YouTube Channel Details Scraper

Export public YouTube channel profile data from handles, channel IDs, or channel URLs.

Use this actor when you need a repeatable CSV, JSON, Excel, or API export of YouTube channel IDs, handles, subscriber/video/view counts, descriptions, links, country, joined date, avatars, banners, tags, topics, and section titles.

At a glance

• Input: YouTube channel URLs, handles, IDs, or custom URLs.
• Output: Channel identity, title, description, subscriber count, video count, view count, country, joined date, canonical URL, images, links, tags, topics, recent section titles, verification status, and errors.
• Controls: Maximum channels, recent section extraction, concurrency, and optional proxy.
• Best for: YouTube channel enrichment, creator research, lead generation, influencer lists, and YouTube channel API alternative workflows.
• No YouTube API key required: Uses public channel pages.

Ready-to-run examples

Use these saved Store examples as starting points. Open any example to prefill the Actor input, then adjust URLs, keywords, limits, or filters for your own run.

• Scrape YouTube Brand Channel Profiles
• Scrape YouTube Education Channel Profiles
• Scrape YouTube News Channel Profiles
• Scrape YouTube Podcast Channel Profiles
• Convert YouTube Handles to Channel IDs and Profile Metadata
• Collect YouTube Channel Country and Joined Date Data
• View all ready-to-run examples (10 examples)

What can it do?

• Export YouTube channel details: Save channel IDs, handles, titles, descriptions, and canonical URLs.
• Collect public stats: Capture subscriber, video, and view counts when exposed.
• Find profile links: Save external links, avatars, banners, tags, topics, and country when available.
• Support lead workflows: Build structured creator, brand, or media prospect lists.
• Use as a YouTube Channel API alternative: Run from the Apify UI, API, schedules, webhooks, or the official Apify MCP server.

Common workflows

• Creator research: Enrich lists of YouTube handles with stats and links.
• Influencer discovery: Export public profile context for outreach qualification.
• Competitor monitoring: Track channel counts and profile changes over time.
• Media intelligence: Build structured channel datasets for research and reporting.
• AI-agent summaries: Let an agent fetch channel rows before comparing creators or niches.

Input example

{
  "channelUrlsOrHandles": [
    "@mkbhd",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@Google"
  ],
  "resumeChannelUrlsOrHandles": [],
  "maxChannels": 50,
  "includeRecentSections": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}

Output example

{
  "input": "@mkbhd",
  "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
  "channelId": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
  "handle": "@mkbhd",
  "title": "Marques Brownlee",
  "description": "MKBHD: Quality Tech Videos...",
  "subscriberCountText": "19M subscribers",
  "subscriberCount": 19000000,
  "videoCountText": "1.7K videos",
  "videoCount": 1700,
  "viewCountText": "4B views",
  "viewCount": 4000000000,
  "country": "United States",
  "joinedDateText": "Joined Mar 21, 2008",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
  "avatarUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/...",
  "bannerUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/...",
  "externalLinks": [],
  "tags": ["tech", "reviews"],
  "topics": [],
  "recentSectionTitles": ["Videos", "Shorts"],
  "isVerified": true,
  "fetchedAt": "2026-07-03T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Input configuration

Setting	JSON key	What to enter
Channels	channelUrlsOrHandles	Handles, channel URLs, channel IDs, or custom URLs.
Resume pending channels	resumeChannelUrlsOrHandles	Optional pending channel inputs from a previous time-limited run; leave empty for normal runs.
Maximum channels	maxChannels	Maximum number of channels to process.
Include recent sections	includeRecentSections	Adds public section titles such as videos, shorts, or playlists.
Maximum concurrency	maxConcurrency	Number of channels to fetch in parallel.
Proxy configuration	proxyConfiguration	Optional proxy settings.

Output fields

Field group	Fields
Input and identity	input, channelUrl, channelId, handle, title, canonicalUrl
Profile text	description, country, joinedDateText
Counts	subscriberCountText, subscriberCount, videoCountText, videoCount, viewCountText, viewCount
Media and links	avatarUrl, bannerUrl, externalLinks
Discovery fields	tags, topics, recentSectionTitles, isVerified
Status	fetchedAt, error

Pricing

This Actor uses Apify pay-per-event pricing. The prices below come from the current Actor pricing configuration. Apify public plans map to Store discount tiers, so the table shows both the user-facing plan context and the pricing tier name. The final price shown in Apify depends on the user account plan and any custom agreement.

