# Youtube Community Post Details Scraper (`alpha-scraper/youtube-community-post-details-scraper`) Actor

Extract detailed YouTube Community Post data using post URLs or IDs. Scrape post content, likes, comments, hashtags, images, media URLs, author details, channel information, engagement metrics, and metadata from public YouTube Community Posts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/alpha-scraper/youtube-community-post-details-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Alpha Scraper](https://apify.com/alpha-scraper) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Integrations
- **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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

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## 🚀 YouTube Community Post Details Scraper

Extract detailed metadata, engagement metrics, media information, hashtags, author details, and content insights from **YouTube Community Posts** using post URLs or post IDs.

Whether you're a marketer, researcher, analyst, agency, developer, or business owner, the **YouTube Community Post Details Scraper** helps you collect structured data from public YouTube Community Posts at scale.

This actor is designed for users who need reliable access to **YouTube Community Post data**, including likes, comments, images, author information, hashtags, media assets, engagement statistics, and post metadata.

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## ⭐ Why Choose This Actor?

| Feature                   | This Actor         | Other Similar Actors |
| ------------------------- | ------------------ | -------------------- |
| Community Post Focus      | ✅ Specialized      | ⚠️ Often limited     |
| Detailed Post Metadata    | ✅ Extensive        | ⚠️ Partial           |
| Post URL Support          | ✅ Yes              | ✅ Yes                |
| Post ID Support           | ✅ Yes              | ❌ Often unavailable  |
| Engagement Metrics        | ✅ Likes & Comments | ⚠️ Limited           |
| Media Extraction          | ✅ Images & Videos  | ⚠️ Partial           |
| Author Information        | ✅ Included         | ⚠️ Limited           |
| Hashtag Detection         | ✅ Included         | ❌ Often missing      |
| Retry Handling            | ✅ Built-In         | ⚠️ Varies            |
| Residential Proxy Support | ✅ Included         | ⚠️ Varies            |
| Cost Efficiency           | ✅ Optimized        | ⚠️ Mixed             |
| Structured Output         | ✅ Clean JSON       | ⚠️ Inconsistent      |

***

### Keywords :

- youtube community post scraper, youtube community scraper, youtube post scraper, youtube post data extractor, youtube community post data, youtube community post analytics, youtube community post downloader, youtube post metadata scraper, youtube engagement scraper, youtube likes scraper, youtube comments scraper, youtube hashtag scraper, youtube channel community scraper, youtube creator post scraper, youtube social media scraper, youtube post insights, youtube community monitoring, youtube content analysis, youtube post research tool, youtube marketing scraper, youtube influencer research, youtube audience engagement, youtube community analytics, youtube community post api, youtube post extractor, youtube post url scraper.

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## 🎯 What This Actor Extracts

The actor extracts rich information from public YouTube Community Posts, including:

- Post ID
- Post URL
- Channel ID
- Channel Name
- Channel URL
- Channel Thumbnail
- Author Handle
- Post Content
- Post Type
- Attachment Type
- Likes Count
- Comments Count
- Hashtags
- Images
- Video References
- External Links
- Media URLs
- Poll Information
- Quiz Information
- Publishing Information
- Scraping Timestamp

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## ✨ Key Features

### 📌 Scrape Community Posts by URL

Provide one or multiple YouTube Community Post URLs and extract detailed post information.

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### 🆔 Scrape Community Posts by Post ID

Use Community Post IDs directly without needing full URLs.

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### 📊 Engagement Metrics

Collect important engagement data including:

- Like counts
- Comment counts
- Engagement indicators

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### 🖼 Media Extraction

Automatically extract:

- Images
- Image URLs
- Downloadable image links
- Video references
- Media assets

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### 🏷 Hashtag Detection

Identify and collect hashtags used inside community posts.

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### 👤 Channel Information

Retrieve:

- Channel ID
- Channel Name
- Channel URL
- Author Handle
- Channel Thumbnail

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### 🔗 External Link Extraction

Collect URLs and links referenced inside posts.

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### 🔄 Automatic Retry Handling

The actor automatically retries requests when temporary issues occur.

