Youtube Thumbnail Search Scraper
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[⭐$0.5/1k] Search for a keyword, and get the all the thumbnails of the search results from YouTube. Ultra fast and cheap. Useful for automations, lead generation, ideation, etc
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# Specify the base Docker image. You can read more about# the available images at https://docs.apify.com/sdk/js/docs/guides/docker-images# You can also use any other image from Docker Hub.FROM apify/actor-node:24
# Check preinstalled packagesRUN npm ls @crawlee/core apify puppeteer playwright
# Copy just package.json and package-lock.json# to speed up the build using Docker layer cache.COPY package*.json ./
# Install NPM packages, skip optional and development dependencies to# keep the image small. Avoid logging too much and print the dependency# tree for debuggingRUN npm --quiet set progress=false \ && npm install --omit=dev --omit=optional \ && echo "Installed NPM packages:" \ && (npm list --omit=dev --all || true) \ && echo "Node.js version:" \ && node --version \ && echo "NPM version:" \ && npm --version \ && rm -r ~/.npm
# Next, copy the remaining files and directories with the source code.# Since we do this after NPM install, quick build will be really fast# for most source file changes.COPY . ./
# Run the image.CMD ["node", "src/main.js"]min-release-age=1root = true
[*]indent_style = spaceindent_size = 4charset = utf-8trim_trailing_whitespace = trueinsert_final_newline = trueend_of_line = lfquote_type = single1# SEO Deconstruction — YouTube Thumbnail Search Scraper2
3## Top-Ranking Competitors (Non-Apify)4
5### 1. youtube-thumbnail-grabber.com6- **Why it ranks**: Simple single-purpose tool. Domain has "youtube thumbnail" keyword. No registration required. Fast loading. Clean design.7- **SEO tactics**: Exact match domain (EMD). Minimal bloat. On-page keyword in H1. Backlinks from forums/Reddit.8- **Weakness**: No bulk processing, no API, no metadata beyond the thumbnail.9
10### 2. youtube-thumbnail-scraper.com11- **Why it ranks**: Similar EMD. Offers multiple resolution downloads. "No registration" messaging. Clean UI.12- **SEO tactics**: Keywords in URL, title, H1. Simple on-page content. Tool is free.13- **Weakness**: Manual per-video only. No automation, no API, no bulk.14
15### 3. youtubethumbnailimage.com16- **Why it ranks**: Informational content about how thumbnails work + tool. Good for long-tail queries. Educational angle.17- **SEO tactics**: Blog-style content with embedded tool. Longer dwell time. Internal linking.18- **Weakness**: Manual entry only. No structured data output.19
20### 4. subscribr.ai (thumbnail grabber)21- **Why it ranks**: Part of a larger creator tool suite. Brand authority. Cross-linking from other popular tools.22- **SEO tactics**: Suite product strategy — each tool feeds traffic to others. Content marketing.23- **Weakness**: Only one-at-a-time. No API. No metadata.24
25## Top-Ranking Apify Competitors26
27### 1. CodeNest — YouTube Thumbnail Scraper & Downloader28- **Pricing**: $49/month for 3,000 results29- **Differentiator**: 7 quality tiers (360p to 8K), bulk URLs, metadata, proxy support30- **Weakness**: Requires video URLs as input, not keyword search. Can't discover videos by topic.31
32### 2. Alpha Scraper — YouTube Thumbnails Downloader & Scraper33- **Pricing**: $19 monthly (cheaper)34- **Differentiator**: Similar feature set, quality selection, multiple URLs35- **Weakness**: Same limitation — URL-based input only. No search/discovery.36
37### 3. XScapeCo — YouTube Stats and Thumbnail Download38- **Pricing**: Free tier available39- **Differentiator**: Uses YouTube Data API. Returns rich metadata (likes, subs, duration, description, etc.)40- **Weakness**: API-key dependent. URL input only. No keyword search.41
42## Our Differentiator (Key Gap in Market)43
44**All existing thumbnail actors require video URLs as input.** None of them let you search by keyword and discover videos + their thumbnails in one go.45
46Our actor's unique value proposition:47- **Keyword search** — not URL-based48- **Automatic discovery** — find videos you didn't know existed49- **Sort by relevance, views, rating, or upload date**50- **Returns max-res thumbnails** with title, channel, view count51- **Bulk by keyword** — one keyword returns up to 50 videos52
53## Keywords to Target54- YouTube thumbnail scraper55- YouTube thumbnail downloader56- YouTube thumbnail extractor57- YouTube search thumbnail58- YouTube keyword thumbnail59- YouTube bulk thumbnail downloader60- YouTube video discovery61- YouTube thumbnail automation62- YouTube data extraction63- Apify YouTube thumbnail64- scrape YouTube thumbnails by keyword65- YouTube thumbnail API# configurations.idea.vscode.zed
