# YouTube Community Images Scraper 📸 (`alpha-scraper/youtube-community-images-scraper`) Actor

Extract Full HD images and metadata from public YouTube Community Posts using URLs or Post IDs. Scrape community post images, channel details, image URLs, and structured JSON data for influencer research, content monitoring, analytics, and market intelligence.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/alpha-scraper/youtube-community-images-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Alpha Scraper](https://apify.com/alpha-scraper) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Integrations, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

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## 📸 YouTube Community Images Scraper

Extract high-quality images from YouTube Community Posts at scale.

The **YouTube Community Images Scraper** is a powerful Apify Actor designed to collect images and metadata from public YouTube Community Posts. Whether you're monitoring creators, tracking brand campaigns, researching influencers, analyzing social content, or building datasets, this actor helps you retrieve YouTube Community Post images quickly and efficiently.

With support for both **YouTube Community Post URLs** and **Post IDs**, this scraper provides structured output including image URLs, full HD image links, channel information, post details, and timestamps.

If you need a reliable **YouTube Community Post Scraper**, **YouTube Image Scraper**, **YouTube Community Image Downloader**, or **YouTube Community Content Extraction Tool**, this actor is built for you.

***

## 🚀 Why Choose This Actor?

| Feature                        | This Actor | Other Similar Actors |
| ------------------------------ | ---------- | -------------------- |
| Fast Community Post Processing | ✅          | ⚠️ Varies            |
| Supports Post URLs             | ✅          | ⚠️ Limited           |
| Supports Post IDs              | ✅          | ⚠️ Limited           |
| Full HD Image Extraction       | ✅          | ❌ Often Missing      |
| Structured JSON Output         | ✅          | ⚠️ Basic             |
| Duplicate URL Handling         | ✅          | ❌ Rare               |
| Automatic Retry Logic          | ✅          | ⚠️ Varies            |
| Scalable for Bulk Jobs         | ✅          | ⚠️ Limited           |
| Channel Metadata Included      | ✅          | ❌ Not Always         |
| Cost Efficient Data Collection | ✅          | ⚠️ Varies            |

***

### Keywords:

- youtube community images scraper, youtube community post scraper, youtube community scraper, youtube image scraper, youtube post image extractor, youtube community post images, youtube community downloader, youtube image downloader, youtube community data scraper, youtube post scraper, youtube community analytics, youtube creator scraper, youtube channel scraper, youtube post extractor, youtube content scraper, youtube social media scraper, youtube image extraction, youtube community monitoring, youtube influencer research, youtube marketing research, youtube post data extraction, youtube community intelligence, youtube creator analytics, youtube image collector.

***

## ✨ Key Features

### 📷 Extract Community Post Images

Collect images from public YouTube Community Posts.

#### Includes

- Single-image posts
- Multi-image posts
- Image URLs
- Full HD image links

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### 🔗 Multiple Input Methods

Use either:

- YouTube Community Post URLs
- YouTube Community Post IDs

This flexibility allows easy integration into workflows and automation pipelines.

***

### 👤 Channel Information

Retrieve creator-related information including:

- Channel name
- Channel thumbnail image

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### 🖼️ Full HD Image Access

Get direct links to high-resolution images whenever available.

***

### 🔄 Automatic Retry Handling

Built-in retry mechanisms improve scraping reliability when temporary access issues occur.

***

### 🧹 Duplicate URL Removal

Duplicate input URLs are automatically filtered to avoid unnecessary processing.

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### 📊 Structured JSON Output

Receive clean, machine-readable data suitable for:

- Analytics
- Databases
- Data pipelines
- CRM systems
- AI training datasets

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## ⚙️ Input Configuration

| Field       | Description                         |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `postids`   | List of YouTube Community Post IDs  |
| `startUrls` | List of YouTube Community Post URLs |

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## 📥 Supported Input Formats

### Using Post IDs

```json
{
  "postids": [
    "Ugkxyz123456789",
    "Ugkabc987654321"
  ]
}
```

***

### Using Post URLs

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxyz123456789"
    }
  ]
}
```

***

### Mixed Input