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### 📦 Structured JSON Output

Receive clean, developer-friendly JSON suitable for:

- APIs
- Dashboards
- Databases
- BI Tools
- CRM Systems

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## ⚙️ Input Configuration

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

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## 📥 Supported Input Formats

### Community Post URLs

```text
https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxRICJRI6AqAvKKwpkdHRfOfjRQB2bOODp
```

```text
https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxvwB4Cx_f5wkf4LRQJW9TCOMF_XH7Az4F
```

***

### Community Post IDs

```text
Ugkx7b2s7ZNLsThCIh1h8FQNpOZZqbChNXrd
```

```text
Ugkxg-YuyvHwnlFZRktAZHHELzGBrskCHChJ
```

***

## 📤 Output Data

### 📌 Basic Information

| Field           | Description          | Example                                    |
| --------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| status          | Request status       | Success                                    |
| post\_id         | Unique post ID       | Ugkx123abc                                 |
| post\_url        | Community post URL   | https://www.youtube.com/post/...           |
| post\_type       | Type of post         | image                                      |
| attachment\_type | Media type           | image                                      |
| content\_text    | Post content         | New video is live!                         |
| source\_url      | Community source URL | https://www.youtube.com/@channel/community |

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### 👤 Author & Channel Information

| Field                 | Description           | Example                          |
| --------------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| channel\_id            | YouTube channel ID    | UCxxxxxxxx                       |
| channel\_name          | Channel name          | Example Channel                  |
| channel\_url           | Channel URL           | https://www.youtube.com/@example |
| channel\_thumbnail\_url | Channel profile image | https://yt3.ggpht.com/...        |
| author\_name           | Author name           | Example Channel                  |
| author\_url            | Author URL            | https://www.youtube.com/@example |
| author\_handle         | Channel handle        | @example                         |

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### 📊 Statistics

| Field              | Description    | Example |
| ------------------ | -------------- | ------- |
| like\_count         | Total likes    | 12500   |
| like\_count\_text    | Display format | 12.5K   |
| comment\_count      | Total comments | 230     |
| comment\_count\_text | Display format | 230     |
| total\_votes        | Vote count     | 12500   |

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### 🏷 Hashtags & Links

| Field          | Description           | Example             |
| -------------- | --------------------- | ------------------- |
| hashtags       | Hashtags detected     | #youtube            |
| external\_links | URLs found in content | https://example.com |

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### 🖼 Images & Media

| Field               | Description          | Example           |
| ------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------- |
| images              | Image objects        | Array             |
| image\_urls          | All image URLs       | Array             |
| image\_url           | Primary image URL    | https://image.jpg |
| media\_urls          | Attached media URLs  | Array             |
| image\_download\_urls | Image download links | Array             |

***

### 🗳 Poll & Quiz Information

| Field   | Description         | Example |
| ------- | ------------------- | ------- |
| is\_poll | Poll post indicator | true    |
| is\_quiz | Quiz post indicator | false   |

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### 🕒 Time & Metadata

| Field               | Description                 | Example                          |
| ------------------- | --------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| published\_time\_text | Human-readable publish time | 2 days ago                       |
| published\_time      | Timestamp                   | 2026-08-24T12:00:00Z             |
| scraped\_at          | Extraction timestamp        | 2026-08-24T12:01:00Z             |
| detected\_language   | Detected language           | en                               |
| comment\_threads\_url | Comments URL                | https://www.youtube.com/post/... |

***

## 📝 Example Input

```json
{
  "postids": [
    "Ugkx7b2s7ZNLsThCIh1h8FQNpOZZqbChNXrd"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxRICJRI6AqAvKKwpkdHRfOfjRQB2bOODp"
    }
  ]
}
```

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## 💼 Use Cases

### 🎯 Influencer Research

Analyze how creators engage with their audiences through Community Posts.

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### 📈 Competitor Analysis

Monitor competitor announcements, promotions, product launches, and audience engagement.

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### 🧠 Market Research

Study audience reactions, content trends, and engagement patterns.

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### 📊 Business Intelligence

Track brand communication strategies across YouTube communities.

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### 🏢 Agency Reporting

Build reporting dashboards for creators, brands, and clients.

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### 🤝 Lead Generation

Identify active creators, niche communities, and audience segments.

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### 🔍 Content Research

Discover top-performing Community Post formats and messaging strategies.

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### 🎓 Academic Research

Collect structured Community Post datasets for social media and communication studies.

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### 🗂 CRM Enrichment

Add channel and engagement data to existing customer or creator databases.

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## ⚡ Performance & Reliability

This actor is designed to provide stable and reliable Community Post extraction.

#### Included Reliability Features

- Automatic retry attempts
- Duplicate URL removal
- Multiple input methods
- Structured JSON output
- Scalable processing of multiple posts
- Residential proxy support for improved reliability
- Consistent output schema

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## 💰 Pricing

The actor follows Apify's pricing model.

