YouTube Comments Scraper by URL

📄 Overview

This actor allows you to scrape public comments from any YouTube video by simply providing one or more video URLs. It collects comment metadata including user info, like counts, timestamps, and more — all in structured format, ready for analysis or export.

💡 Why choose this actor?

• No need to deal with complex YouTube APIs or quotas.
• Structured output with rich metadata.
• Fast and reliable: uses Bright Data snapshots.
• Easy to use — just plug in a video URL and get the comments.

🧠 Use Cases

• Sentiment analysis on music videos, speeches, or product reviews.
• Monitoring public opinion or engagement on viral videos.
• Creating training datasets for language models or NLP models.
• Researching community behavior, trends or preferences.

🚀 Key Features

• Collects up to 100 comments per video.
• Extracts like count, usernames, user channel URLs, and timestamps.
• Works with multiple YouTube video URLs in a single run.
• Structured and exportable output in JSON or CSV.
• DOES NOT USE PROXIES.
• ONLY 10 RESULTS AVAILABLE FOR FREE USERS.
• max_results MUST BE A MULTIPLE OF 10.

⚙️ How It Works

1. You input one or more YouTube video URLs.
2. The actor triggers Bright Data snapshots.
3. It extracts and structures comments and user metadata.
4. Returns a standardized JSON or downloadable CSV dataset.

📝 Input Parameters

Field	Type	Description	Example
urls	array	List of full YouTube video URLs	["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAi3VTSdTxU"]
max_results_per_video	integer	Max number of comments to retrieve per video (must be a multiple of 10, max 100)	50

📤 Output (Full Example)

{
  "comment_id": "Ugz7lR3HYP57Mv2_PsJ4AaABAg",
  "comment_text": "2025 and still amazed",
  "likes": 20,
  "replies": 0,
  "username": "@adriangarcia2427",
  "username_md5": "674d2fb35605977ceb4e26632c1da4b6",
  "user_channel": "https://www.youtube.com/@adriangarcia2427",
  "date": "10 days ago",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09839DpTctU",
  "video_id": "09839DpTctU",
  "replies_value": null,
  "replies_without_names": null,
  "user_id": "UClnD8Cs3G-mX6A-gO_NRp9w",
  "timestamp": "2025-07-07T20:15:10.742Z",
  "input": {
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09839DpTctU",
    "sort_by": ""
  }
}

💰 Pricing

• $2.50 per 1,000 results.
• First 10 results are free for logged-in users.
• You can test the Actor with any URL before scaling up.

⚖️ Legal Disclaimer

This actor is intended for lawful use only. You are responsible for ensuring your use of the data complies with YouTube’s Terms of Service and local regulations.

🔄 Update Policy

We regularly maintain and update this actor based on YouTube DOM changes and platform updates. Breaking changes are announced via versioning.

❓ FAQ

Q: Does it work on private videos or deleted comments?
A: No. Only public comments from public videos are scraped.

Q: Does it bypass YouTube’s rate limit?
A: No, but it uses Bright Data infrastructure to reduce friction and increase reliability.

Q: Can I retrieve replies to comments?
A: Not yet. Currently, the actor focuses on top-level comments only.

Q: Is login required?
A: No login required. Only public data is accessed.