# Changelog of YouTube Thumbnails · Views, Titles & Maxres (`corent1robert/youtube-thumbnail-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/corent1robert/youtube-thumbnail-scraper/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/corent1robert/youtube-thumbnail-scraper.md

## Changelog

### 0.1.3

- Probe the real thumbnail file (drop blank maxres placeholders). Tag **look** (vivid / dark / bright / muted) and **text on thumb** from the pixels.
- Shorts: use the duration badge on channel listings (a 0:28 video is a Short even when YouTube labels it as a normal video).
- README brief screenshot.

### 0.1.2

- Channel runs walk the full public catalog (up to 10,000). Shorts / views / date filters apply while collecting.
- README and Console copy for thumbnail agencies / studios (brief, not dump).

### 0.1.1

- PPE **Thumbnail** Free **$0.003** → Diamond **$0.0015** ($3.00 → $1.50 / 1,000). Default 50 thumbs ≈ **$0.15**.

### 0.1

- First private build: **YouTube thumbnail creative intel** — one row per video with maxres URL, title, views, views/day, performance vs the set.
- Inputs: **keyword search**, competitor **channel** URLs / `@handles`, optional **video** URLs. No YouTube API key (InnerTube, same stack as Channel Videos).
- Filters: long-form vs Shorts (default skip Shorts), min views, published window, sort by performance / views / newest.
- Console view **Thumbnails — Brief** shows the image in the table.
- Pay-per-event: Actor start $0.00005; **Thumbnail** row. Free plan capped at 50 videos.