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YouTube Video Details Scraper

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YouTube Video Details Scraper

YouTube Video Details Scraper

deanter/youtube-video-details-scraper
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Input: YouTube video link | 👉 Output: Transcript, video description, video title 👌👉 This actor processes a YouTube video link and extracts the transcript, description, and title of the video. It's perfect for gathering video metadata and subtitles for further analysis or content creation.

You can access the YouTube Video Details Scraper programmatically from your own JavaScript 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.

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxRgPKrGw0U"
12};
13
14// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
15const run = await client.actor("deanter/youtube-video-details-scraper").call(input);
16
17// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
18console.log('Results from dataset');
19console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
20const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
21items.forEach((item) => {
22    console.dir(item);
23});
24
25// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

YouTube Scraper – Extract Descriptions & Subtitles API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use YouTube Video Details Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

npm install apify-client

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  • 11 monthly users
  • 3 stars
  • 100.0% runs succeeded
  • Created in Oct 2024
  • Modified 5 days ago