Google Video Search Scraper

Search public Google Video results and collect information from visible video cards. Each dataset item represents a video result and can include its title, provider, channel, date, duration, description snippet, engagement counts, thumbnail, and key moments when shown.

The Actor does not open video pages or fetch full descriptions from video providers.

How to use

1. Enter one or more search terms, or provide public Google Video Search URLs.
2. Set the starting page, page limit, and total video limit.
3. Choose whether to include thumbnails and related search terms.
4. Run the Actor and view or export the video records.

Example:

{
  "queries": ["mechanical keyboard"],
  "page": 1,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "maxItems": 25,
  "includeThumbnails": true,
  "includeRelatedSearches": true
}

Input

Input	Description	Default
queries / query	One or more video-search terms.	—
startUrls	Public Google Video Search URLs with a query and video-search mode. urls is an alias.	—
page / maxPages	Starting search page and maximum pages per query.	1 / 1
maxItems	Maximum unique video records across the run.	25
acceptLanguage	Preferred language for Google Video Search results.	en-US,en;q=0.8
includeThumbnails	Include visible public thumbnail links and accessible labels.	true
includeRelatedSearches	Include visible related video-search terms.	true
proxyConfiguration	Optional proxy configuration for the standard browser fallback.	—

Output

Each row includes the required title and videoUrl. Other fields may include:

• Provider and channel: provider label, channel name, and channel link.
• Publication: exact text shown by Google and a date when explicitly available. Relative dates remain text; any estimated date is marked as estimated.
• Video details: duration, description snippet, video ID, and format where recognized.
• Engagement: displayed view/like counts and numeric values. Expanded counts from rounded labels such as 24K are marked estimated.
• Media and navigation: thumbnail URL, key moments, and related search terms.

Example dataset item:

{
  "title": "Example mechanical keyboard review",
  "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example123",
  "provider": "YouTube",
  "channel": "Example Tech",
  "publishedText": "2 weeks ago",
  "publishedAtPrecision": "week",
  "durationText": "12:34",
  "durationSeconds": 754,
  "description": "A visible video description snippet.",
  "videoId": "example123",
  "viewCountText": "24K views",
  "viewCount": 24000,
  "viewCountIsEstimated": true,
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://example.com/thumbnail.jpg",
  "relatedSearches": ["mechanical keyboard review"]
}

The Output tab shows the available result fields. Run summary information is available with the run output in Apify.

Limits and responsible use

Google may vary video results by query, language, and time. More pages and results increase run time. The Actor does not sign in or bypass access checks.

Use public video information responsibly and follow applicable privacy requirements and Google terms. This Actor is not affiliated with Google.