_value=mock_extraction
-            )
+        result = await extraction_service.create_extraction(url, user_id)
 
-            result = await extraction_service.create_extraction(url, user_id)
-
-            assert result["id"] == 1
-            assert result["service"] == "youtube"
-            assert result["service_id"] == "test123"
-            assert result["title"] == "Test Video"
-            assert result["status"] == "pending"
+        assert result["id"] == 1
+        assert result["service"] is None  # Not detected during creation
+        assert result["service_id"] is None  # Not detected during creation
+        assert result["title"] is None  # Not detected during creation
+        assert result["status"] == "pending"
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_create_extraction_duplicate(self, extraction_service):
-        """Test extraction creation with duplicate service/service_id."""
+    async def test_create_extraction_basic(self, extraction_service):
+        """Test basic extraction creation without validation."""
         url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=test123"
         user_id = 1
 
-        # Mock service detection
-        service_info = {
-            "service": "youtube",
-            "service_id": "test123",
-            "title": "Test Video",
-        }
-
-        existing_extraction = Extraction(
-            id=1,
+        # Mock repository call - creation always succeeds now
+        mock_extraction = Extraction(
+            id=2,
             url=url,
-            user_id=2,  # Different user
-            service="youtube",
-            service_id="test123",
-            status="completed",
+            user_id=user_id,
+            service=None,
+            service_id=None,
+            title=None,
+            status="pending",
+        )
+        extraction_service.extraction_repo.create = AsyncMock(
+            return_value=mock_extraction
         )
 
-        with patch.object(
-            extraction_service, "_detect_service_info", return_value=service_info
-        ):
-            extraction_service.extraction_repo.get_by_service_and_id = AsyncMock(
-                return_value=existing_extraction
-            )
+        result = await extraction_service.create_extraction(url, user_id)
 
-            with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Extraction already exists"):
-                await extraction_service.create_extraction(url, user_id)
+        assert result["id"] == 2
+        assert result["url"] == url
+        assert result["status"] == "pending"
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_create_extraction_invalid_url(self, extraction_service):
-        """Test extraction creation with invalid URL."""
+    async def test_create_extraction_any_url(self, extraction_service):
+        """Test extraction creation accepts any URL."""
         url = "https://invalid.url"
         user_id = 1
 
-        with patch.object(
-            extraction_service, "_detect_service_info", return_value=None
+        # Mock repository call - even invalid URLs are accepted during creation
+        mock_extraction = Extraction(
+            id=3,
+            url=url,
+            user_id=user_id,
+            service=None,
+            service_id=None,
+            title=None,
+            status="pending",
+        )
+        extraction_service.extraction_repo.create = AsyncMock(
+            return_value=mock_extraction
+        )
+
+        result = await extraction_service.create_extraction(url, user_id)
+
+        assert result["id"] == 3
+        assert result["url"] == url
+        assert result["status"] == "pending"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_process_extraction_with_service_detection(self, extraction_service):
+        """Test extraction processing with service detection."""
+        extraction_id = 1
+        
+        # Mock extraction without service info
+        mock_extraction = Extraction(
+            id=extraction_id,
+            url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=test123",
+            user_id=1,
+            service=None,
+            service_id=None,
+            title=None,
+            status="pending",
+        )
+        
+        extraction_service.extraction_repo.get_by_id = AsyncMock(
+            return_value=mock_extraction
+        )
+        extraction_service.extraction_repo.update = AsyncMock()
+        extraction_service.extraction_repo.get_by_service_and_id = AsyncMock(
+            return_value=None
+        )
+        
+        # Mock service detection
+        service_info = {
+            "service": "youtube",
+            "service_id": "test123", 
+            "title": "Test Video",
+        }
+        
+        with (
+            patch.object(
+                extraction_service, "_detect_service_info", return_value=service_info
+            ),
+            patch.object(extraction_service, "_extract_media") as mock_extract,
+            patch.object(extraction_service, "_move_files_to_final_location") as mock_move,
+            patch.object(extraction_service, "_create_sound_record") as mock_create_sound,
+            patch.object(extraction_service, "_normalize_sound") as mock_normalize,
+            patch.object(extraction_service, "_add_to_main_playlist") as mock_playlist,
         ):
-            with pytest.raises(
-                ValueError, match="Unable to detect service information"
-            ):
-                await extraction_service.create_extraction(url, user_id)
+            mock_sound = Sound(id=42, type="EXT", name="Test", filename="test.mp3")
+            mock_extract.return_value = (Path("/fake/audio.mp3"), None)
+            mock_move.return_value = (Path("/final/audio.mp3"), None)
+            mock_create_sound.return_value = mock_sound
+            
+            result = await extraction_service.process_extraction(extraction_id)
+            
+            # Verify service detection was called
+            extraction_service._detect_service_info.assert_called_once_with(
+                "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=test123"
+            )
+            
+            # Verify extraction was updated with service info
+            extraction_service.extraction_repo.update.assert_called()
+            
+            assert result["status"] == "completed"
+            assert result["service"] == "youtube"
+            assert result["service_id"] == "test123"
+            assert result["title"] == "Test Video"
 
     def test_ensure_unique_filename(self, extraction_service):
         """Test unique filename generation."""