Best Youtube Comments Scraper
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$0.05/month + usage
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Best Youtube Comments Scraper
Extract YouTube comments effortlessly without API keys. Get author names, timestamps, and engagement metrics instantly. Perfect for content creators, marketers & researchers. Avoid rate limits and export to CSV/JSON. Start uncovering audience insights today!
Pricing
$0.05/month + usage
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Developer

Hafiz Ahmad Ashfaq
Maintained by Community
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Monthly active users
a year ago
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YouTube Comments Scraper Actor
This Apify actor extracts comments from YouTube videos. It scrolls through the comments section and collects information including the author, content, likes, and timestamp for each comment.
Features
- Extracts comments from any public YouTube video
- Deduplicates comments using LRU cache
- Configurable maximum number of comments to extract
- Handles dynamic loading through scrolling
- Resource-efficient (blocks unnecessary resources)
- Comprehensive error handling and logging
Input Parameters
videoUrl(required): The URL of the YouTube video to scrape comments frommaxComments(optional): Maximum number of comments to extract (default: 100, set to 0 for all comments)
Output Format
{"videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...","totalComments": 100,"extractedAt": "2024-12-31T...","comments": [{"author": "User Name","content": "Comment text","likes": 42,"timestamp": "2 months ago","extractedAt": "2024-12-31T..."}// ... more comments]}
Usage
- Input the YouTube video URL
- Set the maximum number of comments to extract (optional)
- Run the actor
- Download results in JSON format
Local Development
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Install dependencies:
$npm install -
Run locally:
$apify run