📺 YouTube Video Description Scraper

Welcome to YouTube Video Description Scraper 🚀 This actor helps you easily collect YouTube video descriptions and public metadata from one or multiple video URLs — quickly, cleanly, and without any manual effort.

This README explains what data you get, how to use the actor, what each output field means, and how to avoid common issues.

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✨ What This Actor Provides

This actor extracts publicly available information from YouTube video URLs that you provide.

It is designed for:

• 📊 Data collection
• 📝 Content analysis
• 🔍 Research & monitoring
• 🤖 Automation workflows

You only need to paste video URLs — the actor takes care of the rest.

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📦 Outputs Generated

For each YouTube video URL, the actor produces one output record containing structured data.

All results are stored in the default dataset and can be:

• Downloaded as JSON / CSV
• Connected to other automations
• Used in reports or dashboards

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🧾 Output Fields Explained

Each output item contains the following fields:

🔗 youtubeVideoUrl

• The original YouTube video URL you provided
• Useful for reference, validation, or reprocessing

🖼️ thumbnail url

• The main thumbnail image URL of the video
• Can be used for previews, thumbnails, or visual analysis

📝 description

• The full video description as shown on YouTube

• Includes:

  • Text written by the creator
  • Links (websites, social media, affiliate links)
  • Hashtags and mentions

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🌟 Features & Overview

• ✔ Supports multiple YouTube video URLs at once

• ✔ Extracts clean and structured data

• ✔ Works with both:

• youtube.com/watch?v=...

• youtu.be/... formats

• ✔ Automatically skips unavailable videos

• ✔ Output is ready for automation and analysis

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💡 Benefits & Advantages

🚀 Saves Time

No need to manually open videos and copy descriptions.

📈 Scalable

Process many video URLs in a single run.

🧹 Clean Output

Data is returned in a structured, machine‑friendly format.

🔄 Easy Integration

Perfect for:

• No‑code tools
• Data pipelines
• AI workflows

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📥 Input Format

The actor accepts one or multiple YouTube video URLs.

✅ Input Sample

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { "url": "https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0" }
  ]
}

You can add as many URLs as you want.

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📤 Output Sample

[
  {
    "youtubeVideoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "thumbnail url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.webp",
    "description": "The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. \n\nNever: The Autobiography 📚 OUT NOW! \nFollow this link to get your copy and listen to Rick’s ‘Never’ playlist ❤️ #RickAstleyNever\nhttps://linktr.ee/rickastleynever\n\n“Never Gonna Give You Up” was a global smash on its release in July 1987, topping the charts in 25 countries including Rick’s native UK and the US Billboard Hot 100.  It also won the Brit Award for Best single in 1988. Stock Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced the track which was the lead-off single and lead track from Rick’s debut LP “Whenever You Need Somebody”.  The album was itself a UK number one and would go on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide.\n\nThe legendary video was directed by Simon West – who later went on to make Hollywood blockbusters such as Con Air, Lara Croft – Tomb Raider and The Expendables 2.  The video passed the 1bn YouTube views milestone on 28 July 2021.\n\nSubscribe to the official Rick Astley YouTube channel: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/YTSubID\n\nFollow Rick Astley:\nFacebook: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/FBFollowID \nTwitter: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TwitterID \nInstagram: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/InstagramID \nWebsite: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/storeID \nTikTok: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TikTokID\n\nListen to Rick Astley:\nSpotify: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/SpotifyID \nApple Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AppleMusicID \nAmazon Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AmazonMusicID \nDeezer: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/DeezerID \n\nLyrics:\nWe’re no strangers to love\nYou know the rules and so do I\nA full commitment’s what I’m thinking of\nYou wouldn’t get this from any other guy\n\nI just wanna tell you how I’m feeling\nGotta make you understand\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\nWe’ve known each other for so long\nYour heart’s been aching but you’re too shy to say it\nInside we both know what’s been going on\nWe know the game and we’re gonna play it\n\nAnd if you ask me how I’m feeling\nDon’t tell me you’re too blind to see\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\n#RickAstley #NeverGonnaGiveYouUp #WheneverYouNeedSomebody #OfficialMusicVideo"
  },
  {
    "youtubeVideoUrl": "https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0",
    "thumbnail url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/9bZkp7q19f0/maxresdefault.webp",
    "description": "PSY - ‘I LUV IT’ M/V @ https://youtu.be/Xvjnoagk6GU\nPSY - ‘New Face’ M/V @https://youtu.be/OwJPPaEyqhI\n\nPSY - 8TH ALBUM '4X2=8' on iTunes @\nhttps://smarturl.it/PSY_8thAlbum\n\nPSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) on iTunes @ http://smarturl.it/PsyGangnam\n\n#PSY #싸이 #GANGNAMSTYLE #강남스타일\n\nMore about PSY@\nhttp://www.youtube.com/officialpsy\nhttp://www.facebook.com/officialpsy\nhttp://twitter.com/psy_oppa\nhttps://www.instagram.com/42psy42\nhttp://iTunes.com/PSY\nhttp://sptfy.com/PSY\nhttp://weibo.com/psyoppa"
  }
]

Each video produces one output item.

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🧠 Best Practices

• ✅ Always use valid and public YouTube video URLs
• ✅ Avoid age‑restricted or private videos
• ✅ Use smaller batches if processing many URLs
• ✅ Re‑run the actor if descriptions change over time

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⚠️ Possible Errors & How to Avoid Them

No Output Returned

Possible causes:

• Invalid URL
• Video removed or private

How to avoid:

• Double‑check the URL
• Ensure the video is publicly accessible

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Empty Description Field

Possible causes:

• Video has no description

How to avoid:

• This is normal behavior — not an error

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Some URLs Are Skipped

Possible causes:

• Video unavailable in your region
• Temporary access issues

How to avoid:

• Try again later
• Use alternative video URLs when possible

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📌 Use Cases

• 🧠 AI training data collection
• 📊 YouTube content research
• 🔗 Link extraction from descriptions
• 📣 Marketing & competitor analysis
• 📰 Media monitoring

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🧑‍💻 Support & Feedback

If you face any issues or need improvements:

📧 Email: alphascraper69@gmail.com 🛠️ Or use the Issues tab — fixes are provided quickly

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⭐ Final Notes

This actor is built to be:

• Simple
• Reliable
• Automation‑friendly

Just paste your YouTube URLs and get clean description data instantly 🎯

Happy scraping! 🚀