# YouTube Channel Business Email Scraper (`dami_studio/youtube-channel-email-scraper`) Actor Find business emails publicly listed in YouTube channel descriptions and linked public websites. No login, CAPTCHA bypass, or hidden-email access. - **URL**: https://apify.com/dami\_studio/youtube-channel-email-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Dami's Studio](https://apify.com/dami_studio) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.50 / 1,000 resolved youtube channels This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## YouTube Channel Business Email Scraper Extract business emails that creators have **publicly chosen to publish** in a YouTube channel description or on a linked public website. The Actor accepts channel URLs, `@handles`, and `UC...` IDs, and returns one attributed record per resolved channel. It does not log in, click YouTube's CAPTCHA-gated `View email address` control, guess addresses, use purchased datasets, or infer a private email. Every email includes `sourceType` and `sourceUrl`. ### Pricing proposal Proposed events: - **`channel`: $0.0015 per resolved channel** ($1.50 per 1,000), below the comparable $0.002 per result ($2 per 1,000) floor observed in the Store. - **`website-audit`: $0.0025 per channel** only when the optional linked-website audit runs. The audit is capped at two websites and two pages per website. A resolved channel is billed once even when no public email is listed, because the channel record and source audit were successfully produced. Invalid, blocked, empty, and diagnostic rows are never charged. Direct HTTP is the default; linked-site crawling and residential proxy use are off by default. ### Input ```json { "channelUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd", "@Apify"], "crawlLinkedWebsites": false, "maxWebsitePages": 2 } ```` ### Output Each successful row contains `channelName`, canonical `channelUrl`, `primaryEmail`, `emails`, `emailSources`, `externalWebsiteContacts`, filtered linked `websiteUrls`, `websitesChecked`, and a privacy note. `primaryEmail` prefers an address explicitly listed in the channel description. Linked-site addresses are labeled `externalWebsiteContact` and are not presented as the creator's primary contact unless the source is clearly attributable. ### Feasibility and limits Direct YouTube HTML returned successfully in local testing. The Actor uses only public channel-page data and small, same-site website checks. It does not attempt hidden business-email reveal, CAPTCHA solving, session-cookie reuse, or anti-bot bypass. Dynamic pages that do not expose public description data may return a successful channel row with an empty email list or a diagnostic row, depending on reachability. ### Responsible use Use only for lawful, permission-based business outreach and public-contact research. Respect applicable privacy, anti-spam, platform, and website terms. The Actor does not send email or perform enrichment. ### Local run ```bash npm ci npm test npm run check node src/main.js ``` # Actor input Schema ## `channelUrls` (type: `array`): Channel URLs, @handles, or UC channel IDs. Only public descriptions and linked public websites are inspected. ## `maxChannels` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of unique channels to process in this run. ## `crawlLinkedWebsites` (type: `boolean`): Optionally audit up to two linked public websites for contact pages. This add-on is billed separately from channel resolution. ## `maxWebsitePages` (type: `integer`): Maximum public HTML pages to check per linked website, including the home page. The bound protects predictable cost. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional Apify Proxy configuration. Direct HTTP is the default and usually sufficient; use a proxy only when permitted and needed for a blocked public page. ## Actor input object example ```json { "channelUrls": [ "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd" ], "maxChannels": 50, "crawlLinkedWebsites": false, "maxWebsitePages": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): One row per resolved channel with a preferred channel-listed email and separately labeled external website contacts. Diagnostic and empty-input rows are never charged. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "channelUrls": [ "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("dami_studio/youtube-channel-email-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "channelUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("dami_studio/youtube-channel-email-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "channelUrls": [ "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd" ] }' | apify call dami_studio/youtube-channel-email-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dami_studio/youtube-channel-email-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "YouTube Channel Business Email Scraper", "description": "Find business emails publicly listed in YouTube channel descriptions and linked public websites. No login, CAPTCHA bypass, or hidden-email access.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "7pls0BX8hiL0I2jhx" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/dami_studio~youtube-channel-email-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-dami_studio-youtube-channel-email-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/dami_studio~youtube-channel-email-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-dami_studio-youtube-channel-email-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/dami_studio~youtube-channel-email-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-dami_studio-youtube-channel-email-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "channelUrls": { "title": "YouTube channels", "type": "array", "description": "Channel URLs, @handles, or UC channel IDs. Only public descriptions and linked public websites are inspected.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxChannels": { "title": "Maximum channels", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of unique channels to process in this run.", "default": 50 }, "crawlLinkedWebsites": { "title": "Check linked public websites", "type": "boolean", "description": "Optionally audit up to two linked public websites for contact pages. This add-on is billed separately from channel resolution.", "default": false }, "maxWebsitePages": { "title": "Maximum website pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 2, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum public HTML pages to check per linked website, including the home page. The bound protects predictable cost.", "default": 2 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy (optional)", "type": "object", "description": "Optional Apify Proxy configuration. Direct HTTP is the default and usually sufficient; use a proxy only when permitted and needed for a blocked public page.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```