# YouTube Search, Video, Transcript & Influencer Leads Scraper (`emancip/youtube-search-transcript-leads-scraper`) Actor

All-in-one YouTube Scraper & AI Transcript Extractor (no API key or quotas): searches YouTube by keyword or scrapes direct video URLs, extracting views, duration, full descriptions, creator contact emails, social links (Instagram, TikTok, X, Discord, LinkedIn), tags, and LLM-ready transcripts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/emancip/youtube-search-transcript-leads-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [EmanCip](https://apify.com/emancip) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 🎬 YouTube Search, Video, Transcript & Influencer Leads Scraper (No API Key / No Quotas)

Extract **YouTube search results, full video metadata, views, duration, descriptions, creator business emails, social media profiles (`Instagram`, `TikTok`, `X/Twitter`, `LinkedIn`, `Discord`), sponsor/affiliate links, and LLM-ready video transcripts** — with **zero YouTube API keys, zero quota limits, and ultra-fast concurrent execution**.

***

### Why AI Builders, Influencer Agencies & B2B Teams Use This Actor

1. **3-in-1 YouTube Intelligence Engine:**
   Combines a **YouTube Keyword Search Scraper**, a **Creator B2B Email & Social Lead Extractor**, and an **AI/LLM Video Transcript Extractor** in a single run.
2. **Creator Business Emails & Social Profiles:**
   Automatically parses full video descriptions to extract verified influencer/creator inquiry emails (`business@...`), social links (`Instagram`, `TikTok`, `X`, `Discord`, `LinkedIn`), and external sponsor/funnel URLs.
3. **LLM-Ready Transcripts for `n8n`, `Make` & RAG Pipelines:**
   Extracts clean video transcripts and structured description summaries ready to feed directly into OpenAI, Claude, LangChain, or automated content workflows.
4. **Zero Browser Bloat:**
   Pure concurrent Python architecture executes in seconds at a fraction of headless-browser compute costs.

***

### Input Example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ai automation agency",
    "saas marketing"
  ],
  "videoUrls": [],
  "maxVideosPerQuery": 8,
  "extractFullDetailsAndLeads": true,
  "extractTranscript": true
}
```

***

### Output Example

```json
{
  "search_query": "ai automation agency",
  "video_id": "i4z0kCcByY8",
  "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4z0kCcByY8",
  "title": "How to Start an AI Automation Agency in 2026 (Step by Step)",
  "channel_name": "Mikey No Code",
  "channel_url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...",
  "view_count": 40102,
  "duration_seconds": 3108,
  "published_time": "2026-01-15",
  "category": "Science & Technology",
  "creator_emails": ["contact@creatoragency.com"],
  "creator_socials": {
    "instagram": ["https://instagram.com/creator"],
    "twitter_x": ["https://x.com/creator"]
  },
  "external_links": ["https://skool.com/ai-agency"],
  "transcript_excerpt": "In this step by step guide we break down how to build and scale an AI automation agency..."
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Enter keywords or topics to search on YouTube (e.g., 'ai automation agency', 'shopify dropshipping').

## `videoUrls` (type: `array`):

Optional list of specific YouTube video URLs (e.g., 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4z0kCcByY8') to scrape directly.

## `maxVideosPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of videos to extract for each search keyword.

## `extractFullDetailsAndLeads` (type: `boolean`):

Inspect each video page to extract full descriptions, business inquiry emails, social media profiles (Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Discord), and sponsor/website links.

## `extractTranscript` (type: `boolean`):

Automatically fetch and clean the video's caption transcript for AI agents, RAG pipelines, and content summarization.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ai automation agency",
    "saas marketing"
  ],
  "videoUrls": [],
  "maxVideosPerQuery": 8,
  "extractFullDetailsAndLeads": true,
  "extractTranscript": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing YouTube video metadata, creator emails, social links, external links, and transcripts.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "ai automation agency",
        "saas marketing"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("emancip/youtube-search-transcript-leads-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchQueries": [
        "ai automation agency",
        "saas marketing",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("emancip/youtube-search-transcript-leads-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "ai automation agency",
    "saas marketing"
  ]
}' |
apify call emancip/youtube-search-transcript-leads-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,emancip/youtube-search-transcript-leads-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Cg09T5eefNizQceYc/builds/RzbPcnDwLCHHGDSzJ/openapi.json