You can access the YouTube Videos programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "channel_or_video": [
<    "@YouTube",
<    "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww",
<    "https://www.youtube.com/c/YouTube"
<  ]
<}' |
<apify call datasaurus/youtube-videos --silent --output-dataset

YouTube Videos API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use YouTube Videos locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the Apify CLI

$npm i -g apify-cli
$apify login

Other API clients include:

YouTube Videos API in Python

YouTube Videos API in JavaScript

YouTube Videos OpenAPI definition

YouTube Videos API

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Storm_Scraper

YouTube Shorts Premium Scraper

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🎥 YouTube Video Downloader 🌍

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🚀 YouTube Long Video, Shorts, Audio & YouTube-Kids Video Downloader 🎵 Instantly grab 🎥 videos, 🎵 audio, & 📱 Shorts from YouTube & YouTube Kids! Supports 360p to 4K Videos 🌍, and family-friendly content 👨👩👧👦 Get direct MP4/MP3 links in seconds! ⚡

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4.2

YouTube Trending Videos/Shorts Scraper 📺

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Extract trending videos, shorts and recently trending videos from YouTube's trending page. Get comprehensive video data including titles, views, channels, thumbnails, and more. Perfect for content analysis, trend tracking and market research.

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