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$2.50/month + usage

YouTube Comments Scraper

Extract comprehensive YouTube comments data including text, authors, timestamps, likes, replies, and engagement metrics. Perfect for sentiment analysis, competitor research, and content strategy optimization.

Pricing

$2.50/month + usage

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Developer

Akash Kumar Naik

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Monthly active users

18 hours ago

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Social media

Videos

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You can access the YouTube Comments Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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YouTube Comments Scraper - Extract Comments & Replies OpenAPI definition

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