Fast Youtube Channel Scraper
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$10.00/month + usage
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Fast Youtube Channel Scraper
Get complete YouTube video data including ID, URL, title, thumbnail, view count, duration, publish date, description, tags, order, and whether it’s a short. Access all essential metadata efficiently at an affordable cost—ideal for research, analysis, or content management.
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🎥 YouTube Channel Scraper
Easily extract structured data from YouTube channels — including videos, metadata, stats & more.
Built to run as an Apify actor. This README shows summary, inputs, outputs, examples, troubleshooting and proxy tips.
✨ Summary
This actor scrapes YouTube channel data and returns structured JSON objects for video, including:
- 📌 Channel details (name, handle, URL, description, subscribers, social media = Facebook 📘 ✅,Twitter 🐦 ✅,WhatsApp 💬 ✅,Instagram 📸 ✅,LinkedIn 💼,TikTok 🎵,Snapchat 👻,Pinterest 📌,Tumblr 🌀,Discord 🎮,Telegram ✈️,YouTube (other channels or playlists) ▶️,Website / Blog 🌐 etc )
- 🎬 Video details (title, URL, publish date, views, likes, comments)
- 🖼️ Media (thumbnail URLs, duration, etc.)
Key points:
- Input: YouTube channel URLs (
startUrls) or channel IDs. - Optional:
maxVideosto limit how many videos per channel are scraped. - Proxy-aware: supports no proxy (default), Apify Proxy, or custom proxies.
🚀 Highlights
- ⚡ Fast, structured output — one JSON object video.
- 📊 Collect channel-level & video-level metadata.
- 🔎 Supports scraping multiple channels in bulk.
- 🌐 Proxy-aware (Apify Proxy recommended for stability) 🔥NO PROXY /🔥 RESIDENTIAL PROXY / 🔥DATACENTER PROXY.
- 🎯 Adjustable
maxVideosfor targeted scraping.
🛠️ Example Input
➡️ Without proxy (good for small runs, but can hit limits):
📤 Output
Example output:
📑 Typical fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
channel_name | Channel display name |
channel_handle | @handle of the channel |
channel_id | Unique ID of the channel |
channel_url | Direct URL to the channel |
input_channel_url | Input URL provided to the scraper |
channel_avatar_url | Channel profile/avatar image URL |
channel_description | Channel "About" text (if available) |
channel_description_links | Links found inside the channel description |
channel_joined_text | "Joined" date text of the channel |
channel_location | Declared channel location (if any) |
is_channel_verified | Whether the channel is verified |
channel_total_videos | Total number of uploaded videos |
channel_total_views | Total channel views (raw) |
channel_total_views_formatted | Total views in formatted text (e.g., 1.2M) |
channel_total_views_numeric | Total views as a numeric value |
keywords | List of channel/video keywords |
last_scraped_at | Timestamp when data was last scraped |
progress_key | Scraping progress tracking key |
subscriber_count | Subscriber count (approx.) |
subscriber_count_formatted | Subscriber count in formatted text (e.g., 2.3M) |
subscriber_count_numeric | Subscriber count as a numeric value |
uploads_playlist_id | Playlist ID that contains all channel uploads |
type | Type of result (channel, video, etc.) |
videos | Video list object/data (all scraped videos) |
video_id | YouTube video ID |
video_url | Direct video URL |
video_title | Title of the video |
video_description | Video description text |
published_date | Date the video was published |
views | Number of views on the video |
likes | Number of likes (if visible) |
comments | Comment count (if visible) |
duration | Length of the video |
thumbnail_url | Main video thumbnail |
🧩 Troubleshooting
| Issue | Possible Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Empty dataset | Wrong channel URL or blocked requests | Verify URLs, try @handle links, or enable proxy |
| Few videos only | Channel has fewer uploads than maxVideos | This is expected — actor stops after real video count |
| Likes/comments missing | Not all stats are visible publicly | Some videos hide likes or comments — actor returns null |
| Rate limits / 429 errors | Too many requests without proxy | Use Apify Proxy RESIDENTIAL, reduce concurrency |
| Wrong thumbnails / missing data | YouTube serves dynamic assets | Try running again with proxy; some data isn’t always exposed |
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