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YouTube Live Chat Scraper

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Scrape public active live chat or replay chat using the correct YouTube continuation endpoint without cookies or API credentials.

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from $1.00 / 1,000 results

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0.0

(0)

Developer

Crawler Bros

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Monthly active users

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What this actor does

Live and replay chat: works on active streams and finished streams with replay chat
Message metadata: author, channel, timestamp, message type, and text
High volume: hundreds of messages per stream
Bulk videos: multiple streams per run
Empty fields are omitted — records only contain values that are actually populated.

Output

Each message row contains videoId, videoUrl, messageId, messageText, messageType, authorName, authorExternalChannelId, authorPhotoUrl, authorBadges[], amountText, timestampText, timestampUsec, replayOffsetText, chatMode, and sourceEndpoint. Unavailable chats produce a structured status row with the reason.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`videoUrls`	string[]	No	-	Live stream URLs or video IDs
`videoIds`	string[]	No	-	Raw 11-character video IDs
`mode`	string	No	`"auto"`	`auto`, `active`, or `replay`
`maxMessages`	integer	No	1000	Max chat messages (1-100000)
`maxPages`	integer	No	10	Max continuation pages (1-1000)
`includeMetadata`	boolean	No	true	Include stream metadata in the output

Example input

{
  "videoUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQbNtLOVlwU"],
  "mode": "replay",
  "maxMessages": 500
}

Examples

Example: one live stream

{
  "videoUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdk"],
  "maxMessages": 100
}

Example: multiple streams

{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdk",
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg"
  ],
  "maxMessages": 50
}

Use cases

Sentiment analysis — analyse live audience reactions in real time or after the stream
Moderation research — study chat patterns and message types
Creator analytics — measure engagement during premieres and streams
Event monitoring — archive chat from live events

FAQ

Does it work on finished streams?

Yes — if the stream has replay chat enabled, the actor can collect the chat history.

Why are messages missing for some streams?

Some creators disable live chat or replay chat; a status message explains when the chat is unavailable.

Do I need cookies?

No. The actor reads the public chat replay.

How many messages can I get?

Set maxMessages per video; the actor collects up to that cap.

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