You can access the Youtube Channel Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "channelUrls": [
<    "https://www.youtube.com/@RickAstleyYT",
<    "https://www.youtube.com/@Apify"
<  ],
<  "maxVideos": 5
<}' |
<apify call crawlerbros/youtube-channel-scraper --silent --output-dataset

Youtube Channel Scraper API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Youtube Channel Scraper locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install Apify CLI

Using installation script (macOS/Linux):

$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash

Using installation script (Windows):

$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex

Using Homebrew:

$brew install apify-cli

Using npm:

$npm install -g apify-cli

Other API clients include:

Youtube Channel Scraper API in Python

Youtube Channel Scraper API in JavaScript

Youtube Channel Scraper OpenAPI definition

Youtube Channel Scraper API

Youtube Channel Scraper Fast

crawlerbros/youtube-channel-scraper-fast

Scrape YouTube channel info and video listings. Get channel metadata, subscriber counts, and complete video catalogs from any YouTube channel.

Crawler Bros

Youtube Channel Scraper

scrapemesh/youtube-channel-scraper

ScrapeMesh

Youtube Channel Scraper

scrapeengine/youtube-channel-scraper

ScrapeEngine

Youtube Channel Scraper

scraperforge/youtube-channel-scraper

ScraperForge

Youtube Channel Scraper

scrapebase/youtube-channel-scraper

ScrapeBase

Channel Scraper for YouTube

scraply/youtube-channel-scraper

Scraply

Youtube Channel Scraper

scrapapi/youtube-channel-scraper

Extract detailed data from YouTube channels using the YouTube Channel Scraper. Collect channel names, descriptions, subscriber counts, video counts, social links, and channel URLs automatically. Ideal for influencer discovery, marketing research, and creator outreach.