Youtube Channel Finder

🚀 YouTube Channel Finder (Keyword Creator Discovery)

Type niche keywords. Get back a clean list of real YouTube channels you can use for influencer discovery, sponsorship prospecting, competitor research, and outreach.

⭐ The best and most reliable way to find YouTube creators by keyword and export an outreach-ready channel list.

📧 Need business emails too? Use this actor for discovery, then run YouTube Channel Business Email Scraper

✅ What You Get

17 fields per channel:

• channel ID, name, handle, and URL
• subscriber count, total views, and total videos
• country, description, tags, and join date
• verification + family-friendly status
• public business email availability (HasPublicEmail)
• the keyword and video title that surfaced the channel

🔍 How It Finds Channels

This actor searches YouTube the same way a person would — by keyword — but at scale.

1. Keyword search. For each keyword you provide, the actor searches YouTube and pages through the video results.
2. Channel extraction. From every video result, it pulls the channel behind it. One keyword search can surface hundreds of unique creators.
3. Multilingual expansion. If you add extra languages, the same keyword is searched again in each language. Different languages surface different creators, even for the same English keyword.
4. Deduplication. Channels that appear across multiple keywords or languages are kept only once — no duplicates in your export.
5. Metadata enrichment. Every unique channel gets enriched with 17 fields (subscribers, country, tags, email availability, and more) before it lands in your dataset.

The more keywords and languages you add, the more channels you discover. There is no per-result fee — you only pay for the Apify proxy bandwidth your runs consume on your account.

💰 Pricing

There is no per-result cost. You can run as many keywords as you want and get an unlimited number of channels. The only cost is the proxy usage that Apify provides through your account — the same proxy credits you already have. More keywords and languages means more proxy traffic, but the actor itself charges nothing per channel returned.

⚡ How To Use It

1. Add keywords (e.g. home workout, healthy dinner ideas, real estate investing).
2. Optional: set language_codes to add more languages (default is English only).
3. Run the actor, download results (CSV/JSON).

🏆 Getting The Most Out Of This Actor

• Use many specific keywords. Instead of one broad term like fitness, add 10-20 niche keywords: home workout, calisthenics for beginners, postpartum exercise, resistance band routine. Each keyword surfaces a different slice of creators.
• Add more languages. Even if you only want English-speaking creators, searching in Spanish, Portuguese, or Hindi often surfaces bilingual channels you'd never find in an English-only search.
• Set max_pages to 0 (unlimited). The default (5 pages) gives a quick sample. Setting it to 0 tells the actor to page through every result YouTube has for that keyword, which can multiply your channel count several times over.
• Split large runs. If you have 50+ keywords, split them across a few parallel runs instead of one massive run. This speeds things up and gives you partial results sooner.
• Combine with the email scraper. After discovery, pipe your channel list into YouTube Channel Business Email Scraper to get actual business emails for outreach.

🧭 When To Use This (And When Not To)

Use this to discover YouTube channels by keyword and get a metadata export.

Don't use this if:

• You already have channel URLs and just need their videos — use a video scraper.
• You already have channel IDs and only need emails — go straight to YouTube Channel Business Email Scraper.
• You only need video data (titles, transcripts, comments) — a video scraper fits better.
• You want trending channels without specific keywords — a trending scraper is more appropriate.

One job: keywords → channels → metadata → export.

📊 How This Compares

Most YouTube scrapers are video-focused or require channel URLs upfront. This actor starts from keywords.

Feature	This Actor	Most YouTube Scrapers
Discovers channels from keywords	✅	❌ Requires URLs as input
Multilingual search	✅ 25 languages	❌ English only or basic region filter
Channel metadata fields	✅ 17 fields	⚠️ 5-8 fields
Resume on failure	✅	❌ Starts over
Cross-keyword deduplication	✅	❌
Public email signal	✅	❌
Family-friendly flag	✅	❌
Channel tags	✅	❌
Verification status	✅	⚠️ Sometimes
Datacenter + residential proxies	✅	⚠️ Varies

🔗 Works Well With

• YouTube Channel Business Email Scraper — get actual business emails from discovered channels
• Google Sheets — export directly via Apify's built-in integration
• Zapier / Make — automate exports to your CRM or email tool
• HubSpot / Lemlist / Instantly — import channels as outreach leads
• CSV / JSON / Excel — download in any format

Typical workflow: keywords → this actor → channel list → email scraper → outreach tool.

🧱 Proxies

• datacenter (default) — fastest and cheapest for most runs.
• residential — switch to this if you see lots of errors in the Logs.
• Both use Apify Proxy on your account.

❓ FAQ

What is this?

A keyword-based YouTube channel finder. You type search terms, it discovers creators and exports a clean channel list with metadata.

How do I bulk find YouTube creators in a specific niche?

Add niche keywords (e.g. vegan recipes, SaaS marketing), run the actor, and export. It searches across multiple languages to surface creators you'd miss with a single English search.

What's the fastest way to build a YouTube influencer list?

This actor. Add keywords, run, filter by subscriber count or country, and export. No manual searching required.

How do I scrape YouTube channels by keyword?

Enter keywords and the actor handles everything — search, extraction, deduplication, and metadata enrichment. Download the results when it's done.

What's the best Apify actor for YouTube channel discovery?

This one is purpose-built for it. Most alternatives are video scrapers that require channel URLs as input, or only return basic fields. This starts from keywords and enriches every channel it finds.

How do I find YouTubers for sponsorship deals?

Add keywords describing your product category or target audience. Use the HasPublicEmail flag and subscriber count to prioritize reachable, relevant creators.

Can I use this for influencer outreach?

Yes. Build a shortlist here, filter it, then extract contacts with the email scraper and start outreach.

Can I use this for competitor research?

Yes. Search competitor category keywords to map channels in the same space.

Can I find creators in other languages or countries?

Yes. Default is English only, but you can add any of 25 supported languages via language_codes. Filter exported results by Country to narrow by region.

Can I export to Google Sheets or my CRM?

Yes. Apify integrates with Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, and supports CSV/JSON/Excel downloads.

How many channels can it find?

There is no limit. It depends on how many keywords, languages, and pages you search. Default (5 pages) gives a solid sample per keyword. Set max_pages to 0 for unlimited — it will page through every result YouTube has. Add more keywords and languages to keep scaling. You pay nothing per result — only Apify proxy bandwidth on your account.

How long does a run take?

Anywhere from 5 minutes to 2-3 hours depending on keywords, languages, and max_pages. Tips to speed things up:

• Lower max_pages (default is 5, set to 0 for unlimited)
• Use fewer languages
• Split keywords across multiple Apify runs instead of one big run

Does it return email addresses?

No — it returns a HasPublicEmail flag. For actual emails, use YouTube Channel Business Email Scraper.

What if the run gets interrupted?

It saves progress continuously. Rerun with the same input and it resumes — no lost data.

Lots of errors in the Logs?

Switch proxy_type to residential and rerun.

Need help?

Create an issue with your Run ID and a short description of what went wrong.