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YouTube Video Scraper — Search, Metadata, Stats, Comments

Extract YouTube video data by search: titles, views, likes, comments, channel info, tags, durations. HTTP-only engine for speed and cost efficiency. Perfect for content research, SEO analysis, and competitor tracking.

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Opencalw YouTube Video Scraper

Extract YouTube video data by search query — titles, descriptions, view counts, likes, comments, channel info, tags, and duration. HTTP-only engine using curl_cffi — no browser needed, no API quota limits.

Features

Search by Query — Find videos for any search term
Detailed Metadata — Title, description, duration, tags
Engagement Stats — Views, likes, comments
Channel Info — Name and ID for each video
OEmbed Integration — Fast metadata via YouTube OEmbed API
No API Key Needed — Works without YouTube Data API
Free Tier Funnel — First 5 videos free per run, then $0.03/video

Use Cases

Use Case	Description
Content Research	Find trending videos by topic
SEO Analysis	Analyze video titles, tags, and descriptions
Competitor Tracking	Monitor competitor channel activity
Trend Monitoring	Track view/like patterns over time
Niche Discovery	Find underserved content categories

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
`queries`	array	✅	Search queries
`maxVideosPerQuery`	integer	❌	Max videos per query (default: 20, max: 100)
`language`	string	❌	UI language (default: "de")

Output

Field	Type	Description
`videoId`	string	YouTube video ID
`title`	string	Video title
`url`	string	Full video URL
`channelName`	string	Channel name
`channelId`	string	Channel ID
`duration`	string	Duration text (e.g., "12:34")
`viewCount`	integer	View count
`likeCount`	integer	Like count
`commentCount`	integer	Comment count
`description`	string	Video description (first 2000 chars)
`tags`	array	Video tags/keywords
`publishedAt`	string	Relative publish time
`thumbnailUrl`	string	Thumbnail URL
`isLive`	boolean	Is currently live?

Pricing

Tier	Price	Description
Free	$0.00	First 5 videos per run
Paid	$0.03/video	Every video after free tier

Technical Details

Architecture

curl_cffi Session -> YouTube Search HTML -> ytInitialData JSON
    -> Video List -> OEmbed API (details) + Watch Page (stats)
    -> Apify Dataset

Requirements

Python 3.12+
curl_cffi
BeautifulSoup4

Changelog

v1.0 (2026-05-15)

Initial release
YouTube search via ytInitialData parsing
Video details via OEmbed API + Watch page
Engagement stats (views, likes, comments)
Free tier funnel (5 videos free per run)
$0.03/video PPE pricing

Part of the Opencalw Ecosystem

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License

AGPL-3.0

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