Youtube Channel Scraper Fast

Scrape YouTube channel info and video listings with a streamlined, speed-optimized approach. Get channel metadata (subscribers, description, links, verified status) and a complete video catalog — ideal for high-volume workflows and pipelines that need fast turnaround.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
channelUrls	string[]	Yes	-	YouTube channel URLs, handles, or channel IDs
maxVideos	integer	No	50	Max videos per channel (0-2000). Set to 0 for channel info only
sortVideosBy	string	No	"newest"	Sort order: "newest", "popular", or "oldest"
includeAbout	boolean	No	true	Extract total views, join date, location, and external links from the channel About page
includePlaylists	boolean	No	false	Scrape the channel Playlists tab and include playlist metadata in output
maxPlaylists	integer	No	20	Max playlists to scrape when includePlaylists is enabled (1-500)
includeShorts	boolean	No	false	Scrape the channel Shorts tab and include Shorts in output
maxShorts	integer	No	20	Max Shorts to return when includeShorts is enabled (1-2000)
includeLiveVideos	boolean	No	false	Scrape the channel Live/Streams tab and include live/archived streams
maxLiveVideos	integer	No	20	Max live/stream videos to return (1-500)
market	string	No	"US"	Country code for localized content. One of: US, GB, DE, IN, JP, BR, FR, ES, KR, RU

Supported URL formats

• @MrBeast — handle
• https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast — full URL
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA — channel ID URL
• UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA — raw channel ID
• MrBeast — plain name (treated as handle)

Example input

{
  "channelUrls": ["@MrBeast", "@mkbhd"],
  "maxVideos": 100,
  "sortVideosBy": "popular"
}

Output

Every row in the dataset has the same schema. Each row represents a video with an embedded authorMetadata object containing full channel details.

When maxVideos is set to 0, a single row is returned with video fields set to null and authorMetadata populated.

Row fields

Field	Type	Example
videoId	string	"0e3GPea1Tyg"
title	string	"$456,000 Squid Game In Real Life!"
url	string	"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e3GPea1Tyg"
viewCount	integer	905688793
viewCountText	string	"905,688,793 views"
publishedTimeText	string	"4 years ago"
duration	string	"25:42"
durationSeconds	integer	1542
thumbnailUrl	string	URL to video thumbnail
description	string	Video description snippet
isLive	boolean	false
isShort	boolean	false
featuredTrailerVideoId	string/null	Featured trailer video ID (channel-info row only)
shorts	array	Shorts list (only when includeShorts=true)
playlists	array	Playlists list (only when includePlaylists=true)
liveVideos	array	Live/stream videos list (only when includeLiveVideos=true)
authorMetadata	object	Channel details (see below)
scrapedAt	string	"2026-02-10T12:00:00+00:00"

authorMetadata fields

Field	Type	Example
channelId	string	"UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA"
channelName	string	"MrBeast"
handle	string	"@MrBeast"
channelUrl	string	"https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
description	string	"SUBSCRIBE FOR A COOKIE!..."
subscriberCount	integer	466000000
subscriberCountText	string	"466M subscribers"
videoCount	integer	948
videoCountText	string	"948 videos"
country	string	"US"
location	string	"United States"
joinedDateText	string	"Joined Feb 20, 2012"
totalViewsText	string	"50,123,456,789 views"
externalLinks	array	[{"title": "Website", "url": "https://..."}]
rssUrl	string	Channel RSS feed URL
avatarUrl	string	URL to channel avatar
bannerUrl	string	URL to channel banner
isVerified	boolean	true
isFamilySafe	boolean	true
keywords	array	["mrbeast", "challenge"]
channelLinks	array	[{"title": "linktr.ee/...", "url": "https://..."}]

Use Cases

• Channel research — build a complete picture of any creator's content output, posting cadence, and growth metrics
• Competitor analysis — compare video catalogs, view counts, and publishing frequency across multiple channels in a niche
• Content auditing — inventory all videos on a channel to identify gaps, evergreen performers, or outdated content
• Influencer discovery — filter channels by subscriber count, verified status, and country to build outreach shortlists
• Brand monitoring — track a channel's keyword tags, descriptions, and external links to detect brand mentions or partnerships
• Academic research — collect structured video and channel data for studies on YouTube creator behaviour, virality, or platform trends

FAQ

Do I need a YouTube API key? No. The actor works entirely with public data and does not require a YouTube Data API key or any authentication.

What's the difference between channelUrl formats? All are equivalent — a @handle, a full channel ID URL (/channel/UC...), and a raw channel ID all resolve to the same channel. Use whichever format you have on hand.

Can I scrape private channels? No. Only publicly accessible channels are supported. Private or members-only channels are not reachable without a logged-in session.

How fresh is the data? Data is fetched live at run time — there is no cache. Every run reflects the current state of the channel on YouTube.

Does it work for channels with 10,000+ videos? Yes. Set maxVideos up to 10,000. The scraper uses YouTube's internal pagination API and will continue fetching until the limit is reached or no more videos are available.

YouTube Scraper Suite

This actor is part of a complete YouTube data extraction toolkit. Explore the full suite:

Actor	Description
YouTube Channel Scraper	Channel metadata, subscriber counts, and full video catalogs
YouTube Channel Scraper Fast	Streamlined channel scraper for high-volume and speed-sensitive workflows
YouTube Comment Scraper	Comments, replies, likes, author info, and pinned/hearted status
YouTube Email Scraper	Creator contact emails from channel pages, Instagram, TikTok, and Linktree
YouTube Hashtag Scraper	Videos and Shorts tagged with specific hashtags
YouTube Playlist Scraper	All videos and metadata from any YouTube playlist
YouTube Search Scraper	Search results including videos, channels, and playlists
YouTube Shorts Scraper	Shorts from channels or hashtags with full view and like metadata
YouTube Transcript Scraper	Timed transcripts and captions with optional Whisper AI fallback
YouTube Trending Scraper	Ranked trending videos by category — Gaming, Music, News, Movies
YouTube Video Details Scraper	Comprehensive video metadata, chapters, endscreen, captions, and comments
YouTube Video Downloader	Download videos, playlists, and channels in any quality with metadata