# Get YouTube Video Metadata Without Downloading

**Use case:** 

Title, channel, duration, view count, upload date and thumbnail for any list of YouTube videos. Skips the download entirely, so no bandwidth is billed.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkVqJ1SGeL0",
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRsGyueVLvQ",
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6MlUcmOul8",
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-rmzh0PI3c",
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE7VzlLtp-4"
  ],
  "downloadType": "video",
  "quality": "1080p",
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "skipDownload": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "duration": {
    "label": "Duration",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "viewCount": {
    "label": "View Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "uploadDate": {
    "label": "Upload Date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelUrl": {
    "label": "Channel URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Youtube Downloader](https://apify.com/boztek-ltd/youtube-downloader) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/boztek-ltd/youtube-downloader) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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