YouTube SponsorBlock Segments Scraper
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YouTube SponsorBlock Segments Scraper
Get community-reported SponsorBlock segments for any YouTube video: sponsor reads, intros, outros, self-promos, filler, highlights, and more, with start/end times and votes.
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Crawler Bros
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Get community-reported SponsorBlock segments for any public YouTube video: sponsor reads, intros, outros, self-promotions, filler tangents, highlights, and more — with exact start/end times, category, action type, and community votes.
No cookies, no YouTube login, no proxy, and no video download. The actor reads the public SponsorBlock database directly.
What this actor does
- Video lookup: pass any YouTube video URL or ID
- All segment categories: sponsor, intro, outro, self-promo, interaction, music, preview, and more
- Timing data: start, end, and duration for every segment
- Bulk input: multiple videos per run
- Empty fields are omitted — records only contain values that are actually populated.
Output
One dataset row per segment, plus a truthful status row when a video has no segments or the input is invalid.
| Field | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| videoId | "aQp-iM0bCs4" | YouTube video ID |
| videoUrl | "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQp-iM0bCs4" | Canonical watch URL |
| segmentId | "b772d4b7..." | SponsorBlock segment UUID |
| category | "sponsor" | SponsorBlock category key |
| categoryName | "Sponsor" | Human-readable category |
| actionType | "skip" | Skip, mute, full video, or highlight/POI |
| startTime | 0 | Segment start in seconds |
| endTime | 31.861 | Segment end in seconds |
| durationSeconds | 31.861 | Segment length in seconds |
| videoDurationSeconds | 361 | Full video length in seconds |
| votes | 0 | Community votes for the segment |
| locked | false | Whether the segment is locked from edits |
| description | "..." | Optional community note |
| scrapedAt | "2026-10-02T..." | Capture timestamp |
Status rows:
| status | Meaning |
|---|---|
no_segments | The video is public and readable but has no SponsorBlock segments. |
invalid_video | The input was not a YouTube video URL or ID. |
failed | SponsorBlock did not return a usable response after retries. |
Every field is omitted when YouTube/SponsorBlock does not provide a value — there are no null placeholders.
Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
videoUrls | array | — (required) | YouTube video URLs or 11-character video IDs. Watch, youtu.be, Shorts, live, and embed links are accepted. |
categories | array (dropdown) | all | Filter to specific SponsorBlock categories: Sponsor, Unpaid/Self Promotion, Interaction Reminder, Intro, Outro, Preview/Recap, Non-Music Section, Filler Tangent, Highlight, Exclusive Access, Chapter. |
actionTypes | array (dropdown) | all | Filter to segments whose action is Skip, Mute, Full video, or Highlight/POI. |
minVotes | integer | 0 | Drop segments with fewer community votes than this. 0 keeps every segment; higher values keep only well-confirmed segments. |
includeDescriptions | boolean | true | Include the community-written note attached to a segment when one exists. |
Example input
Examples
Example: one video
Example: multiple videos with all categories
Use cases
- Skip sponsor reads automatically — build player overlays or cut lists from exact segment times.
- Transcript cleanup — remove sponsor/intro/outro text before analysis; pairs with the YouTube Transcript Scraper.
- Sponsor-load analytics — measure how much of a channel's runtime is sponsored content.
- Dataset enrichment — join segments onto video metadata by
videoId.
FAQ
What is SponsorBlock?
SponsorBlock is a public crowdsourced database of timestamped segments in YouTube videos (sponsors, intros, outros, and more).
Do I need an API key?
No. The actor reads SponsorBlock's public API.
What happens when a video has no segments?
The row is returned with an empty segment list omitted; a status message explains that no segments exist for the video.
How fresh is the data?
Segments are community-submitted and reflect the SponsorBlock database at run time.
YouTube Scraper Suite
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