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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The YouTube Channel Scraper Pro is a powerful tool designed to extract detailed information about YouTube channels videos 📹. Gather insights on views 👀, duration ⏱️, descriptions 📝, and more. Perfect for researchers, marketers 📊, and content creators 🚀.

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YouTube Live Stream Scraper 🎥

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Scrape YouTube live streams and upcoming events with detailed information including video details, channel info, and real-time statistics. Perfect for tracking live content and monitoring streaming activities.

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YouTube Kids, Videos & Shorts Scraper

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YouTube Shorts Scraper

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Youtube Shorts Scraper

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YouTube Channels Video Scraper

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YouTube Shorts Premium Scraper

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Premium tool designed to extract detailed data from YouTube Shorts videos including title, url, date, views, likes, description, thumbnail, music, tags, channel info, and comments. Scrape without the overhead.

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YouTube Hashtag Video & Shorts Scraper 🎥

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YouTube Videos - Rental

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

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YouTube Hashtag Shorts/Videos Scraper #️⃣📺 (All-in-one)

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Get Unlimited YouTube Trends Access with Our Alternative API: 🧑‍💻 Seamlessly crawl and scrape YouTube Trending Videos/Shorts by hashtag, to retrieve and download essential information such as the title 📺, view count 👀, and Short URL 📊, with no restrictions or quotas 🚫.