YouTube Comments Scraper

Extract detailed comment data from YouTube videos and shorts.

🎯 Features

Extract detailed comment data including:

• Comment text in both HTML and plain formats
• Author information
• Timestamps (published and updated)
• Engagement metrics (likes, reply counts)
• Comment thread information

🚀 Getting Started

1. Set up your Apify account
2. Input video URLs or IDs
3. Run and collect your data

📥 Input Format

{
    "video_urls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W001vfAvNvg",
        "www.youtube.com/shorts/3VdiAJvpAuA",
        "W001vfAvNvg",
        "3VdiAJvpAuA"
        
    ],
    "max_results": 100,
    "order": "relevance",
    "moderation_status": "published"
}

📤 Output Format

{
  "id": "Ugx_HZFD2Q-sGU-3CdZ4AaABAg",
  "commentHtml": "Hey guys, how do you like the Bonin Islands so far?! 🐋 Download &#39;SeaPeople App&#39; to stay up to date with our journey in real time (it&#39;s FREE!): <a href=\"https://dashboard.seapeopleapp.com/group/8bd5246f-8395-49a4-ba02-94ae5cfa49c8?utm_source=SLV&amp;utm_medium=YT&amp;utm_campaign=Jan+2024+update\">https://dashboard.seapeopleapp.com/group/8bd5246f-8395-49a4-ba02-94ae5cfa49c8?utm_source=SLV&amp;utm_medium=YT&amp;utm_campaign=Jan+2024+update</a>",
  "comment": "Hey guys, how do you like the Bonin Islands so far?! 🐋 Download 'SeaPeople App' to stay up to date with our journey in real time (it's FREE!): https://dashboard.seapeopleapp.com/group/8bd5246f-8395-49a4-ba02-94ae5cfa49c8?utm_source=SLV&utm_medium=YT&utm_campaign=Jan+2024+update",
  "author": "@SailingLaVagabonde",
  "publishedAt": "2025-04-28T19:40:21Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-04-28T19:40:21Z",
  "likeCount": 155,
  "canRate": true,
  "viewerRating": null,
  "canReply": true,
  "totalReplyCount": 7,
  "isTopLevelComment": "TopLevelComment",
  "parentCommentId": null,
  "authorChannelId": "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww",
  "authorIsChannelOwner": true,
  "authorChannelUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/@SailingLaVagabonde",
  "authorProfileImageUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/idehYrFJqFfE-LL6offHIhZJlc28vwSd881LKYH-F9vEgtUWTpmDLbiZ08nD6_w_3a89R7hE=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
  "videoId": "W001vfAvNvg",
  "videoTitle": "7 days at Sea to find THIS! (Raw, Unfiltered cut)",
  "channelId": "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww",
  "channelTitle": "Sailing La Vagabonde"
}

💡 Key Benefits

• Supports both YouTube Videos and YouTube Shorts
• No proxies required
• Maintains comment threading structure
• Exports in multiple formats (JSON, CSV, Excel)

✏️ API Access

Access via Apify's API:

• RESTful endpoints
• SDK integration
• Webhook support
• Custom data formatting

Full API documentation is available on the Apify platform.