# Scrape Shorts from the YouTube channel

**Use case:** 

Export recent public Shorts from YouTube's official Shorts tab with titles, IDs, views when exposed, thumbnails, and channel metadata.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@YouTube/shorts"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "position": {
    "label": "#",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "shortUrl": {
    "label": "Short",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "videoId": {
    "label": "Video ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelUrl": {
    "label": "Channel URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "viewCountText": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "thumbnailUrl": {
    "label": "Thumbnail",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "publishedTimeText": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "durationText": {
    "label": "Duration",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sourceUrl": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "date"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/youtube-shorts-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/youtube-shorts-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.