YouTube Scraper — Channels, Videos, Comments, Transcripts + AI Analysis

All-in-one YouTube scraper with AI. Built for content creators, marketers, researchers, and agencies. Scrape channels, search results, video details, comments, and transcripts — all in a single actor. Three AI features turn raw data into actionable intelligence: comment analysis, channel audit, and niche report.

Pure HTTP, no browser. 256MB memory. 4x cheaper comments than competitors.

Why This Actor?

Feature	This Actor
Price per video	$0.004
Price per comment	$0.0005 — 4x cheaper than alternatives
Transcripts	Included free — others charge $0.005-0.01
Business email	Included free — others charge $0.12/email
All-in-one	Channels + search + comments + transcripts in one actor
AI features	Comment analysis + channel audit + niche report

What You Get

Per Video

{
    "video_id": "rWk3TjhaVHA",
    "title": "ASMR Addictive Tapping 1 Hr (No Talking)",
    "channel_title": "ASMR Bakery",
    "view_count": 12295594,
    "like_count": 159306,
    "dislike_count": 3200,
    "duration": "1:04:50",
    "duration_seconds": 3890,
    "tags": ["asmr", "asmr tapping", "tapping asmr", "no talking", ...],
    "category": "Entertainment",
    "is_short": false,
    "published_at": "2023-08-15",
    "comments": [...],
    "transcript": {"language": "en", "text": "..."}
}

Per Channel

{
    "channel_id": "UC...",
    "channel_title": "ASMR Bakery",
    "subscriber_count": 4500000,
    "video_count": 850,
    "description": "...",
    "business_email": "contact@asmrbakery.com",
    "links": [{"title": "Instagram", "url": "..."}]
}

3 AI Features

1. AI Comment Analyzer ($6/1,000 videos)

AI reads all comments on a video, extracts what viewers want, love, and complain about. Replaces hours of manually reading comment sections.

Pre-computes stats from ALL comments, sends top 200 by likes to AI for deep analysis.

{
    "ai_sentiment": "positive",
    "ai_sentiment_score": 82,
    "ai_top_requests": [
        {"request": "Viewers want more glass tapping content with 3Dio mic", "frequency": "high"},
        {"request": "Multiple requests for a longer 3-hour version", "frequency": "medium"}
    ],
    "ai_top_complaints": [
        {"complaint": "Audio too quiet in the second half of the video", "frequency": "low"}
    ],
    "ai_highlights": ["Viewers describe this as their go-to sleep video, with many reporting falling asleep within minutes"],
    "ai_content_ideas": [
        {"idea": "Glass tapping ASMR with 3Dio mic — 3 hour version", "rationale": "Directly requested 12 times in comments, and glass tapping is trending this week"}
    ],
    "ai_audience_mood": "Loyal, engaged audience with strong emotional connection. Viewers frequently return to this video for sleep. High demand for longer versions and new trigger types."
}

2. AI Channel Audit ($12/1,000 channels)

AI evaluates all scraped videos from a channel: what content works, what's declining, growth signals, and actionable recommendations. Like a $500 agency audit for $0.02.

{
    "ai_health_score": 74,
    "ai_best_content": "Roleplay videos average 3x channel views. Tapping is the most consistent performer with steady engagement across all uploads.",
    "ai_declining_content": "Mukbang content dropped 60% in views over the last 3 months. Audience engagement on eating videos is significantly below channel average.",
    "ai_posting_consistency": "Uploads every 4-5 days on average, but gaps of 10+ days correlate with subscriber stalls.",
    "ai_growth_signal": "Subscriber growth is flat month-over-month. Shorts are underutilized — only 3 in the last 50 uploads.",
    "ai_strengths": ["Strong niche authority in roleplay ASMR", "High comment engagement — viewers feel personal connection"],
    "ai_weaknesses": ["No Shorts strategy to reach new audiences", "Declining content types not being retired"],
    "ai_recommendations": ["Double down on roleplay — highest ROI content type", "Post 1 Short per week clipped from long-form", "Drop or pivot mukbang format"]
}

3. AI Niche Report ($2/1,000 videos in search)

AI analyzes all search results for a topic: how saturated is this niche, who dominates, where are the gaps, and is there opportunity for new creators?

