YouTube Videos Scraper

A powerful tool for extracting detailed information about YouTube videos, shorts and live broadcasts.

🎯 Features

• Flexible Search Options

• Keyword search: "minecraft tutorials"

• Channel handle: "@SailingLaVagabonde"

• Channel URL: "youtube.com/channel/@SailingLaVagabonde"

• Channel ID URL: "youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw"

• Channel ID: "UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw"

• Video URL: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwRjEruEsm4"

• Video ID: "3VdiAJvpAuA" - this could be a video, short or live broadcast id.

• Comprehensive Video Data

  • title, description, thumbnails
  • views, likes, comments
  • duration, definition, captions
  • license, privacy status
  • Language

🚀 Getting Started

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

📥 Input Parameters

{
  "channel_or_video": ["@SailingLaVagabonde"],
  "max_results": 100
}

📤 Output Fields

{
  "videoId": "ZcIFmDp2WYU",
  "title": "Big Changes Ahead: Our Plans for the New Year!",
  "description": "A massive thanks to all the creators who've kindly supported this episode with their content, obtained under fair use.",
  "publishedAt": "2025-01-22T22:00:37Z",
  "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZcIFmDp2WYU/sddefault.jpg",
  "viewCount": 515050,
  "likeCount": 21012,
  "commentCount": 1413,
  "favoriteCount": 0,
  "duration": "PT43M27S",
  "definition": "hd",
  "caption": "false",
  "licensedContent": true,
  "liveBroadcastContent": "none",
  "projection": "rectangular",
  "uploadStatus": "processed",
  "privacyStatus": "public",
  "license": "youtube",
  "embeddable": true,
  "publicStatsViewable": true,
  "topicCategories": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_(sociology)",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "sailing",
    "2025",
    "new year",
    "ocean",
    "family",
    "goals",
    "la vagabonde",
    "japan",
    "vlog",
    "australia",
    "q&a",
    "family vlog",
    "routine",
    "healthy",
    "fit",
    "sailboat",
    "sail",
    "sea",
    "Micronesia",
    "solomon islands",
    "spa",
    "funny"
  ],
  "categoryId": "19",
  "channelId": "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww",
  "channelTitle": "Sailing La Vagabonde",
  "channelHandle": "@sailinglavagabonde",
  "defaultLanguage": "en",
  "defaultAudioLanguage": "en"
}

Please note: the channelHandle field will only populate if a channelHandle has been used in the input.

💡 Usage Tips

1. Combine keyword search with channel filter for specific results
2. Use max_results to limit the number of videos fetched
3. Channel statistics are included with each video
4. All timestamps are in UTC

✏️ API Access

Access via Apify's API:

• RESTful endpoints
• SDK integration
• Webhook support
• Automated workflows

Full API documentation is available on the Apify platform.