# YouTube Channel Video Scraper (`adaptable_wheelhouse/youtube-channel-video-scraper`) Actor

Scrape videos or Shorts from YouTube channels with full channel info on every row: views, likes, comments, duration, exact publish time, description, links, subscribers, country and more. Sort by latest, popular or oldest. No API key needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/adaptable_wheelhouse/youtube-channel-video-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Mr T](https://apify.com/adaptable_wheelhouse) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 99.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 videos

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

### YouTube Channel Video Scraper

Get a channel's videos or Shorts, with the full channel profile attached to every row: exact views, likes, comment count, duration, exact publish time, description, links, tags, plus the channel's subscribers, total views, country, join date, About links and verified badge. Sort by **latest**, **popular** or **oldest**, just like the buttons on the channel page. No API key, no quota, no Google account.

**You only pay per video returned.** Channels that don't exist or have no videos still appear in the results so you know what happened, but they are free.

#### What you get for each video

- Title, URL, thumbnail, full description, links found in the description, hashtags and tags
- **Exact** view count, like count and comment count
- **Exact** publish time (UTC, to the second) and duration (`HH:MM:SS` and seconds)
- Category and a members-only flag
- Channel: name, ID, handle, URL, full description, subscribers, total views, total videos, country (ISO code), join date, avatar, banner, verified badge and the links from its About panel

#### How to use it

1. Add channels to **Channel URLs, handles or IDs**. All of these work: `https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast`, `@MrBeast`, `UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA`, `/channel/UC…`, `/c/name` and `/user/name` links.
2. Set **Max videos per channel** (up to 1,000).
3. Choose **Long-form videos** or **Shorts**, and the sort order.
4. Click **Start**, then download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML.

##### Example input

```json
{
    "channelUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast", "@PewDiePie"],
    "maxResults": 30,
    "videoType": "long",
    "sortOrder": "latest"
}
```

`channelHandle` and `channelId` are also accepted for a single channel.

#### Example output

```json
{
    "title": "Lose 150 Lbs Together, Win $250,000",
    "type": "video",
    "id": "RE3_PGwDwhw",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE3_PGwDwhw",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RE3_PGwDwhw/maxresdefault.jpg",
    "viewCount": 142698007,
    "date": "2026-10-17T16:00:18Z",
    "likes": 1940843,
    "commentsCount": 68193,
    "duration": "00:43:16",
    "durationSeconds": 2596,
    "description": "…",
    "descriptionLinks": [{ "url": "https://fstbls.com/5mj6dv", "text": "https://fstbls.com/5mj6dv", "type": "url" }],
    "hashtags": [],
    "tags": [],
    "category": "Entertainment",
    "defaultAudioLanguage": "en",
    "defaultLanguage": null,
    "isMembersOnly": false,
    "channelName": "MrBeast",
    "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
    "channelId": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
    "channelUsername": "@mrbeast",
    "channelDescription": "SUBSCRIBE FOR A COOKIE!…",
    "channelJoinedDate": "2012-02-19T00:00:00Z",
    "channelLocation": "US",
    "channelAvatarUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/…",
    "channelBannerUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/…",
    "channelTotalVideos": 1009,
    "channelTotalViews": 144353642443,
    "numberOfSubscribers": 523000000,
    "isChannelVerified": true,
    "channelExternalLinks": [{ "title": "Follow", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/mrbeast/" }],
    "order": 0,
    "scrapeVideoType": "long",
    "scrapeSortOrder": "latest"
}
```

When a channel can't be scraped, you get one item like this instead (not charged):

```json
{
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@invalidchannel",
    "input": "@invalidchannel",
    "error": "CHANNEL_DOES_NOT_EXIST",
    "note": "Channel does not exist"
}
```

| `error` | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `CHANNEL_DOES_NOT_EXIST` | No channel at that URL, or the channel was terminated. |
| `NO_VIDEOS` | The channel has no public videos (or no Shorts, when scraping Shorts). |
| `INVALID_INPUT` | The value isn't a YouTube channel URL, handle or ID. |
| `NO_VALID_START_URLS` | None of the inputs could be parsed. |
| `BLOCKED`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `TIMEOUT`, `NETWORK_ERROR`, `SERVER_ERROR`, `HTTP_ERROR`, `UNEXPECTED_RESPONSE` | YouTube refused or failed on every retry. Running again usually works. |