{
    "ai_saturation": "high",
    "ai_opportunity_score": 65,
    "ai_avg_performance": "Average video in this niche gets 125K views. Top performers break 2M regularly.",
    "ai_top_performers": [{"channel": "ASMR Bakery", "why": "Dominates with 40% of top results. Consistent quality and upload schedule."}],
    "ai_content_gaps": ["No one is combining tapping with rain sounds", "Glass tapping is underserved relative to search demand"],
    "ai_rising_topics": ["Layered tapping with multiple textures is gaining traction"],
    "ai_recommendations": ["Focus on glass or ceramic tapping — high demand, low competition", "3+ hour compilations perform well in this niche"],
    "ai_verdict": "Saturated niche overall, but clear gaps exist in sub-categories. Glass tapping and layered sounds have high search demand with few quality creators covering them."
}

How to Use

Scrape a Channel

{
    "scrape_type": "channel",
    "channel_urls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"],
    "max_videos": 50,
    "get_comments": true,
    "max_comments": 100,
    "get_transcript": true,
    "get_channel_about": true,
    "ai_channel_audit": true,
    "ai_comment_analysis": true
}

Search YouTube

{
    "scrape_type": "search",
    "search_query": "python tutorial 2025",
    "max_videos": 30,
    "get_comments": true,
    "max_comments": 50,
    "ai_niche_report": true
}

Scrape Specific Videos

{
    "scrape_type": "video_urls",
    "video_urls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..."
    ],
    "get_comments": true,
    "max_comments": 200,
    "get_transcript": true,
    "ai_comment_analysis": true
}

Pricing

Event	Price	What You Get
Video scraped	$4.00 / 1,000	Title, views, likes, dislikes, tags, duration, description, thumbnail
Comment scraped	$0.50 / 1,000	Author, text, likes, published date, reply count
Channel scraped	$5.00 / 1,000	Name, subscribers, video count, about page, business email, links
AI Comment Analysis	$6.00 / 1,000	Sentiment, top requests, complaints, content ideas, audience mood
AI Channel Audit	$12.00 / 1,000	Health score, best/declining content, growth signals, recommendations
AI Niche Report	$2.00 / 1,000	Saturation, opportunity score, content gaps, top performers, verdict
Platform usage	Free

Typical Run Costs

Use Case	Items	AI	Total
Quick channel check (20 videos)	$0.08 + $0.005	—	$0.09
Channel + comments + AI audit (50 videos, 100 comments each)	$0.20 + $2.50 + $0.005	$0.30 + $0.012	$3.02
Niche research (30 search results)	$0.12	$0.06	$0.18
Competitor analysis (3 channels, 30 videos each)	$0.36 + $0.015	$0.036	$0.41
Video deep-dive (5 videos, 200 comments each, transcripts)	$0.02 + $0.50	$0.03	$0.55

Who Is This For?

• Content creators — Audit your channel, understand what viewers want from comments, find content gaps in your niche
• Marketing agencies — Evaluate influencer channels with AI audit before signing deals
• Brand managers — Research niches before sponsoring creators, find channels that match your brand
• SEO specialists — Extract tags and titles from top-performing videos for keyword research
• Researchers — Collect video metadata, comments, and transcripts for analysis
• Lead generation — Extract business emails from channel About pages

Output Fields

Video Fields

Field	Description
video_id	YouTube video ID
title	Video title
description	Video description (first 2000 chars)
view_count	Total views
like_count	Total likes
dislike_count	Estimated dislikes (via Return YouTube Dislike)
duration	Duration (HH:MM:SS)
duration_seconds	Duration in seconds
tags	Video tags/keywords
category	YouTube category
is_short	Whether this is a YouTube Short
published_at	Upload date
channel_id	Channel ID
channel_title	Channel name
comments	Array of comments (if enabled)
transcript	Video transcript (if enabled)

Channel Fields

Field	Description
channel_title	Channel name
subscriber_count	Subscriber count
video_count	Total videos
description	Channel description
business_email	Business inquiry email (from About page)
links	External links (social media, website)
country	Channel country

Tips

• Use residential proxy for best results — set proxy to RESIDENTIAL in proxy config. Comments and full video details work best with residential proxy.
• No proxy needed for basic scraping — search results and channel video lists work without proxy
• Tags are gold — competitor video tags reveal their SEO strategy. Enable full video details to get them.
• Comments + AI = content ideas — enable AI Comment Analysis to turn viewer feedback into actionable content suggestions
• Transcripts are free — included at no extra charge, useful for content repurposing and analysis
• Business emails — extracted from channel About pages at no extra cost. Great for outreach.

Keywords

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