# Changelog of YouTube Shopping Scraper & Creator Intelligence (`glossy_craftsman/youtube-shopping-scraper-intelligence`) Actor - **URL**: https://apify.com/glossy_craftsman/youtube-shopping-scraper-intelligence/changelog.md - **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/glossy_craftsman/youtube-shopping-scraper-intelligence.md ## Changelog ### 0.2.4-rc1 — 2026-10-11 - Added `existing_dataset` as a reusable data source so one Raw placement Dataset can drive creator, product, brand, and monitor analysis without scraping YouTube again. - Added Dataset ID and Console/API Dataset URL normalization plus filtering that ignores summary rows in mixed Datasets. - Changed raw-row appending to opt-in and limited it to creator, product, and brand summaries; monitor mode never duplicates source rows. - Added five staged JSON inputs covering Raw collection and Dataset-based tests for modes 2–5. - Expanded the README with data flow, score composition, share-of-voice scope, cost behavior, expected records, and an exact test sequence. - Updated input schemas, release metadata, validation coverage, and existing examples. ### 0.2.3-rc3 — 2026-10-11 - Activated the two hosted GitHub screenshots in the README using their verified public image URLs. - Added descriptive headings and alt text for the keyword-discovery and verified-results examples. - Removed inactive `OWNER/REPO` placeholders and synchronized release metadata, tests, screenshot guidance, and validation reporting. ### 0.2.3-rc2 — 2026-10-11 - Reframed the README quick start around keyword discovery instead of manually finding channel URLs. - Added a dedicated keyword-discovery screenshot input with two recommended commerce searches and bounded crawl limits. - Split the screenshot workflow into a search-input capture and a stable compact-results capture. - Added public image placeholders and exact capture guidance for the searchable recommendation menu. - Updated structured changelog, release metadata, tests, screenshot guide, and validation report. ### 0.2.3-rc1 — 2026-10-11 - Replaced the ambiguous list-only YouTube input with a searchable multi-select that filters recommended search ideas as the user types. - Kept custom values and existing API payloads compatible: search phrases, video/Short URLs, channel/Store URLs, and `@handles` remain valid. - Added twenty commerce-oriented search suggestions across technology, beauty, fashion, home, fitness, travel, family, pets, and gifts. - Changed the visual-form prefill from a channel URL to `amazon tech finds` so the default UI demonstrates keyword discovery. - Expanded README guidance with input formats, examples, search behavior, and the verified-placement output boundary. - Updated tests, structured changelog, release metadata, screenshot guidance, and validation report. ### 0.2.2-rc2 — 2026-10-11 - Added a compact README screenshot input using the live-verified direct video from the PPE test. - Fixed the demo at a maximum of three verified placement rows for a readable Store/README table capture. - Documented the recommended visible Dataset columns and the merchant-URL integrity check before capture. - Updated README, screenshot guidance, tests, structured changelog, release metadata, and validation report. ### 0.2.2-rc1 — 2026-10-11 - Fixed a live-data defect where `encrypted-tbn*.gstatic.com` thumbnail URLs were emitted as `productUrl`. - Added navigation-only merchant URL extraction and image/CDN rejection; unavailable merchant destinations now remain `null`. - Added supported YouTube/Google redirect unwrapping and explicit public brand-field extraction. - Expanded public price-label candidates while preserving `null` when YouTube does not expose a price. - Added a thumbnail-only regression test and a release assertion for the `latest` build tag. - Updated README, Store checklist, validation report, structured changelog, and release metadata. ### 0.2.1-rc2 — 2026-10-09 - Refined the marketplace icon while preserving its composition: red video and shopping elements, blue analytics bars, and a clean white background. - Kept the independent visual identity without reproducing the official YouTube or Google logo. - Updated README, Store guides, tests, validation report, and AutoPublisher release metadata for this icon patch. ### 0.2.1-rc1 — 2026-10-09 - Added a root `product.manifest.json` matching the AutoPublisher v0.5.24 artifact contract. - Added structured `CHANGELOG.json` metadata with an exact product ID and release-version match. - Consolidated PPE charging into the single `shopping-result` event required by the current AutoPublisher commerce validation workflow. - Added AutoPublisher manifest, changelog, artifact-path, listing, and single-event consistency tests. - Recolored the marketplace icon to a deep red, crimson, coral, and white palette while preserving its original composition. - Updated README, Store guides, pricing explanation, test report, and release metadata for this patch. ### 0.2.0 — 2026-10-09 - Renamed the Store title to **YouTube Shopping Scraper & Creator Intelligence** for clearer search intent while preserving the intelligence scope. - Rebuilt the README as a user-first Store landing page with SEO-oriented headings, quick start, use cases, input/output reference, pricing transparency, Excel export, monitoring, evidence limits, and troubleshooting. - Added screenshot-ready placement and creator-intelligence test inputs plus a Store screenshot capture guide. - Added a distinct marketplace icon without third-party logo imitation. - Added an Actor output schema for Dataset results, run summary, and failed-input diagnostics. - Added automated release-quality checks that require README, changelog, release metadata, modes, schemas, and screenshot settings to stay synchronized. - Added a Korean Store quality checklist that separates completed source work from required Console-only publishing settings. - Changed the default query example into a UI-only prefill so API callers must intentionally provide inputs. - Persisted `FAILED_INPUTS` as an empty list on fully successful runs so the documented diagnostic output always resolves. ### 0.1.0 — 2026-10-08 - Added direct public YouTube page extraction without external Actors. - Added video, Shorts, channel, Store, handle, and search-phrase inputs. - Added verified product-card extraction and optional description-link leads. - Added creator, product, and brand intelligence modes. - Added named snapshot monitoring for newly observed placements. - Added evidence confidence, partial-success reporting, and explicit attribution limits. - Added output schema, Store-ready input schema, README, and parser/resolution regression tests.