# Dailymotion Scraper (`crawlerbros/dailymotion-scraper`) Actor Scrape Dailymotion - search videos by keyword, browse trending videos, get videos from a specific user/channel, or browse by topic. Extracts title, views, likes, duration, thumbnail, tags, owner info, and more. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/dailymotion-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Social media, Videos - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Dailymotion Scraper Scrape video data from [Dailymotion](https://www.dailymotion.com) — one of the world's largest video platforms. Extract video titles, views, likes, duration, thumbnails, tags, channel information, and more. Supports searching by keyword, browsing trending videos, fetching videos from a specific user, or browsing by topic/category. ### What can this actor do? - **Search** videos by any keyword across the full Dailymotion library - **Browse trending** videos globally or filtered by language/country - **Get videos from a user/channel** by Dailymotion username - **Browse by topic** (news, sport, tech, music, animals, gaming, and more) - Filter results by **language** and **country** - Filter by **video duration** (minimum/maximum seconds) - Control the **sort order** (relevance, recent, most viewed all-time/week/month, trending) ### Output Each record contains: | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `videoId` | String | Dailymotion video ID | | `title` | String | Video title | | `description` | String | Video description | | `ownerUsername` | String | Channel/user name | | `ownerUrl` | String | Channel profile URL | | `ownerVideosTotal` | Integer | Total videos published by the channel/user | | `ownerFollowers` | Integer | Channel follower count | | `views` | Integer | Total view count | | `likes` | Integer | Total like count | | `comments` | Integer | Total comment count | | `bookmarks` | Integer | Total bookmark/save count | | `duration` | Integer | Duration in seconds | | `publishedAt` | String | Publication date (ISO 8601) | | `updatedAt` | String | Last update date (ISO 8601) | | `thumbnailUrl` | String | Video thumbnail image URL | | `thumbnailUrlLarge` | String | Higher-resolution (720px) thumbnail image URL | | `videoUrl` | String | Direct video page URL | | `embedUrl` | String | Embeddable player URL | | `ownerAvatarUrl` | String | Channel/user avatar image URL | | `ownerVerified` | Boolean | Whether the channel/user is Dailymotion-verified | | `allowEmbed` | Boolean | Whether the video allows embedding on other sites | | `width` | Integer | Video width in pixels | | `height` | Integer | Video height in pixels | | `aspectRatio` | Number | Frame aspect ratio (e.g. `1.77778` for 16:9) | | `availableFormats` | Array | Available stream qualities (e.g. `sd`, `hq`, `hd720`, `hd1080`) | | `mode` | String | Content mode — `vod` for on-demand or `live` for livestreams | | `tags` | Array | Video tags/keywords | | `channel` | String | Topic/channel name | | `language` | String | Video language code | | `country` | String | Country code | | `explicit` | Boolean | Whether content is marked explicit | | `sourceUrl` | String | URL that was scraped | | `scrapedAt` | String | Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601) | | `recordType` | String | Always `"video"` | ### Input #### Mode | Mode | Description | Required fields | |---|---|---| | `search` | Search videos by keyword | `searchQuery` | | `trending` | Get trending videos | — | | `byUser` | Get videos from a specific user | `username` | | `byTopic` | Browse videos by topic/category | `topic` | #### Example inputs **Search for technology news:** ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "technology news", "maxItems": 20 } ```` **Get trending videos in English:** ```json { "mode": "trending", "language": "en", "maxItems": 50 } ``` **Get videos from BBC News channel:** ```json { "mode": "byUser", "username": "bbcnews", "maxItems": 30 } ``` **Browse tech topic, short videos only:** ```json { "mode": "byTopic", "topic": "tech", "maxDuration": 300, "maxItems": 25 } ``` ### Use cases - **Media monitoring** — track news and video content from specific publishers - **Content research** — discover popular videos on a topic for competitor analysis - **Data analytics** — analyze view counts, engagement metrics, and publishing trends - **SEO and keyword research** — identify trending video topics and keywords - **Academic research** — collect video metadata for social media studies - **Marketing intelligence** — monitor brand mentions and video content across Dailymotion ### Frequently Asked Questions **Does this require a Dailymotion account or API key?** No. This scraper uses Dailymotion's public API which does not require authentication. **How many videos can I scrape?** Up to 1000 per run using the `maxItems` setting. **Can I scrape videos from a private account?** No. Only publicly accessible videos are returned. **Does it work for all countries?** Yes. Dailymotion is a global platform. Use the `language` and `country` filters to narrow results by region. **Can I get the actual video file URL?** No. The actor returns the video page URL and embed URL, not a direct download link. Downloading video files may violate Dailymotion's terms of service. **What topics are available?** The actor supports 17 built-in topics: News, Sport, Animals, Travel, Gaming (`videogames`), Tech, Music, Auto/Cars (`auto`), Comedy & Entertainment (`fun`), Creative (`creation`), School/Education (`school`), TV, Lifestyle & How-to (`lifestyle`), Celeb (`people`), Kids, Movies (`shortfilms`), and Webcam — plus any other valid Dailymotion channel slug entered manually. **What sorting options exist?