YouTube Video Scraper with Advanced Filters

Professional YouTube video scraper that extracts comprehensive video metadata with advanced search filters including upload date, duration, sort order, and video features. Built as an Apify Actor for scalable and reliable data extraction.

🎯 Key Features

• Advanced Search Filters - Filter by upload date (hour/today/week/month/year), duration (short/medium/long), and sort order
• Comprehensive Data Extraction - Get full video descriptions, titles, view counts, channel info, thumbnails, and upload times
• Multi-Language Support - Works with keywords in any language (English, Chinese, Japanese, etc.)
• Bulk Processing - Handle multiple search keywords and extract up to 100 videos per search
• Smart Browser Management - Dynamic browser restart optimization based on total video count
• YouTube Shorts Support - Option to include or exclude YouTube Shorts from results
• Country/Region Targeting - Target specific countries for localized search results

🚀 Quick Start

Using Apify Platform

1. Go to the YouTube Video Scraper on Apify Store
2. Click "Try for free"
3. Enter your search keywords
4. Configure filters (optional)
5. Click "Start" to begin scraping
6. Download results in your preferred format

Input Configuration

{
  "searches": ["JavaScript tutorial", "React hooks"],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxPerSearch": 20,
  "uploadDate": "week",
  "duration": "medium",
  "sortBy": "viewCount",
  "country": "US",
  "includeShorts": true
}

📊 Output Data

Each video result includes:

• Video Information

  • Title and description
  • Video ID and URL
  • Duration and upload date
  • View count, likes, comments

• Channel Details

  • Channel name and ID
  • Channel URL
  • Subscriber count

• Metadata

  • Tags and categories
  • Thumbnail URLs
  • Language and region

Sample Output

{
  "title": "Perfect Pasta Recipe - Quick & Easy",
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg",
  "duration": "5:42",
  "viewCount": "1.2M views",
  "uploadTime": "2 days ago",
  "channelName": "Cooking Masters",
  "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/c/cookingmasters",
  "channelThumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/...",
  "description": "Learn how to make perfect pasta...",
  "fullDescription": "Full video description with all details...",
  "searchKeyword": "cooking tutorial",
  "isShort": false,
  "isLive": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

🔍 Search Filters

Upload Date Options

• any - Any time
• hour - Last hour
• today - Today
• week - This week
• month - This month
• year - This year

Duration Filters

• any - Any duration
• short - Under 4 minutes
• medium - 4-20 minutes
• long - Over 20 minutes

Sort Options

• relevance - Relevance (default)
• date - Upload date
• viewCount - View count
• rating - Rating

Additional Options

• includeShorts - Include YouTube Shorts in results (true/false)
• maxPerSearch - Maximum videos per search keyword (10-100)
• country - Target country/region code (US, GB, CA, AU, TW, JP, etc.)

💡 Use Cases

• Market Research - Analyze trending topics and competitor content
• Content Creation - Find inspiration and track performance metrics
• Academic Research - Collect data for social media studies
• Business Intelligence - Monitor brand mentions and engagement
• SEO Analysis - Research keywords and video optimization strategies

⚡ Performance Optimization

• Smart Browser Management - Dynamic browser restart strategy optimized for your scraping volume
• Parallel Processing - Batch processing for efficient data extraction
• Request Optimization - Intelligent request interception for faster page loads
• Memory Efficient - Optimized memory usage with automatic cleanup
• Reliable Extraction - Automatic retry mechanism for failed requests
• Full Description Fetching - Complete video descriptions, not just snippets
• Scalable Architecture - Handles everything from single videos to bulk extractions

🔒 Security & Compliance

• Respects YouTube's Terms of Service
• No authentication required
• Rate limiting protection
• Input sanitization
• Secure data handling

⭐ Why Choose This Scraper?

• Reliable - Automatic error recovery and retry mechanisms
• Fast - Optimized performance with parallel processing
• Accurate - Real-time data directly from YouTube
• Scalable - From small searches to bulk data extraction