# Scrape YouTube Shorts Comments

**Use case:** 

Extract comments on YouTube Shorts — author, text, like count, and date — for sentiment analysis and audience research. Export JSON, CSV, Excel.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "@MrBeast"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10,
  "sortOrder": "newest",
  "includeComments": true,
  "maxComments": 50,
  "downloadVideos": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel name"
  },
  "videoId": {
    "label": "Video id"
  },
  "commentAuthor": {
    "label": "Comment author"
  },
  "commentText": {
    "label": "Comment text"
  },
  "commentLikeCount": {
    "label": "Comment likes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "commentPublishedText": {
    "label": "Comment published text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Short URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Shorts Scraper — Discovery, Virality & Downloads](https://apify.com/constructive_calm/youtube-shorts-scraper-pro) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/constructive_calm/youtube-shorts-scraper-pro) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.