** Relevance, most recent, trending, most viewed (all-time), most viewed this week, and most viewed this month. ### Data source Data is fetched from the [Dailymotion public API](https://developer.dailymotion.com/api) (`api.dailymotion.com`). No proxy or residential IP is required. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch from Dailymotion. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword(s) to search for videos (mode=search). ## `username` (type: `string`): Dailymotion username to fetch videos from (mode=byUser). E.g. `bbcnews`, `france24english`. ## `topic` (type: `string`): Dailymotion topic slug (mode=byTopic). Select from the dropdown or enter any valid topic slug. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Sort order for search and topic results. ## `language` (type: `string`): Filter videos by language (ISO 639-1 code, e.g. `en`, `fr`, `es`, `de`, `ar`). Leave empty for all languages. ## `country` (type: `string`): Filter videos by country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, e.g. `US`, `FR`, `GB`). Leave empty for all countries. Only applies to `search` and `trending` modes — Dailymotion's API does not support a country filter for `byUser`/`byTopic` browsing. ## `minDuration` (type: `integer`): Only include videos at least this many seconds long. ## `maxDuration` (type: `integer`): Only include videos at most this many seconds long. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of video records to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "technology news", "topic": "news", "sortBy": "relevance", "language": "", "maxItems": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `videos` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Dailymotion video records. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "technology news", "sortBy": "relevance", "maxItems": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/dailymotion-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "technology news", "sortBy": "relevance", "maxItems": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/dailymotion-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "technology news", "sortBy": "relevance", "maxItems": 20 }' | apify call crawlerbros/dailymotion-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/dailymotion-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Dailymotion Scraper", "description": "Scrape Dailymotion - search videos by keyword, browse trending videos, get videos from a specific user/channel, or browse by topic. Extracts title, views, likes, duration, thumbnail, tags, owner info, and more.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "str86cHzxIzXggmjL" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~dailymotion-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-dailymotion-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~dailymotion-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-dailymotion-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~dailymotion-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-dailymotion-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "trending", "byUser", "byTopic" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch from Dailymotion.", "default": "search" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword(s) to search for videos (mode=search).", "default": "technology news" }, "username": { "title": "Dailymotion username", "type": "string", "description": "Dailymotion username to fetch videos from (mode=byUser). E.g. `bbcnews`, `france24english`." }, "topic": { "title": "Topic / category slug", "enum": [ "news", "sport", "animals", "travel", "videogames", "tech", "music", "auto", "fun", "creation", "school", "tv", "lifestyle", "people", "kids", "shortfilms", "webcam" ], "type": "string", "description": "Dailymotion topic slug (mode=byTopic). Select from the dropdown or enter any valid topic slug.", "default": "news" }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort order", "enum": [ "relevance", "recent", "trending", "visited", "visited-week", "visited-month" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort order for search and topic results.", "default": "relevance" }, "language": { "title": "Language filter", "enum": [ "", "en", "fr", "es", "de", "ar", "pt", "it", "ru", "zh", "ja", "ko", "hi", "nl", "pl", "tr" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter videos by language (ISO 639-1 code, e.g. `en`, `fr`, `es`, `de`, `ar`). Leave empty for all languages.", "default": "" }, "country": { "title": "Country filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter videos by country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, e.g. `US`, `FR`, `GB`). Leave empty for all countries. Only applies to `search` and `trending` modes — Dailymotion's API does not support a country filter for `byUser`/`byTopic` browsing." }, "minDuration": { "title": "Minimum duration (seconds)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 86400, "type": "integer", "description": "Only include videos at least this many seconds long." }, "maxDuration": { "title": "Maximum duration (seconds)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 86400, "type": "integer", "description": "Only include videos at most this many seconds long." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of video records to return.", "default": 20 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```