YouTube Metadata Downloader

The YouTube Metadata Downloader is a specialized Apify Actor for extracting deep, structured metadata from YouTube videos at scale. Whether you need to analyze video trends, gather creator statistics, or perform SEO research, this scraper efficiently collects all necessary public information.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Data Extraction: Scrapes video title, description, keywords/tags, categories, and duration.
• Engagement Metrics: Extracts views, likes, and detailed comment counts to gauge video performance.
• Channel Information: Captures channel name, subscriber count, and verified status.
• Fast & Lightweight: Optimized to quickly grab metadata without downloading video or audio streams.
• Search Capabilities: Input search queries directly, and the actor will gather metadata for the top matching videos.
• No API Key Required: Runs independently of the YouTube Data API limits and quotas.

Use Cases

• SEO & Keyword Research: Discover which tags and descriptions top-ranking videos use.
• Competitor Analysis: Track the performance (views, likes) of competitors' channels.
• Trend Spotting: Collect metadata on trending topics to understand viewer engagement.
• Content Aggregation: Build a structured database of YouTube videos for your platform.

Input Configuration

The Actor accepts the following parameters:

• urls (Array): List of YouTube video URLs to extract metadata from.
• searchQueries (Array): List of search terms to find videos.
• maxResultsPerQuery (Number): Maximum number of videos to scrape per search query (Default: 10).
• proxyConfiguration (Object): Apify Proxy settings for seamless scraping.

Output Structure

The output dataset will contain structured JSON items like the following:

{
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
  "channelName": "Rick Astley",
  "subscriberCount": 3500000,
  "views": 1500000000,
  "likes": 16000000,
  "uploadDate": "2009-10-25T00:00:00.000Z",
  "durationSeconds": 212,
  "description": "The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley.",
  "tags": ["Rick Astley", "Never Gonna Give You Up", "Pop"],
  "category": "Music"
}

Setup & Support

No special setup is required. The actor handles proxy rotation automatically via Apify's infrastructure to prevent blocking.

Disclaimer: This tool is for data extraction and research. Please respect YouTube's Terms of Service when utilizing scraped metadata.