📺 YouTube Description Scraper pro 🚀

Welcome to YouTube Video Description Scraper 🚀 This actor is designed to collect publicly available information from YouTube video URLs in a clean, structured, and ready-to-use format.

It is ideal for researchers, marketers, SEO specialists, data analysts, and automation workflows who need reliable access to YouTube video descriptions and related metadata — without any manual effort.

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🧾 What This Actor Provides

This actor extracts public metadata from one or multiple YouTube video URLs, focusing on:

• Video title
• Video description
• Thumbnail URL
• All external links found inside the video description

All data is returned in a structured dataset that can be directly used for analysis, automation, or storage.

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📦 Outputs Generated

For each YouTube video URL, the actor generates one output record with the following fields:

🔹 Output Fields Explained

Field Name	Description
youtubeVideoUrl	The original YouTube video URL provided as input
thumbnail url	Direct URL of the video thumbnail image
title	Public title of the YouTube video
description	Full public description text of the video
video Description Links	List of all URLs found inside the video description

📌 Note: If a video has no description or links, the corresponding fields may be empty.

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🌟 Features & Overview

• ✅ Supports single or multiple YouTube video URLs
• ✅ Extracts complete video descriptions
• ✅ Automatically detects all links inside descriptions
• ✅ Clean and structured dataset output
• ✅ No login or cookies required
• ✅ Works with both youtube.com and youtu.be links

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💡 Benefits & Advantages

• 🎯 Time-Saving – No manual copy-pasting of descriptions
• 📊 Data-Ready – Output is structured and easy to analyze
• 🔍 Link Discovery – Instantly find affiliate, social, or reference links
• 📈 Scalable – Process many video URLs in one run
• 🤝 Beginner-Friendly – Simple input, simple output

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🧪 Input Sample

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0" },
    { "url": "https://youtu.be/60ItHLz5WEA" }
  ]
}

🔹 You can add one or many URLs.

