Extract YouTube Video Description & Publish Date
Point this scraper at a YouTube video URL to pull its description and publish_date, together with title, channel_name, views_count, likes_count, comments_count, channel_subscriber_count and social_links. Useful for content and SEO research when you need the raw description text and upload date behind a link. No YouTube Data API key, no login, no quota. Export to CSV, Excel, JSON or Google Sheets.
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The YouTube Video Details Scraper - Views, Likes & Channel Stats Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like youtube video links, to match your specific use case.
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The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Extract YouTube Video Description & Publish Date" task via API.

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