Youtube Shorts Scraper Max

YouTube Shorts Scraper Max

YouTube Shorts Scraper Max is an Apify Actor that extracts detailed data from the Shorts of public YouTube channels. Add channels by URL, handle or channel ID, choose how many Shorts you want, and get one structured record per Short with titles, views, likes, comments, hashtags, music, duration, publish date and channel statistics.

Social media managers, analysts, agencies and developers use YouTube Shorts Scraper Max to study short-form video on YouTube. No login, cookies or YouTube API key are needed, and only public YouTube data is collected.

📌 YouTube Shorts Scraper Max at a glance

• Input: YouTube channel URLs, handles or IDs, plus optional links to individual Shorts
• Output: one dataset item per YouTube Short, newest first
• Filters: minimum views, length range and publish-date range
• Export: JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or the Apify API

🔹 YouTube Shorts Scraper Max Key Features

YouTube Shorts Scraper Max opens each channel's Shorts tab and keeps loading pages until your limit is reached:

• Three ways to add channels: YouTube channel URLs, channel handles such as @MrBeast, or 24-character channel IDs.
• Individual Shorts: scrape particular YouTube Shorts by link, alone or together with channels.
• Full details per Short: exact views and likes, description, tags, hashtags, publish date, duration, music, comments and media formats.
• Channel statistics: YouTube subscribers, total views, video count, country and join date on every record.
• Filters: minimum views, minimum and maximum length, and a publish-date range.
• No duplicates: a YouTube Short is never returned twice, even if several inputs lead to it.

✅ Why use YouTube Shorts Scraper Max

• One YouTube Shorts Scraper Max run covers many YouTube channels and returns a consistent record for every Short
• Skipped YouTube Shorts never count toward your limit, so filters do not shrink your results
• Public YouTube data only, with no account or API key to manage

📦 What Data You Can Extract with YouTube Shorts Scraper Max

Each record describes one YouTube Short. YouTube Shorts Scraper Max organizes the data into groups:

• Identity and links: ID, title, Short URL, watch link, share link, embed link and thumbnails
• Text: description, links in the description, mentions, hashtags and tags
• Statistics: views, likes, estimated dislikes and comment count
• Engagement: engagement rate, likes per view, views per day, views per hour and likes per day
• Timing: publish date, age in days, and length in seconds, clock format and ISO format
• Channel: YouTube channel name, handle, ID, subscribers, total views, video count, country, join date and verified badge
• Sound: YouTube sound or song title, artist, original-sound flag, number of Shorts using the sound and its page link
• Media: resolution, frame rate, aspect ratio, orientation and the list of available formats
• Comments: top comments with author, likes and a few replies
• Context: category, status, related Shorts and run information

Every YouTube Shorts Scraper Max record follows the same structure, which makes the data easy to compare across channels.

🚀 How to Use YouTube Shorts Scraper Max

Follow these steps to run YouTube Shorts Scraper Max in Apify Console:

• Open the Actor and go to the Input tab.
• Add YouTube channels under Start URLs, Channel handles or Channel IDs.
• Set Max shorts per channel and any views, length or date filters.
• Optionally add links to particular Shorts under Individual Shorts URLs.
• Click Start, then open the Output tab to view or export the YouTube Shorts data.

You can also run YouTube Shorts Scraper Max from the Apify API, on a schedule, or through Apify integrations.

🔎 How to Scrape YouTube Shorts From a Channel

Paste a YouTube channel link such as https://www.youtube.com/@KVNPRODUCTIONSOFFICIAL. YouTube Shorts Scraper Max routes a channel URL without a tab to that channel's Shorts tab and collects Shorts newest first.

YouTube delivers 48 Shorts per page, so a higher limit means more pages. YouTube Shorts Scraper Max stops when the limit is reached or the channel has no more Shorts, and it never returns the same Short twice.

🔗 Can You Use YouTube Shorts Scraper Max With Individual Shorts Links?

Yes. Add links such as https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID or share links with ?si= to Individual Shorts URLs. Each one returns the same complete record as a Short found on a channel, including channel details.

YouTube Shorts Scraper Max processes individual Shorts first. The filters apply to them, but Max shorts per channel does not limit them. Links to regular videos and to unavailable Shorts are skipped.

