Genius Videos Search Scraper 🎵

🎯 Features

• Scrapes videos data from Genius.com search results
• Supports multiple keywords search
• Configurable maximum items to scrape
• Human-like scrolling behavior
• Built-in stealth mode to avoid detection
• Random delays between actions
• Automatic retry mechanism

🔍 Use Cases

• Music video research and analysis
• Content discovery for music platforms
• Artist performance tracking
• Music trend analysis
• Educational content collection

💡 Input Configuration

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

Field	Type	Description
keywords	Array	List of keywords to search for
maxItems	Integer	Maximum number of items to scrape per keyword

📊 Output

The actor outputs detailed information about each video, including:

• Title and artist information
• Video metadata
• Release information
• View counts and engagement metrics
• Related content links

Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

1{
2    "keywords": ["rain"],
3    "maxItems": 30
4}

Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the Storage tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

1[
2	{
3		"_type": "video",
4		"api_path": "/videos/19559",
5		"article_url": "https://genius.com/a/from-janelle-monae-to-megan-thee-stallion-ma-rainey-s-impact-on-r-b",
6		"author_list_for_display": "Delisa Shannon",
7		"dek": "Genius traced Ma Rainey’s career and how her early achievements shaped the landscape for today’s dynamic roster of Black women in music.",
8		"description": "2020 has proven to be yet another remarkable year for Black women in music. And while they’ve been front and center in the entertainment industry for many years, the path was paved over a century ago thanks to the legacy of 1920’s Blues pioneer Ma…",
9		"dfp_kv": [
10			{
11				"name": "brightcove_video_id",
12				"values": [
13					"6216741141001"
14				]
15			},
16			{
17				"name": "topic",
18				"values": []
19			},
20			{
21				"name": "has_transcript",
22				"values": [
23					"false"
24				]
25			},
26			{
27				"name": "song_id",
28				"values": []
29			},
30			{
31				"name": "artist_id",
32				"values": []
33			},
34			{
35				"name": "primary_tag_id",
36				"values": []
37			},
38			{
39				"name": "video_series",
40				"values": []
41			}
42		],
43		"duration": 164373,
44		"id": 19559,
45		"poster_attributes": {
46			"height": 720,
47			"width": 1280
48		},
49		"poster_url": "https://images.genius.com/1c8be20fece88d3b4baf0daba89f0a4d.1000x563x1.jpg",
50		"provider": "brightcove",
51		"provider_id": "6216741141001",
52		"provider_params": [
53			{
54				"name": "policy_key",
55				"value": "BCpkADawqM1Yf2IElyF6jfI5WI9Q_UAa8Lz3mmqoN0btQzu-1LWMaRV4q6Tm7Fzh1LrovZfmf6rHqYXe_OdkLc9eTQiNrj2s_4t_gA0KfeiNKhrqNmRPrfQjTfgJRsGeyVoNA-qlxc9LBrtA"
56			}
57		],
58		"short_title": "From Janelle Monáe to Megan Thee Stallion: Ma Rainey’s Impact on R&B",
59		"title": "From Janelle Monáe to Megan Thee Stallion: Ma Rainey’s Impact on R&B",
60		"type": "video",
61		"url": "https://genius.com/videos/From-janelle-monae-to-megan-thee-stallion-ma-raineys-impact-on-r-b",
62		"video_attributes": {
63			"width": 1280,
64			"height": 720
65		},
66		"current_user_metadata": {
67			"permissions": [],
68			"excluded_permissions": [
69				"view_relevance_reason"
70			]
71		},
72		"published_at": 1608157920,
73		"view_count": 681412,
74		"author": {
75			"_type": "user",
76			"about_me_summary": "",
77			"api_path": "/users/7666219",
78			"avatar": {
79				"tiny": {
80					"url": "https://images.genius.com/avatars/tiny/0990662c9bb2b2235e2038734877ae3b",
81					"bounding_box": {
82						"width": 16,
83						"height": 16
84					}
85				},
86				"thumb": {
87					"url": "https://images.genius.com/avatars/thumb/0990662c9bb2b2235e2038734877ae3b",
88					"bounding_box": {
89						"width": 32,
90						"height": 32
91					}
92				},
93				"small": {
94					"url": "https://images.genius.com/avatars/small/0990662c9bb2b2235e2038734877ae3b",
95					"bounding_box": {
96						"width": 100,
97						"height": 100
98					}
99				},
100				"medium": {
101					"url": "https://images.genius.com/avatars/medium/0990662c9bb2b2235e2038734877ae3b",
102					"bounding_box": {
103						"width": 300,
104						"height": 400
105					}
106				}
107			},
108			"header_image_url": "https://images.genius.com/d10c76c8c4e6d79bdc6a1b5833ace3ea.1000x755x1.jpg",
109			"human_readable_role_for_display": "Contributor",
110			"id": 7666219,
111			"iq": 494,
112			"is_meme_verified": false,
113			"is_verified": false,
114			"login": "delisamarie",
115			"name": "Delisa Shannon",
116			"role_for_display": "contributor",
117			"url": "https://genius.com/delisamarie",
118			"current_user_metadata": {
119				"permissions": [],
120				"excluded_permissions": [
121					"follow"
122				],
123				"interactions": {
124					"following": false
125				}
126			}
127		},
128		"sponsorship": {
129			"_type": "article",
130			"api_path": "/articles/12208",
131			"sponsor_image": "https://images.genius.com/dcc4094709a2dc14af288844556ff9b7.1801x756x1.png",
132			"sponsor_image_style": "larger",
133			"sponsor_link": "",
134			"sponsor_phrase": "PRESENTED BY",
135			"sponsored": true
136		}
137	},
138    ...
139]