Your total cost depends on:

- Number of Community Posts processed
- Dataset size
- Runtime usage
- Selected platform settings

Because pricing can change over time, always check the actor page for the latest pricing information.

The actor is optimized to provide maximum data value while keeping extraction costs efficient.

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## 🎁 Benefits

#### Save Time

Collect Community Post data automatically instead of manual copying.

#### Scale Easily

Extract information from one post or thousands of posts.

#### Better Insights

Understand audience engagement and creator communication strategies.

#### Structured Data

Receive clean JSON ready for analysis and automation.

#### Flexible Inputs

Use either Post IDs or Post URLs.

#### Rich Metadata

Get much more than basic post content.

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## 🔒 Privacy & Compliance

This actor is intended for collecting publicly accessible information.

Users are responsible for ensuring that their usage complies with:

- YouTube Terms of Service
- Applicable privacy laws
- Local regulations
- Internal compliance policies

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

Always use collected data responsibly and ethically.

***

## ❓ FAQ

### 1. What does this actor scrape?

It extracts detailed metadata from public YouTube Community Posts.

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

Yes. You can provide multiple post URLs and post IDs.

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### 3. Can I use Community Post IDs directly?

Yes. Post IDs are fully supported.

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### 4. Does it extract likes and comments?

Yes. Engagement metrics such as likes and comment counts are included.

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### 5. Does it extract images?

Yes. Image URLs and image metadata are included when available.

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### 6. Can it detect hashtags?

Yes. Hashtags found in post content are extracted.

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### 7. Does it support poll posts?

Yes. Poll post detection is included.

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### 8. Does it support quiz posts?

Yes. Quiz post detection is included.

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### 9. Can I extract author and channel information?

Yes. Channel IDs, names, URLs, handles, and thumbnails are included.

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### 10. What output format is returned?

Structured JSON output suitable for analytics, automation, and databases.

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### 11. Can I use the data for research?

Yes. Many users utilize the data for market research, trend analysis, and academic projects.

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### 12. Is the actor suitable for large-scale scraping?

Yes. It supports processing multiple Community Posts efficiently.

***

## 🚀 Start Extracting YouTube Community Post Data Today

The **YouTube Community Post Details Scraper** provides a fast and reliable way to collect rich **YouTube Community Post data**, including content, engagement metrics, hashtags, media assets, channel details, and metadata.

## Perfect for marketers, researchers, agencies, analysts, creators, developers, and businesses looking to unlock valuable insights from YouTube Community Posts at scale.

# Actor input Schema

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

Enter one or more YouTube Community Post IDs to extract detailed post information.

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

Enter one or more YouTube Community Post URLs or share links to extract detailed post information.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "postids": [
    "Ugkx7b2s7ZNLsThCIh1h8FQNpOZZqbChNXrd",
    "Ugkxg-YuyvHwnlFZRktAZHHELzGBrskCHChJ"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxRICJRI6AqAvKKwpkdHRfOfjRQB2bOODp"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxvwB4Cx_f5wkf4LRQJW9TCOMF_XH7Az4F"
    }
  ]
}
```

# 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": [
        "Ugkx7b2s7ZNLsThCIh1h8FQNpOZZqbChNXrd",
        "Ugkxg-YuyvHwnlFZRktAZHHELzGBrskCHChJ"
    ],
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxRICJRI6AqAvKKwpkdHRfOfjRQB2bOODp"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxvwB4Cx_f5wkf4LRQJW9TCOMF_XH7Az4F"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("alpha-scraper/youtube-community-post-details-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": [
        "Ugkx7b2s7ZNLsThCIh1h8FQNpOZZqbChNXrd",
        "Ugkxg-YuyvHwnlFZRktAZHHELzGBrskCHChJ",
    ],
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxRICJRI6AqAvKKwpkdHRfOfjRQB2bOODp" },
        { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxvwB4Cx_f5wkf4LRQJW9TCOMF_XH7Az4F" },
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("alpha-scraper/youtube-community-post-details-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": [
    "Ugkx7b2s7ZNLsThCIh1h8FQNpOZZqbChNXrd",
    "Ugkxg-YuyvHwnlFZRktAZHHELzGBrskCHChJ"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxRICJRI6AqAvKKwpkdHRfOfjRQB2bOODp"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxvwB4Cx_f5wkf4LRQJW9TCOMF_XH7Az4F"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call alpha-scraper/youtube-community-post-details-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-post-details-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/vAz2p8FqYTIh4RnSd/builds/8uf4UnuY8cp5FIWDJ/openapi.json