```json
{
  "postids": [
    "Ugkxyz123456789"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkabc987654321"
    }
  ]
}
```

***

## 📤 Output Data

### 📌 Basic Information

| Field      | Description              | Example                                        |
| ---------- | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `status`   | Processing status        | `Success`                                      |
| `post_id`  | Unique Community Post ID | `Ugkxyz123456789`                              |
| `post_url` | Community Post URL       | `https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxyz123456789` |

***

### 👤 Channel Information

| Field                      | Description                 | Example                                 |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `channel_name`             | Creator or channel name     | `MrBeast`                               |
| `channel_thumbnail_hd_url` | High-quality channel avatar | `https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/...` |

***

### 🖼️ Image Information

| Field             | Description              | Example   |
| ----------------- | ------------------------ | --------- |
| `post_type`       | Type of post content     | `image`   |
| `attachment_type` | Attached content type    | `image`   |
| `all_images`      | List of extracted images | Array     |
| `Full_hd_image_1` | First HD image URL       | Image URL |
| `Full_hd_image_2` | Second HD image URL      | Image URL |

***

### 📚 Metadata

| Field               | Description               | Example                |
| ------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| `detected_language` | Detected content language | `en`                   |
| `scraped_at`        | UTC scrape timestamp      | `2026-08-24T12:30:45Z` |

***

## 📝 Example Input

