You can access the Youtube Shorts 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

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "channelUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"],
10    "hashtags": ["#shorts"],
11    "maxShorts": 3,
12    "oldestPostDate": "",
13}
14
15# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
16run = client.actor("crawlerbros/youtube-shorts-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
17
18# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
19print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
20for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
21    print(item)
22
23# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Youtube Shorts Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Youtube Shorts Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Youtube Shorts Scraper API in JavaScript

Youtube Shorts Scraper API through CLI

Youtube Shorts Scraper OpenAPI definition

Youtube Shorts Scraper API

🔥 YouTube Shorts Scraper

powerai/youtube-shorts-scraper

Scrape YouTube Shorts from any channel. Get video URL, caption, views, likes, comments, duration, and channel info in clean JSON.

PowerAI

YouTube Channel Video & Shorts Scraper

scrapium/youtube-channel-video-scraper

Scrapium

Youtube Shorts Scraper

scrapesmith/youtube-shorts-scraper

⚡ Fast YouTube Shorts Scraper – Extract all shorts from any channel with titles, views, likes, comments, publish dates, thumbnails & subscriber count. No proxies needed. Get thousands of channel videos in minutes, 100% free.

Scrape Smith

192

5.0

YouTube Channel Shorts Scraper

xtracto/youtube-shorts-scraper

List Shorts videos from any YouTube channel. Title, view count, thumbnails, video ID.

Farhan Febrian Nauval

YouTube Shorts Scraper

fetch_cat/youtube-shorts-scraper

Extract public YouTube Shorts metadata from channel Shorts tabs and Shorts URLs.

Hanna Nosova

Youtube Shorts Super Scraper

muhammad_noman_riaz/youtube-shorts-super-scraper

Professional YouTube Shorts scraper that extracts structured data from Shorts posted by any YouTube channel. Get video URLs, titles, views, likes, publish timestamps, and essential channel details for research, analytics, and monitoring, with no API quotas.

Muhammad Noman Riaz

YouTube Shorts Scraper: Sponsor Segments, Sentiment & Topics

api-empire/youtube-shorts-scraper

YouTube Shorts Scraper extracts Shorts from any YouTube channel or search query. Capture video URLs, titles, creators, views, likes, comments, audio, and metadata. Ideal for trend research, content analysis, competitive tracking, and workflows needing structured YouTube Shorts data.

API Empire

YouTube Shorts Scraper - Views & Channel Data

lentic_clockss/youtube-shorts-scraper

Scrape YouTube Shorts from any channel or search query. Get titles, view counts, thumbnails, video IDs, and channel info with fast HTTP-only extraction. No login required.

kane liu

YouTube Shorts Scraper

s-r/youtube-shorts-scraper

YouTube Channel Videos Scraper — Metadata & Metrics

khadinakbar/youtube-channel-videos-scraper

Scrape public YouTube channel videos and Shorts with titles, descriptions, dates, views, likes, comments, duration, thumbnails, and channel metadata. No cookies required.