# YouTube Shorts comments scraper

**Use case:** 

Extract comments from YouTube Shorts URLs or IDs to review audience reactions, author metadata, likes, and timestamps.

## Input

```json
{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ],
  "maxCommentsPerVideo": 75,
  "includeReplies": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "videoId": {
    "label": "Video ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "videoTitle": {
    "label": "Video Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "commentId": {
    "label": "Comment ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Comment",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "authorName": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "authorChannelUrl": {
    "label": "Author Channel",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "likes": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "replyCount": {
    "label": "Replies",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "publishedTime": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "isVerified": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "isCreator": {
    "label": "Creator",
    "format": "boolean"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/automation-lab/youtube-comments-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/automation-lab/youtube-comments-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.