# Dailymotion Scraper & Channel Monitor (`brick_joey_yto/dailymotion-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Dailymotion videos, channels, and search results — views, durations, tags, thumbnails, engagement. Watch mode monitors keywords and channels for new uploads. Official API, no key. From $1/1,000 results.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/brick_joey_yto/dailymotion-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [William Billings](https://apify.com/brick_joey_yto) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$1.00 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Dailymotion Scraper & Channel Monitor

**Scrape Dailymotion via the official public API** — no key, no login, no proxies needed. Video search, channel profiles, full video metadata, and new-upload monitoring in one actor.

Dailymotion is the world's second-largest video platform — 300M+ users, strong in news/media (Le Parisien, BeIN Sports, Vice). Existing store actors only download single videos; this one does structured data extraction and monitoring.

### What it does

| Mode | Output |
|---|---|
| `search` | Videos by keyword — sort by recent/visited/trending/rated, filter by language, country, min views, date |
| `user` | Channel profiles (videos, followers, views totals) + latest uploads |
| `video` | Full metadata for specific videos — duration, views, likes, comments, tags, thumbnails |
| `watch` | New-upload monitoring across keywords and/or channels, with `sinceTimestamp` resumption |

### Input examples

Keyword search, most-viewed first:

```json
{ "mode": "search", "query": "crypto", "sort": "visited", "minViews": 1000, "maxResults": 100 }
```

Channel profiles + latest uploads:

```json
{ "mode": "user", "usernames": ["leparisien", "espn"], "includeVideos": true }
```

Bulk video metadata:

```json
{ "mode": "video", "videoIds": ["x2hqb43", "dailymotion.com/video/x1z3x87"] }
```

Monitor channels + keywords (schedule hourly via Apify Schedules):

```json
{
  "mode": "watch",
  "queries": ["breaking news"],
  "usernames": ["leparisien"],
  "sinceTimestamp": 1758980000
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
  "recordType": "search_result",
  "videoId": "x2hqb43",
  "title": "Bitcoin, Bitcoins, Bitcoin news",
  "url": "https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hqb43",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://s2.dmcdn.net/v/.../x720",
  "durationSeconds": 156,
  "createdTime": 1425635611,
  "viewsTotal": 6,
  "likesTotal": 0,
  "commentsTotal": 0,
  "language": "en",
  "tags": ["bitcoin"],
  "ownerName": "Bobmorrisonmarket"
}
```

### Pricing

**$1 per 1,000 results** (`$0.001` per dataset row).

### Notes & limitations

- Official Dailymotion REST API — free and keyless. `views_total` reports 0 on very fresh uploads (platform lag).
- Channel search is via username; discover usernames from video `ownerId`/`ownerName` fields.

### FAQ

**Does Dailymotion Scraper need a login or API key?** No — every row comes from public endpoints. Provide a proxy only if your network is heavily rate-limited.

**How do I monitor on a schedule?** Attach the actor to an Apify Schedule (daily/weekly) and use the watch/monitor mode if present — each run emits a fresh, diff-able dataset.

**What does each row contain?** See the output fields table above; every row carries a `scrapedAt` timestamp so datasets can be deduped across runs.

**Is it legal to scrape this data?** The actor only accesses publicly available data — the same pages/APIs a browser sees. Scraping public data for research, monitoring, and analysis is common practice, but platform Terms of Service and the rules in your jurisdiction still apply to how you use it. Consult legal counsel for your specific case.

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# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

search = keyword video search. user = channel profiles + latest uploads. video = metadata for specific videos. watch = new-upload monitoring by keyword and/or channel.

## `query` (type: `string`):

search mode: keyword — e.g. 'crypto', 'football highlights'.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Result ordering — recent (newest), visited (most viewed), relevance, trending, commented, rated.

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

user/watch modes: Dailymotion usernames or channel URLs — e.g. \['leparisien', 'dailymotion.com/espn'].

## `includeVideos` (type: `boolean`):

user mode: also return each channel's recent videos, not just the profile.

## `videoIds` (type: `array`):

video mode: Dailymotion video IDs or URLs — e.g. \['x2hqb43', 'dailymotion.com/video/x1z3x87'].

## `queries` (type: `array`):

watch mode: keywords to monitor for new uploads.

## `sinceTimestamp` (type: `integer`):

Only videos created after this unix timestamp — incremental monitoring cursor.

## `minViews` (type: `integer`):

Only videos with at least this many lifetime views.

## `language` (type: `string`):

ISO language filter — e.g. 'en', 'fr'.

## `country` (type: `string`):

ISO country filter — e.g. 'us', 'fr'.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Global cap on rows returned.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify proxy — the public API rarely needs it.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "sort": "recent",
  "includeVideos": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing video/channel records

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("brick_joey_yto/dailymotion-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("brick_joey_yto/dailymotion-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call brick_joey_yto/dailymotion-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,brick_joey_yto/dailymotion-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vRrK8O2SKiI2TiRHL/builds/jUbRjloDJK36oHbW8/openapi.json