# YouTube Search Results with Views, Likes & Comments

**Use case:** 

The YouTube videos that rank for your keyword, with exact views, likes, comment count, publish date, duration, channel subscribers, tags and description. For YouTube SEO and competitor research.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "best budget laptop 2026"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 30,
  "channelTab": "videos",
  "maxVideosPerChannel": 20,
  "includeTranscript": false,
  "country": "US",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channel": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "views": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "likes": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "commentCount": {
    "label": "Comment count",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "publishDate": {
    "label": "Publish date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Duration seconds",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelSubscribers": {
    "label": "Channel subscribers",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Url",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The YouTube Scraper - Videos, Likes, Comments Count, Transcripts Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "YouTube Search Results with Views, Likes & Comments". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/FydF8OsTRG9qccn3l) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "YouTube Search Results with Views, Likes & Comments" task

The YouTube Scraper - Videos, Likes, Comments Count, Transcripts Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like 🔍 search queries, videos per search, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "YouTube Search Results with Views, Likes & Comments" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as title, channel, views, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "YouTube Search Results with Views, Likes & Comments" task via API](https://apify.com/centorprat/youtube-video-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Scraper - Videos, Likes, Comments Count, Transcripts](https://apify.com/centorprat/youtube-video-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/centorprat/youtube-video-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/centorprat/youtube-video-scraper.md

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`).