What does YouTube Lead Qualifier Pro do?

YouTube Lead Qualifier Pro helps you extract qualified B2B leads from YouTube channels. Unlike the limited YouTube API, this actor enables you to identify and score high-potential business prospects directly from the platform.

YouTube Lead Qualifier Pro can extract:

• Channel metadata and business information
• Contact details and business emails
• AI-generated lead quality scores (0–100 scale)
• Channel performance metrics
• Niche and industry classification

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Overview

YouTube Lead Qualifier Pro is a powerful tool to discover and AI-qualify YouTube channels in any niche. Using Groq Llama 3.3, it evaluates channels based on your selected niche and scores them automatically. Only channels meeting your minimum AI score will be saved for further outreach or analysis.

Think of it as your AI-powered lead research assistant for YouTube.

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Features

• Gather YouTube channels in any niche using the YouTube Data API
• AI scoring of channels using Groq Llama 3.3
• Filter channels by minimum AI score
• Optional use of YouTube cookies to avoid blocks
• Output ready for CSV or JSON download
• Soft safety cap of 300 channels per run
• Optional early-stop when target number of qualified leads is reached

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Why scrape YouTube?

YouTube hosts over 2 billion logged-in users monthly and is a goldmine for B2B lead generation. Many successful businesses, agencies, consultants, and SaaS companies maintain active YouTube channels, making it an excellent source for identifying decision-makers and business prospects.

Here are some ways you could use YouTube lead data:

• Build targeted outreach lists for B2B sales campaigns
• Identify industry influencers and potential partners
• Research competitor channels and their audiences
• Find niche experts for collaboration opportunities
• Generate qualified leads for your sales pipeline

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Requirements

To run this actor, you need:

1. Groq API Key – Get one at Groq.com
2. YouTube Data API Key – Get one at Google Cloud Console
3. Optional: YouTube logged-in cookies (only needed if blocked during scraping)

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Input Schema

The actor expects a JSON input with the following structure:

{
  "niche": "Marketing",
  "groqApiKey": "gsk_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
  "youtubeApiKey": "AIzaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
  "youtubeCookies": "",
  "maxChannels": 150,
  "minScore": 60
  "maxQualifiedLeads": 25
}

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Field Description

Field	Type	Required	Description
niche	string	Yes	Niche or keyword to search for (e.g., "Shopify coach", "Real estate agent USA")
groqApiKey	string	Yes	Your Groq.com API key (starts with gsk_…)
youtubeApiKey	string	Yes	Your YouTube Data API key
youtubeCookies.	string	No	Optional: logged-in YouTube cookies if blocked
maxChannels	integer	No	Max channels to process (10–500). Default is 150
minScore	integer	No	Minimum AI score to qualify a channel (0–100). Default is 60
maxQualifiedLeads	integer	No	Optional: Stop processing once this many qualified leads are found

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Output Schema

The actor returns a JSON array of channels that passed the AI score filter. Each channel object includes:

[
  {
    "channelName": "Channel Example",
    "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/XYZ",
    "subscriberCount": 12000,
    "videoCount": 45,
    "totalViews": 350000,
    "description": "Channel description here",
    "businessEmail": "contact@example.com",
    "aiScore": 78,
    "aiReasoning": "High relevance to niche and engagement metrics",
    "scoredAt": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
]

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Field Descriptions:

Field	Type	Description
channelName	string	Name of the YouTube channel
channelUrl	string	Direct URL to the channel
subscriberCount	integer	Number of subscribers
aiScore	integer	AI-generated qualification score (0–100)
niche	string	Niche that matched the search
email	string	Contact email if found (optional)

| The output can be downloaded as CSV or JSON directly from Apify.

Notes

Max Channels: Keep this number reasonable to avoid exceeding YouTube API quotas.

• There is a soft internal cap at 300 channels.

• The actor may stop early if maxQualifiedLeads is reached.

• AI Scoring: Channels below minScore will be automatically filtered out.

• Optional Cookies: Only required if YouTube blocks requests during processing.

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How to scrape YouTube

It's easy to extract qualified leads from YouTube with YouTube Lead Qualifier Pro. Just follow these steps and you'll get your results in minutes.

1. Click on Try for free.
2. Enter the YouTube niche or search terms you want to target.
3. Click on Run.
4. When YouTube Lead Qualifier Pro has finished, preview or download your lead data as a CSV from the Dataset tab.

How much will it cost to scrape YouTube?

Apify gives you $5 free usage credits every month on the Apify Free plan. You can get a substantial number of leads per month from YouTube Lead Qualifier Pro for that, so your initial leads will be completely free!

If you need to generate more leads regularly from YouTube, we recommend our $49/month Starter plan - perfect for growing your B2B outreach efforts.

For larger-scale lead generation campaigns, the $499 Scale plan offers enterprise-level capacity and priority support.

Results

YouTube Lead Qualifier Pro delivers your leads as a ready-to-send CSV file containing:

• Channel name and URL
• Business email address
• Lead quality score (0–100, powered by Groq Llama 3.3 70B)
• Channel category and niche
• Contact information
• Engagement metrics

Tips for scraping YouTube

• Focus on specific niches to improve lead quality and relevance
• Regularly review the AI scores to understand what makes a high-quality prospect
• Filter results by score threshold to prioritize outreach efforts
• Use the resulting CSV immediately for email campaigns or CRM imports
• Monitor delivery rates and engagement to refine your niche selection over time

Is it legal to scrape YouTube?

Note that personal data is protected by GDPR in the European Union and by other regulations around the world. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate reason to do so. If you're unsure whether your reason is legitimate, consult your lawyers.

We also recommend that you read our blog post: is web scraping legal?.