#### Good to know

- **Subscriber counts are rounded by YouTube** to 3 significant figures (523M becomes 523000000), the same as in the official API. Hidden counts are `null`.
- **Hidden likes are `null`**, never 0. `commentsCount` is `null` when comments are turned off.
- **Members-only videos** are included and flagged with `isMembersOnly: true`. YouTube hides their view and comment counts from non-members, so those are `null`.
- **Join date is the day only** (`T00:00:00Z`) unless you supply an API key.
- **Live streams aren't included.** They live in a separate tab on YouTube; this actor reads the Videos or Shorts tab.
- Two inputs that point to the same channel are scraped once.

#### Optional: your own YouTube Data API key

Not needed. Spoken language (`defaultAudioLanguage`) is the original audio track, not an auto-dub and not the viewer's default captions. A player response that comes back without that track is retried; if it never arrives, `defaultAudioLanguageStatus` is `unreadable` instead of a silent blank. If you add a key under **Advanced**, video and channel details come from the official API, which adds the exact join time and `defaultLanguage`. The video list is still read from the channel page so all three sort orders work. It uses about 1 quota unit per 50 videos plus 1 per channel, far under the free 10,000 units a day. If the key is invalid or out of quota, the run carries on by scraping.

#### Proxies

The default Apify datacenter proxy works well for channel pages. If YouTube starts blocking it during a run, the scraper switches to Apify **Residential** on its own. You can also pick Residential up front.

#### Using it from code

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('adaptable_wheelhouse/youtube-channel-video-scraper').call({
    channelUrls: ['https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast'],
    maxResults: 30,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```

#### Is it legal to scrape YouTube?

This actor reads only public pages that anyone can see on youtube.com without logging in. Channel descriptions can contain personal data such as business email addresses, which is protected by laws such as GDPR. Only collect it if you have a legitimate reason, and check with a lawyer if you are unsure.

# Actor input Schema

## `channelUrls` (type: `array`):

Channels to scrape. Accepts https://www.youtube.com/@handle, /channel/UC…, /c/name and /user/name URLs, or a bare @handle or UC… channel ID. Overrides the single-channel fields below.

## `channelHandle` (type: `string`):

A single channel handle such as @MrBeast. Ignored when Channel URLs is set.

## `channelId` (type: `string`):

A single channel ID such as UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA. Ignored when Channel URLs is set.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

How many videos (or Shorts) to return for each channel, 1–1000.

## `videoType` (type: `string`):

Long-form videos come from the channel's Videos tab, Shorts from its Shorts tab. Live streams are not included.

## `sortOrder` (type: `string`):

Same as the Latest / Popular / Oldest buttons on the channel page.

## `youtubeApiKey` (type: `string`):

Not required. With your own key, video and channel details come from the official API: exact join date, default language fields, and fewer page requests. Uses about 1 quota unit per 50 videos plus 1 per channel. If the key is invalid or out of quota, the run falls back to scraping.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many channels to scrape at the same time.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

The default Apify datacenter proxy works for channel pages. If YouTube starts blocking it, the run switches to Residential automatically.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "videoType": "long",
  "sortOrder": "latest",
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `videos` (type: `string`):

One row per video with the channel's details repeated on each row, plus error rows for channels that could not be scraped.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "channelUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
    ],
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("adaptable_wheelhouse/youtube-channel-video-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "channelUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"],
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("adaptable_wheelhouse/youtube-channel-video-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "channelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call adaptable_wheelhouse/youtube-channel-video-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,adaptable_wheelhouse/youtube-channel-video-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/b6J1T2kf7czve4BAe/builds/um6Ok3ubSy8hsRWVq/openapi.json