Event	What is charged	Price
start	One-time fee per run	$0.005

Event	What is charged	Free / no discount	Starter / Bronze	Scale / Silver	Business / Gold	Custom / Platinum	Custom / Diamond
result	Charged per public YouTube channel profile extracted.	$0.10499 / 1,000	$0.0913 / 1,000	$0.07121 / 1,000	$0.05478 / 1,000	$0.03652 / 1,000	$0.02556 / 1,000

Apify may also charge platform usage for compute, storage, proxies, or data transfer outside this Actor pricing. Check the Actor run and the Apify Pricing tab for the exact cost shown to your account.

Tips for best results

• Use handles or full channel URLs when possible.
• Keep maxConcurrency moderate for large channel lists.
• Enable includeRecentSections when channel content structure matters.
• Use error to audit invalid, private, removed, or unavailable channels.
• Expect public counts to be rounded or abbreviated by YouTube.

Limits and caveats

• The actor exports public channel profile data only.
• It does not extract channel videos, comments, emails, private analytics, or subscriber lists.
• YouTube may hide or round counts and profile fields.
• Some channels may return partial rows or errors.

API usage

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~youtube-channel-details-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "channelUrlsOrHandles": ["@mkbhd"],
    "includeRecentSections": true
  }'

Node.js:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('fetch_cat/youtube-channel-details-scraper').call({
  channelUrlsOrHandles: ['@mkbhd'],
  includeRecentSections: true,
});
console.log(run.defaultDatasetId);

Python:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('MY-APIFY-TOKEN')
run = client.actor('fetch_cat/youtube-channel-details-scraper').call(run_input={
    'channelUrlsOrHandles': ['@mkbhd'],
    'includeRecentSections': True,
})
print(run['defaultDatasetId'])

MCP and AI agents

You can run this actor through the official Apify MCP server at https://mcp.apify.com.

For a focused single-actor tool, use:

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/youtube-channel-details-scraper

Add it to Claude CLI:

$claude mcp add apify-youtube-channel-details --transport http "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/youtube-channel-details-scraper"

Or use this MCP JSON config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-youtube-channel-details": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/youtube-channel-details-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example prompts:

• "Get public channel details for @mkbhd and @Apify."
• "Compare subscriber and video counts for these YouTube channel URLs."
• "Export channel IDs, handles, country, joined date, and profile links for this creator list."

Agent-friendly inputs are channelUrlsOrHandles, resumeChannelUrlsOrHandles, maxChannels, includeRecentSections, maxConcurrency, and proxyConfiguration.

FAQ

Can I export YouTube channel data to CSV or Excel?
Yes. Download the Apify dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, RSS, or through the Dataset API.

Does this require a YouTube API key?
No. It reads public channel pages.

Can it get emails?
No. It exports public profile and link data, not hidden contact details.

Can it scrape videos from a channel?
No. Use the related channel videos actor for video lists.

Related actors

• YouTube Channel Videos Scraper
• YouTube Video Details Scraper
• YouTube Search Results Scraper
• YouTube Playlist Videos Scraper
• YouTube Comments Scraper

Support

If a run fails, returns no data, or a field looks wrong, open an issue from the Actor page.

Please include the Apify run ID or run URL, input JSON, one example public URL, query, or input item, what you expected, and what the dataset returned. Small reproducible inputs make parsing or site-layout issues much faster to fix.

Privacy and data handling

This Actor runs with Apify limited permissions and only processes data needed for the documented run. It uses content lookup inputs and public posts, profiles, videos, comments, or channel metadata needed for the requested output to produce the output dataset and sends requests to public Youtube Channel Details pages/endpoints; results are stored in Apify run storage for your account. FetchCat does not use your inputs or outputs for advertising, does not use them for model training, and does not retain them outside the Apify run except for transient support debugging when you explicitly share run details. You are responsible for using the Actor lawfully, respecting the target site's terms, and avoiding unnecessary personal or sensitive data in inputs.

Changelog

• 2026-07-17 - Change: Fixed local and platform startup so YouTube channel detail runs complete successfully.