🎯 How YouTube Shorts Scraper Max Filters Work

Filters let YouTube Shorts Scraper Max return only the Shorts that matter to you:

• Minimum views: uses the exact view count at scraping time. Shorts below it are skipped and do not count toward the limit.
• Length range: enter minutes, seconds or both. A Short of exactly the limit is kept.
• Date range: pick a date or type an age such as 2 weeks. Dates are in UTC.

YouTube channels list Shorts newest first, so a recent start date keeps the run short. To collect every Short since a date, raise Max shorts per channel. If the minimum length is longer than the maximum, or the end date is not later than the start date, the run stops with an input error.

🧩 YouTube Shorts Scraper Max Use Cases

• Competitor analysis: use YouTube Shorts Scraper Max to compare views, likes and posting rhythm across YouTube channels.
• Content research: use YouTube Shorts Scraper Max to find which hashtags, tags and sounds popular YouTube Shorts use.
• Influencer vetting: YouTube Shorts Scraper Max shows engagement rates and channel statistics before a partnership.
• Trend tracking: filter by date and views to spot rising YouTube Shorts.
• Reporting: export clean YouTube Shorts Scraper Max data to spreadsheets or dashboards.
• Automation: schedule YouTube Shorts Scraper Max to refresh data every week.

⚙️ Input

Open the Input tab and fill in the fields below. YouTube Shorts Scraper Max needs at least one channel or one Short link.

Field	What it does
startUrls	YouTube channel URLs: @handle, /channel/UC…, /c/name or /user/name. Other tabs and search pages are not supported.
usernames	YouTube channel handles, with or without @.
channelIds	24-character YouTube channel IDs starting with UC. Invalid IDs are rejected before the run starts.
maxshorts	YouTube Shorts to collect per channel, from 1 to 4,800 (default 20).
individualShortsUrls	Links to particular YouTube Shorts.
minViews	Minimum exact YouTube view count. 0 switches the filter off.
minDuration / maxDuration	Length limits in minutes and seconds. 0 means no limit.
newerThan / olderThan	Publish-date range in UTC. Use YYYY-MM-DD or an age such as 1 month.

A channel that appears more than once is scraped only once.

Example input:

{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@KVNPRODUCTIONSOFFICIAL" }],
  "usernames": ["@MrBeast"],
  "maxshorts": 20,
  "individualShortsUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LjLLzh3EH9o" }],
  "minViews": 10000,
  "minDuration": { "minutes": 0, "seconds": 15 },
  "maxDuration": { "minutes": 1, "seconds": 0 },
  "newerThan": "2026-01-01",
  "olderThan": "2026-10-01"
}

Advanced options (JSON or API input only): scrapeDetails (default true; false returns a much faster list with rounded view counts), maxComments (default 20) and maxReplies (default 5).

📤 Output

YouTube Shorts Scraper Max writes one item per Short to the default dataset: individual Shorts first, then each YouTube channel's Shorts newest first. The Output tab offers table views for overview, video details, statistics, channel and sound.

The table explains the key YouTube Shorts Scraper Max output fields:

Field	Meaning
stats.viewCount	Exact view count at scraping time
stats.dislikeCount	Estimated dislikes
engagement.engagementRate	Likes plus comments, divided by views
publication.publishedAt	Publish time in UTC
duration.seconds	Length in seconds
audio.shortsUsingSoundCount	How many Shorts use the same sound
channel.subscribers	Subscribers of the YouTube channel
comments.items	Top comments, each with author, likes and replies

Example output (shortened):

