# YouTube Channel Scraper (`apt_marble/youtube-channel-scraper`) Actor πŸš€ Scrape any YouTube channel's entire content library β€” videos, Shorts, and live streams β€” with views, likes, comments, durations, exact timestamps, and detailed channel analytics. - **URL**: https://apify.com/apt\_marble/youtube-channel-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Hamza](https://apify.com/apt_marble) (community) - **Categories:** Videos, Social media, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $0.65 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). 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 ## Ultimate YouTube Channel Scraper πŸ“Ί Scrape any YouTube channel's complete content β€” regular videos, Shorts and live streams β€” with exact publish dates, views, likes, comments, durations and the full channel profile. Sort by newest, popular or oldest, filter by date, get clean structured JSON. ### ✨ What you get One record per video/Short/stream: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `videoId` / `url` / `title` / `thumbnail` | The content itself | | `type` | `video`, `short` or `stream` | | `description` / `hashtags` | Full description + extracted hashtags | | `publishedAt` / `publishedTimeText` | Exact ISO timestamp + YouTube's "2 weeks ago" | | `views` / `likes` / `commentsCount` | Engagement as real numbers | | `duration` / `durationSeconds` | `00:22:51` and `1371` | | `isLive` / `streamType` | `live`, `ended`, `upcoming` or `null` | | `category` / `isFamilySafe` / `isUnlisted` / `commentsTurnedOff` | Content flags | | `position` / `sortedBy` | Where it sat in the tab you scraped | | `channelName` / `channelId` / `channelUrl` / `channelHandle` | Channel identity | | `channelDescription` / `channelAvatar` / `channelBanner` | Channel branding | | `channelSubscribers` / `channelTotalVideos` / `channelTotalViews` | Channel stats | | `channelJoinedDate` / `channelLocation` / `channelLinks` / `channelIsVerified` | Channel profile | | `inputChannelUrl` / `sourceUrl` / `scrapedAt` | Provenance | ### βš™οΈ Options - **Direct URLs** β€” channel handles (`@AutoTopnl`), names, URLs or channel IDs. - **Per-type limits** β€” separate maximums for videos, Shorts and streams (0 skips a type). - **Scrape videos published after [date]** β€” absolute (`2026-01-01`) or relative (`2 weeks`). - **Sort by** β€” Newest, Popular or Oldest, applied per tab exactly like on youtube.com. ### πŸš€ Example Input: ```json { "directUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@AutoTopnl"], "maxVideosPerChannel": 10, "maxShortsPerChannel": 5, "sortBy": "newest", "publishedAfter": "1 month" } ```` One record from the output: ```json { "videoId": "NNKOkpB6ABA", "type": "short", "title": "πŸ˜„or😭 - 6000RPM LAUNCH CONTROL in HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 N with 650HP!", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NNKOkpB6ABA", "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T19:48:57.000Z", "views": 82389, "likes": 954, "commentsCount": 106, "duration": "00:00:09", "position": 1, "sortedBy": "newest", "channelName": "AutoTopNL", "channelHandle": "@AutoTopnl", "channelSubscribers": 4220000, "channelIsVerified": true, "scrapedAt": "2026-06-10T03:10:00.000Z" } ``` ### πŸ’‘ Use cases - **Competitor monitoring** β€” track everything a channel publishes, as it happens. - **Content audits** β€” pull a channel's full catalog with real engagement numbers. - **Posting strategy** β€” analyze cadence, formats and what performs via popular sort. - **Stream tracking** β€” capture live, ended and upcoming broadcasts per channel. ### πŸ’³ Pricing You pay per result scraped β€” no subscriptions, no hidden compute costs. ### ❓ FAQ **Are the dates exact?** Yes β€” every item is enriched to the exact second of publication. **What if a channel has no Shorts/Live tab?** That tab is skipped quietly; you're only charged for what you get. **Can I combine the date filter with Popular sort?** Yes β€” old items are filtered out while popular ones within your window are kept. # Actor input Schema ## `directUrls` (type: `array`): Channel URLs to scrape. Accepts handles (@AutoTopnl), plain names, full channel URLs or channel IDs. ## `maxVideosPerChannel` (type: `integer`): How many regular videos to scrape from each channel's Videos tab. 0 skips videos. ## `maxShortsPerChannel` (type: `integer`): How many Shorts to scrape from each channel's Shorts tab. 0 skips Shorts. ## `maxStreamsPerChannel` (type: `integer`): How many live streams (live, ended or upcoming) to scrape from each channel's Live tab. 0 skips streams. ## `publishedAfter` (type: `string`): Only keep content published after this date. Absolute (YYYY-MM-DD) or relative (e.g. "2 weeks", "3 months"). ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Order in which each tab is scraped. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): How many channels to process in parallel. ## Actor input object example ```json { "directUrls": [ "https://www.youtube.com/@AutoTopnl" ], "maxVideosPerChannel": 10, "maxShortsPerChannel": 0, "maxStreamsPerChannel": 0, "sortBy": "newest", "maxConcurrency": 3 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "directUrls": [ "https://www.youtube.com/@AutoTopnl" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("apt_marble/youtube-channel-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ 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); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "directUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@AutoTopnl"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("apt_marble/youtube-channel-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "directUrls": [ "https://www.youtube.com/@AutoTopnl" ] }' | apify call apt_marble/youtube-channel-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=apt_marble/youtube-channel-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "YouTube Channel Scraper", "description": "πŸš€ Scrape any YouTube channel's entire content library β€” videos, Shorts, and live streams β€” with views, likes, comments, durations, exact timestamps, and detailed channel analytics.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "BCIFd1LteBQWduj1C" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/apt_marble~youtube-channel-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-apt_marble-youtube-channel-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/apt_marble~youtube-channel-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-apt_marble-youtube-channel-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/apt_marble~youtube-channel-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-apt_marble-youtube-channel-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "directUrls" ], "properties": { "directUrls": { "title": "Direct URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Channel URLs to scrape. Accepts handles (@AutoTopnl), plain names, full channel URLs or channel IDs.", "default": [ "https://www.youtube.com/@AutoTopnl" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxVideosPerChannel": { "title": "Maximum videos per channel", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "How many regular videos to scrape from each channel's Videos tab. 0 skips videos.", "default": 10 }, "maxShortsPerChannel": { "title": "Maximum shorts per channel", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "How many Shorts to scrape from each channel's Shorts tab. 0 skips Shorts.", "default": 0 }, "maxStreamsPerChannel": { "title": "Maximum streams per channel", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "How many live streams (live, ended or upcoming) to scrape from each channel's Live tab. 0 skips streams.", "default": 0 }, "publishedAfter": { "title": "Scrape videos published after [date]", "type": "string", "description": "Only keep content published after this date. Absolute (YYYY-MM-DD) or relative (e.g. \"2 weeks\", \"3 months\")." }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort by", "enum": [ "newest", "popular", "oldest" ], "type": "string", "description": "Order in which each tab is scraped.", "default": "newest" }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10, "type": "integer", "description": "How many channels to process in parallel.", "default": 3 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```