```json
{
    "postids": [
        "UgkxB7POmB4C7U0I3kIEWRZpYfE2t-ieP9CA",
        "Ugkxg-YuyvHwnlFZRktAZHHELzGBrskCHChJ"
    ],
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxBDLYGqQKyN5JIpXJGGjWQ7QNIO7nbyLt"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx7gWGb0P4cKngsHoAJfQJkWWRssWp7bZD"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx5QH9-Xr0EWbVJ1riARjVrDcXRN1LfJS7"
        }
    ]
}
```

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## 🎯 Use Cases

### 📈 Lead Generation

Track visual campaigns from creators and brands to identify potential partnerships and marketing opportunities.

***

### 🏢 Competitor Analysis

Monitor competitor community posts and image-based engagement strategies.

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### 📊 Market Research

Collect image datasets from YouTube Community Posts for trend analysis and content research.

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### 🌟 Influencer Discovery

Analyze creators using Community Posts to understand content style and audience engagement.

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### 🗂️ CRM Enrichment

Enhance creator databases with Community Post image assets and metadata.

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### 🎓 Academic Research

Study creator communication patterns and visual content publishing behavior.

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### 📉 Business Intelligence

Track product launches, announcements, promotions, and visual campaigns published through YouTube Community Posts.

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## ⚡ Performance & Reliability

This actor is designed for dependable large-scale collection of YouTube Community Post images.

#### Reliability Features

- Automatic retry handling
- Duplicate URL filtering
- Structured output formatting
- Bulk processing support
- Consistent JSON output
- Multiple input methods

#### Scalability

Suitable for:

- Individual creators
- Marketing agencies
- Research teams
- Data analysts
- Enterprise workflows

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## 💰 Pricing

Pricing depends on your Apify subscription plan and actual usage.

Typical factors affecting usage costs include:

- Number of Community Posts processed
- Amount of extracted data
- Frequency of runs
- Workflow automation volume

For the latest pricing information, please refer to your Apify account and Actor usage dashboard.

***

## ✅ Benefits

Why users choose the **YouTube Community Images Scraper**:

- Extract YouTube Community Post images quickly
- Collect Full HD image URLs
- Supports both URLs and Post IDs
- Structured JSON output
- Easy automation integration
- Reliable retry handling
- Duplicate input protection
- Creator metadata included
- Scalable for large projects
- Optimized for research and analytics

***

## ❓ FAQ

### 1. What does this actor scrape?

It extracts images and metadata from public YouTube Community Posts.

***

### 2. Can I scrape multiple posts at once?

Yes. You can submit multiple URLs and Post IDs in a single run.

***

### 3. Does it support Community Post URLs?

Yes. Direct YouTube Community Post URLs are fully supported.

***

### 4. Can I use Post IDs instead of URLs?

Yes. You can provide Community Post IDs directly.

***

### 5. Does it extract Full HD images?

Yes. Full HD image URLs are included whenever available.

***

### 6. Does it return channel information?

Yes. Channel name and channel thumbnail data are included.

***

### 7. Are duplicate inputs processed multiple times?

No. Duplicate URLs are automatically filtered.

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### 8. Can I use the output in analytics tools?

Yes. The actor returns structured JSON output suitable for analytics platforms.

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### 9. Is this suitable for large-scale research?

Yes. It supports bulk Community Post processing.

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### 10. Does it access private content?

No. The actor is designed for publicly available Community Posts only.

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### 11. Can marketers use this actor?

Absolutely. It is useful for campaign monitoring, influencer research, and content intelligence.

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### 12. Can developers integrate it into automated workflows?

Yes. The structured output is ideal for automation pipelines and data processing systems.

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## 🔒 Privacy & Compliance

This actor is intended to collect only publicly available information.

Users are responsible for ensuring their usage complies with:

- YouTube Terms of Service
- Local laws and regulations
- Internal company policies
- Applicable privacy requirements

This actor does not provide access to private, restricted, or authenticated user data.

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## 🚀 Start Extracting YouTube Community Images Today

The **YouTube Community Images Scraper** provides a fast, reliable, and scalable way to collect image data from public YouTube Community Posts.

Whether you're performing influencer research, content monitoring, competitive intelligence, market analysis, or building large-scale datasets, this actor helps you extract high-quality YouTube Community images with clean, structured output ready for immediate use.

***

# Actor input Schema

## `postids` (type: `array`):

Enter one or more YouTube Community Post IDs to extract images from the posts.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Enter one or more YouTube Community Post URLs or share links to extract images from the posts.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "postids": [
    "UgkxB7POmB4C7U0I3kIEWRZpYfE2t-ieP9CA",
    "Ugkxg-YuyvHwnlFZRktAZHHELzGBrskCHChJ"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxBDLYGqQKyN5JIpXJGGjWQ7QNIO7nbyLt"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx7gWGb0P4cKngsHoAJfQJkWWRssWp7bZD"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx5QH9-Xr0EWbVJ1riARjVrDcXRN1LfJS7"
    }
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "postids": [
        "UgkxB7POmB4C7U0I3kIEWRZpYfE2t-ieP9CA",
        "Ugkxg-YuyvHwnlFZRktAZHHELzGBrskCHChJ"
    ],
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxBDLYGqQKyN5JIpXJGGjWQ7QNIO7nbyLt"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx7gWGb0P4cKngsHoAJfQJkWWRssWp7bZD"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx5QH9-Xr0EWbVJ1riARjVrDcXRN1LfJS7"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("alpha-scraper/youtube-community-images-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 = {
    "postids": [
        "UgkxB7POmB4C7U0I3kIEWRZpYfE2t-ieP9CA",
        "Ugkxg-YuyvHwnlFZRktAZHHELzGBrskCHChJ",
    ],
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxBDLYGqQKyN5JIpXJGGjWQ7QNIO7nbyLt" },
        { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx7gWGb0P4cKngsHoAJfQJkWWRssWp7bZD" },
        { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx5QH9-Xr0EWbVJ1riARjVrDcXRN1LfJS7" },
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("alpha-scraper/youtube-community-images-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 '{
  "postids": [
    "UgkxB7POmB4C7U0I3kIEWRZpYfE2t-ieP9CA",
    "Ugkxg-YuyvHwnlFZRktAZHHELzGBrskCHChJ"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxBDLYGqQKyN5JIpXJGGjWQ7QNIO7nbyLt"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx7gWGb0P4cKngsHoAJfQJkWWRssWp7bZD"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx5QH9-Xr0EWbVJ1riARjVrDcXRN1LfJS7"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call alpha-scraper/youtube-community-images-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,alpha-scraper/youtube-community-images-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/JDiACo1Ooog7QLnrM/builds/3VsRWc5cU2qwWL9eH/openapi.json