Odysee Video Scraper & Channel Monitor

Scrape Odysee (LBRY) without an account. Video search, channel uploads, full video metadata, and new-upload monitoring — all through Odysee's own public LBRY API. No API key, no login, no scraping workarounds.

Odysee is the largest decentralized video platform — millions of videos, a strong crypto/tech commentary community, and no official data export for researchers. This actor fills that gap.

What it does

Mode	Output
search	Videos matching any keyword — newest first, with channel, duration, tags, thumbnails
channel	Channel profile (title, description, subscriber proxy stats) + latest uploads
video	Full metadata for specific video URLs — duration, language, license, media type
watch	New-upload detection: keywords and/or channels + releasedAfter timestamp — the scheduled-monitoring primitive

Input examples

Keyword search:

{ "mode": "search", "query": "bitcoin", "maxResults": 100 }

Channel profile + uploads:

{ "mode": "channel", "channelUrl": "odysee.com/@veritasium", "maxResults": 20 }

Bulk video metadata:

{ "mode": "video", "videoUrls": ["lbry://@samtime#f/episode-name#a", "odysee.com/@channel:f/video-title:8"] }

Monitor channels + keywords for new uploads (run hourly via Apify Schedules):

{
  "mode": "watch",
  "queries": ["crypto", "privacy"],
  "channelUrls": ["odysee.com/@veritasium", "lbry://@samtime"],
  "releasedAfter": 1759000000,
  "maxResults": 50
}

Example output

{
  "recordType": "search_result",
  "claimId": "79f4b85922347dec67af0de7ba040e50d3df4354",
  "name": "bitcoin-will-not-wait-for-you",
  "title": "Bitcoin will NOT wait for you",
  "description": "...",
  "odyseeUrl": "https://odysee.com/@CryptoVigilante:f/bitcoin-will-not-wait-for-you:2",
  "streamType": "video",
  "mediaType": "video/mp4",
  "durationSeconds": 3704,
  "tags": ["bitcoin", "crypto"],
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://thumbs.odycdn.com/...",
  "channelName": "CryptoVigilante",
  "channelClaimId": "80c9147abaf...",
  "publishedAt": 1758636000
}

Why scheduled monitoring matters

Odysee hosts content that gets removed from mainstream platforms — researchers tracking disinformation, crypto commentary, or niche creators need alerts when tracked channels upload. Pair watch with releasedAfter = last-run timestamp and an Apify Schedule for a self-maintaining alert pipeline.

Pricing

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

Notes & limitations

• Uses Odysee's own public proxy API (api.na-backend.odysee.com) — the same backend the website calls. Keyless, but be reasonable with request volume.
• View/like counts are not exposed by the API; engagement metrics aren't available.
• release_time on some content is a far-future sentinel — publishedAt (creation timestamp) is more reliable for monitoring.

FAQ

Does Odysee 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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