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📤 Output Sample

[
  {
    "youtubeVideoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0",
    "thumbnail url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/OPf0YbXqDm0/maxresdefault.webp",
    "title": "Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. Bruno Mars",
    "description": "Official Video for Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars\nListen to Mark Ronson: https://MarkRonson.lnk.to/listenYD\nSubscribe to the official Mark Ronson: https://MarkRonson.lnk.to/subscribeYD\n\nWatch more Mark Ronson videos: https://MarkRonson.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube\n\nFollow Mark Ronson:\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarkronson\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkRonson\nTwitter: https://x.com/MarkRonson\nTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@markronson\nWebsite: https://www.markronson.co.uk\n\n#MarkRonson #BrunoMars #MarkRonsonBurnoMars #UptownFunk #NewYearMusic #HappyNewYears #NewYearPlaylist\n\nLyrics:\n\n[Intro]\nDoh\nDoh-doh-doh, doh-doh-doh, doh-doh x3\nDoh-doh-doh, doh-doh (Aw, ow)\n\n[Verse 1]\nThis hit, that ice cold\nMichelle Pfeiffer, that white gold\nThis one for them hood girls\nThem good girls, straight masterpieces\nStylin', wilin', livin' it up in the city\nGot Chucks on with Saint Laurent\nGotta kiss myself, I'm so pretty\n\n[Refrain]\nI'm too hot (Hot damn)\nUh, call the police and the fireman\nI'm too hot (Hot damn)\nMake a dragon wanna retire, man\nI'm too hot (Hot damn)\nSay my name, you know who I am\nI'm too hot (Hot damn)\nAnd my band 'bout that money, break it down\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nGirls hit your hallelujah (Woo) x3\n'Cause uptown funk gon' give it to you (Woo) x3\nSaturday night and we in the spot\nDon't believe me, just watch, come on\n\n[Chorus]\nDoh\nDoh-doh-doh, doh-doh-doh, doh-doh (Ya)\n(Doh-doh-doh, doh-doh-doh, doh-doh)\nDon't believe me, just watch, uh\nDoh-doh-doh, doh-doh-doh, doh-doh (Ya)\n(Doh-doh-doh, doh-doh–)\nDon't believe me, just watch, uh x4\nHey, hey, hey, oh\n\n[Verse 2]\nStop, wait a minute\nFill my cup, put some liquor in it\nTake a sip, sign the check\nJulio, get the stretch\nRide to Harlem, Hollywood, Jackson, Mississippi\nIf we show up, we gon' show out\nSmoother than a fresh jar of Skippy\n\n[Refrain]\nI'm too hot (Hot damn)\nUh, call the police and the fireman\nI'm too hot (Hot damn)\nMake a dragon wanna retire, man\nI'm too hot (Hot damn)\nSay my name, you know who I am\nI'm too hot (Hot damn)\nAnd my band 'bout that money, break it down\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nGirls hit your hallelujah (Woo) x3\n'Cause uptown funk gon' give it to you (Woo) x3\nSaturday night and we in the spot\nDon't believe me, just watch, come on\n\n[Chorus]\nDoh\nDoh-doh-doh, doh-doh-doh, doh-doh (Ya)\n(Doh-doh-doh, doh-doh-doh, doh-doh)\nDon't believe me, just watch, uh\nDoh-doh-doh, doh-doh-doh, doh-doh (Ya)\n(Doh-doh-doh, doh-doh–)\nDon't believe me, just watch, uh x4\nHey, hey, hey, oh\n\n[Bridge]\n\n[Chorus]\nDoh\nDoh-doh-doh, doh-doh-doh, doh-doh (Ya)\n(Doh-doh-doh, doh-doh-doh, doh-doh)\nDon't believe me, just watch, uh\nDoh-doh-doh, doh-doh-doh, doh-doh (Ya)\n(Doh-doh-doh, doh-doh–)\nDon't believe me, just watch, uh x4\nHey, hey, hey, oh",
    "video Description Links": [
      "https://MarkRonson.lnk.to/listenYD",
      "https://MarkRonson.lnk.to/subscribeYD",
      "https://MarkRonson.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube",
      "https://www.instagram.com/iammarkronson",
      "https://www.facebook.com/MarkRonson",
      "https://x.com/MarkRonson",
      "https://www.tiktok.com/@markronson",
      "https://www.markronson.co.uk"
    ]
  },
  {
    "youtubeVideoUrl": "https://youtu.be/60ItHLz5WEA",
    "thumbnail url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/60ItHLz5WEA/maxresdefault.webp",
    "title": "Alan Walker - Faded",
    "description": "Visit worldofwalker.com for early access to the ultimate Walker experience. #walkersjoin \n\n🎵Alan Walker - Broken Strings, Out Now🎵\nhttps://youtu.be/jwQKcW474Tc\n\n👕 Official Merchandise: https://www.alanwalker.com/shop\n\nThanks for all the love Walkers!\n\n- Alan\n\nRemember to subscribe to the channel and turn on 🔔\n\nConnect with Alan Walker: \n👉  @Alanwalkermusic  \n👉Join the community: https://www.worldofwalker.com   \n👉Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alanwalkermusic/  \n👉TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alanwalkermusic  \n👉Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alanwalkermusic  \n👉X: https://twitter.com/IAmAlanWalker  \n👉Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/alanwalkermusic  \n👉Discord: https://discord.gg/alanwalker  \n\n//////////////// \n\nLyrics:\nYou were the shadow of my light\nDid you feel us\nAnother start\nYou fade away\nAfraid our aim is out of sight\nWanna see us\nAlive\nWhere are you now\nWhere are you now\nWhere are you now\nWas it all in my fantasy\nWhere are you now\nWere you only imaginary\nWhere are you now\nAtlantis\nUnder the sea\nUnder the sea\nWhere are you now\nAnother dream\nThe monsters running wild inside of me\nI'm faded\nI'm faded\nSo lost\nI'm faded\nI'm faded\nSo lost\nI'm faded\nThese shallow waters, never met\nWhat I needed\nI'm letting go\nA deeper dive\nEternal silence of the sea\nI'm breathing\nAlive\nWhere are you now\nWhere are you now\nUnder the bright\nBut faded lights\nYou set my heart on fire\nWhere are you now\nWhere are you now\nWhere are you now\nAtlantis\nUnder the sea\nUnder the sea\nWhere are you now\nAnother dream\nThe monsters running wild inside of me\nI'm faded\nI'm faded\nSo lost\nI'm faded\nI'm faded\nSo lost\nI'm faded\n\n//////////////// \n\nCREDITS:\nVocalist: Iselin Solheim\nVideo Location: Tallinn, Estonia\nVideo produced by: Bror Bror\nDirectors: Rikkard & Tobias Häggbom\nD.O.P: Rikkard Häggbom\nEdit and grading: Bror Bror\nActor: Shahab Salehi\n\n🎵Listen & Follow WalkerverseRadio here: https://AlanWalker.lnk.to/WalkerRadio\n\n#Faded #AlanWalker #YouAreNotAlone\n\n© 2015 Alan Walker & MER Musikk\n℗ 2015 Sony Music Entertainment Sweden AB",
    "video Description Links": [
      "https://youtu.be/jwQKcW474Tc",
      "https://www.alanwalker.com/shop",
      "https://www.worldofwalker.com",
      "https://www.instagram.com/alanwalkermusic/",
      "https://www.tiktok.com/@alanwalkermusic",
      "https://www.facebook.com/alanwalkermusic",
      "https://twitter.com/IAmAlanWalker",
      "https://www.snapchat.com/add/alanwalkermusic",
      "https://discord.gg/alanwalker",
      "https://AlanWalker.lnk.to/WalkerRadio"
    ]
  }
]

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🧠 Best Practices for Using This Actor

• ✔ Always provide valid and public YouTube video URLs
• ✔ Avoid private, deleted, or age-restricted videos
• ✔ Use batch URLs to save runtime
• ✔ Double-check links extracted from descriptions before use
• ✔ Keep descriptions for text analysis, SEO, or archival purposes

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⚠️ Possible Errors & How to Avoid Them

Empty Output

Possible Causes:

• Invalid or malformed URL
• Video is private or removed

✅ Solution: Ensure the video is public and accessible

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Missing Description or Links

Possible Causes:

• Video creator did not add a description
• No external links were included

✅ Solution: This is expected behavior — not an error

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Partial Results

Possible Causes:

• Some URLs in the input list are invalid

✅ Solution: Remove invalid URLs and re-run the actor

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🛠️ Use Cases

• 📌 SEO & keyword research
• 📌 Competitor analysis
• 📌 Affiliate link discovery
• 📌 Social media research
• 📌 Content archiving
• 📌 Data pipelines & automation

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📬 Support & Feedback

If you face any issues or have feature requests:

📧 Email: alphascraper69@gmail.com 🧩 Issues Tab: Use the platform’s issue tracker

I actively maintain this actor and fix issues quickly ⚡

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🎉 Final Notes

This actor is built to be simple, reliable, and efficient. Just paste your YouTube video URLs, run the actor, and get clean data — instantly.

Happy scraping! 🚀📊