# crawlee and apify storage foldersapify_storagecrawlee_storagestorage
# installed filesnode_modules
# git folder.git# This file tells Git which files shouldn't be added to source control
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# Added by Apify CLI.venv{ "name": "youtube-thumbnail-search-scraper", "version": "0.0.1", "type": "module", "description": "This is a boilerplate of an Apify Actor.", "engines": { "node": ">=18.0.0" }, "dependencies": { "@crawlee/cheerio": "^3.15.3", "apify": "^3.7.0", "youtubei.js": "^17.0.1" }, "devDependencies": { "@apify/eslint-config": "^2.0.0", "eslint": "^9.29.0", "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.5", "prettier": "^3.5.3", "vitest": "^4.1.0" }, "scripts": { "start": "node ./src/main.js", "format": "prettier --write .", "format:check": "prettier --check .", "lint": "eslint", "lint:fix": "eslint --fix", "test": "vitest run" }, "author": "It's not you it's me", "license": "ISC"}{ "printWidth": 120, "tabWidth": 4, "singleQuote": true}1import prettier from 'eslint-config-prettier';2
3import apify from '@apify/eslint-config/js.js';4
5// eslint-disable-next-line import-x/no-default-export6export default [{ ignores: ['**/dist'] }, ...apify, prettier];1import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';2
3describe('Example test', () => {4 it('works', () => {5 expect(1 + 1).toBe(2);6 });7});{ "title": "Youtube Thumbnail Search Scraper", "description": "This is actor input schema for Youtube Thumbnail Search Scraper", "type": "object", "schemaVersion": 1, "properties": { "keywords": { "title": "Keywords", "type": "array", "description": "Enter the keywords you would like to search for", "editor": "stringList", "prefill": ["cat videos", "latest news"], "minItems": 1, "uniqueItems": true }, "maxResultsPerKeyword": { "title": "Max Results Per Keyword", "type": "integer", "description": "Enter the maximum number of videos you would like to scrape per keywords. If there are 3 keywords, and you enter 50 here, a total of 150 keywords would be scraped", "default": 50, "editor": "number", "minimum": 1 }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort By", "type": "string", "description": "Sort order for search results", "editor": "select", "default": "relevance", "enum": ["relevance", "rating", "upload_date", "view_count"], "enumTitles": ["Relevance", "Rating", "Upload Date", "View Count"] } }, "required": []}{ "actorSpecification": 1, "$schema": "https://apify.com/schemas/v1/actor.ide.json", "name": "youtube-thumbnail-search-scraper", "title": "Youtube Thumbnail Search Scraper", "description": "Searches YouTube by keyword and returns video metadata with thumbnails.", "version": "0.0", "buildTag": "latest", "dockerfile": "../Dockerfile", "meta": { "templateId": "js-empty", "generatedBy": "<FILL-IN-MODEL>" }, "input": "./input_schema.json", "storages": { "dataset": "./dataset_schema.json" }}{ "actorSpecification": 1, "fields": { "type": "object", "properties": { "title": { "type": "string", "title": "Video Title", "description": "The title of the YouTube video.", "example": "Funny Cats Compilation (Most Popular) Part 1" }, "thumbnail": { "type": "string", "title": "Thumbnail URL", "description": "URL to the video's max resolution thumbnail image.", "example": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg" }, "id": { "type": "string", "title": "Video ID", "description": "The unique YouTube video ID.", "example": "dQw4w9WgXcQ" }, "channel": { "type": "string", "title": "Channel Name", "description": "The name of the YouTube channel that uploaded the video.", "example": "The Pet Collective" }, "views": { "type": "string", "title": "View Count", "description": "The number of views as a formatted string (e.g. '15,824,474').", "example": "15,824,474" } }, "required": ["title", "id", "thumbnail"] }, "views": { "overview": { "title": "Overview", "transformation": { "fields": ["thumbnail", "title", "channel", "views", "id"] }, "display": { "component": "table", "properties": { "thumbnail": { "label": "Thumbnail", "format": "image" }, "title": { "label": "Title", "format": "text" }, "channel": { "label": "Channel", "format": "text" }, "views": { "label": "Views", "format": "text" }, "id": { "label": "Video ID", "format": "text" } } } } }}1import { Actor, log } from 'apify';2import {Innertube, Log} from 'youtubei.js';3
4Log.setLevel(Log.Level.NONE);5
6await Actor.init();7
8const youtube = await Innertube.create();9
10const input = await Actor.getInput() ?? {};11const {keywords = [], maxResultsPerKeyword = 50, sortBy = 'relevance'} = input;12
13
14for(const keyword of keywords) {15 let videos = [];16 let keywordResultCount = 0;17
18 let results = await youtube.search(keyword, { sort_by: sortBy });19
20 while(results && videos.length < maxResultsPerKeyword) {21 for(const video of results.videos) {22 if(!video.id || video.type !== 'Video' || videos.length == maxResultsPerKeyword) continue;23 videos.push(video); 24 }25 results = await results.getContinuation();26 }27 28
29
30 for (const video of videos) {31 if (!video || video.type !== 'Video' || !video.id) continue;32 await Actor.pushData({33 title: video.title.text,34 thumbnail: `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${video.id}/maxresdefault.jpg`,35 id: video.id,36 channel: video.author?.name,37 views: video.view_count?.text.split(' ')[0],38 })39 }40}41
42
43await Actor.exit();name: CI
on: pull_request: push: branches: [main, master]
jobs: test: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v6 - uses: actions/setup-node@v6 with: node-version: 24 cache: npm - run: npm ci - run: npm test