{
  "id": "x7Fq2LmN9aB",
  "type": "shorts",
  "isShort": true,
  "source": "youtube",
  "title": "5 phone tricks you didn't know #shorts",
  "description": "Quick tips to get more from your phone. #shorts #tech",
  "hashtags": ["#shorts", "#tech"],
  "tags": ["phone tips", "tech"],
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x7Fq2LmN9aB",
  "duration": { "seconds": 34, "text": "0:34", "iso8601": "PT34S" },
  "publication": { "publishedAt": "2026-09-12T14:05:00Z", "uploadDate": "2026-09-12", "daysSincePublished": 41 },
  "category": { "id": "28", "name": "Science & Technology" },
  "stats": { "viewCount": 1284503, "viewCountShortText": "1.3M views", "likeCount": 61240, "dislikeCount": 1930, "commentCount": 842 },
  "engagement": { "engagementRate": 0.04833, "likeToViewRatio": 0.047676, "viewsPerDay": 30723.1 },
  "channel": {
    "id": "UCaB3dE5fG7hI9jK1lM3nO5p",
    "name": "Daily Tech Bites",
    "handle": "@dailytechbites",
    "subscribers": 482000,
    "totalViews": 91234567,
    "videoCount": 412,
    "country": "United States",
    "joinedDate": "2019-03-14",
    "isVerified": false
  },
  "audio": { "isOriginalSound": true, "title": "Original sound - Daily Tech Bites", "shortsUsingSoundCount": 3 },
  "media": { "resolutionLabel": "1080p", "aspectRatio": "9:16", "orientation": "portrait", "fps": 30 },
  "comments": {
    "totalCount": 842,
    "scrapedCount": 1,
    "sortBy": "top",
    "items": [{ "type": "comment", "text": "Number 3 is gold!", "likeCount": 120, "replyCount": 0, "replies": [] }]
  },
  "scrape": { "scrapedAt": "2026-10-24T09:30:00Z", "inputMode": "channel", "order": 1, "detailsFetched": true }
}

Empty values are left out of each YouTube Shorts record. Dislikes are estimates, and the sound details appear when YouTube provides them. A RUN_SUMMARY record in the key-value store lists, for each channel, how many Shorts were scanned, returned and skipped.

💰 Pricing

💳 How billing works

• YouTube Shorts Scraper Max is billed per result: every YouTube Short delivered to the dataset is one result.
• The current rate is shown on the Actor's Pricing tab on Apify Store.
• Set a maximum cost per run in the run options to cap spending.

Try a small first run with the default 20 Shorts to see what YouTube Shorts Scraper Max returns before you scale up.

💡 Tips and Good Practices

• Start YouTube Shorts Scraper Max with a low Max shorts per channel to preview the output.
• Use a YouTube channel URL, a /shorts URL, a handle or an ID. Videos, Live and Playlists tabs are not supported.
• Full details need extra requests per Short, so a run takes roughly 1–2 seconds per Short in tests.
• YouTube Shorts Scraper Max looks up each Short when filters need exact views, length or date, so narrow filters make runs slower.
• Only public YouTube data is collected. Transcripts and direct download links are not available.

🙋 Frequently Asked Questions

🔸 What data does YouTube Shorts Scraper Max extract from each Short?

Each YouTube Shorts Scraper Max record includes title, description, hashtags, tags, views, likes, comments, duration, publish date, category, sound, media formats and YouTube channel statistics.

🔸 Can YouTube Shorts Scraper Max scrape any public YouTube channel?

Yes. YouTube Shorts Scraper Max works with public YouTube channels given as URLs, handles or channel IDs. Channels that cannot be found or loaded are skipped with a warning.

🔸 How many Shorts can YouTube Shorts Scraper Max scrape per channel?

Up to 4,800 per channel, newest first. YouTube delivers 48 Shorts per page, so a channel is read page by page.

🔸 Can YouTube Shorts Scraper Max filter YouTube Shorts by views, length or date?

Yes. Set a minimum view count, a length range and a publish-date range. Skipped Shorts do not count toward your limit.

🔸 Can YouTube Shorts Scraper Max scrape a single YouTube Short?

Yes. Add its YouTube link to Individual Shorts URLs and you get the full record, including channel details.

🔸 Does YouTube Shorts Scraper Max need a YouTube login or API key?

No. It collects public YouTube data without a login, cookies or API key.

🔸 Does YouTube Shorts Scraper Max return comments?

Yes. By default each record holds up to 20 top comments with up to 5 replies each. Comments turned off by the creator are marked as disabled.

🔸 Can I download YouTube Shorts videos or transcripts?

No. YouTube Shorts Scraper Max returns metadata and media format details, but not transcripts or direct download links.

📬 Support

• Found a bug or need a feature in YouTube Shorts Scraper Max? Open an issue from the Actor page on Apify.
• Share a sample input with your question so the problem can be reproduced quickly.
• Contact me by email: alphascraper69@gmail.com