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YouTube Scraper API - Videos, Channels, Playlists & Search

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from $0.50 / 1,000 videos

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YouTube Scraper API - Videos, Channels, Playlists & Search

YouTube Scraper API - Videos, Channels, Playlists & Search

Scrape YouTube videos from search terms, channels, playlists, and video URLs. Export titles, channel data, views, duration, thumbnails, publish dates, and links without a YouTube API key.

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from $0.50 / 1,000 videos

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Scrape YouTube videos from search terms, channels, playlists, Shorts URLs, and video URLs without a YouTube API key.

This Actor is built for content research, creator discovery, competitor monitoring, social listening, video SEO, lead generation, and market intelligence.

Features

  • YouTube search scraping by keyword
  • Channel video scraping from public channel feeds
  • Playlist video scraping
  • Direct video URL enrichment
  • Supports normal YouTube URLs, Shorts URLs, playlist URLs, @handles, channel IDs, and video IDs
  • Exports titles, channel names, view counts, durations, publish dates, thumbnails, descriptions, and video links
  • No YouTube API key required
  • Clean dataset table for CSV, JSON, Excel, Make, Zapier, API, and MCP workflows

Input Example

{
"searchTerms": ["openai tutorials", "shopify marketing"],
"channelUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@OpenAI"],
"maxResultsPerQuery": 30,
"maxTotalResults": 100
}

Output Example

{
"videoId": "PWPsZssgfDo",
"title": "How to build with Gemini 3.5 Transcribe",
"channelName": "Google for Developers",
"views": 12000,
"durationText": "4 minutes, 50 seconds",
"publishedText": "2 days ago",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/...",
"videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWPsZssgfDo",
"sourceType": "search",
"query": "ai tutorials"
}

Use Cases

  • Track competitor YouTube uploads
  • Find trending videos in a niche
  • Build creator and influencer lists
  • Monitor brand mentions in YouTube search
  • Collect playlist videos for research
  • Enrich video IDs with title, channel, views, and thumbnails
  • Feed video metadata into dashboards, spreadsheets, or AI workflows

Pricing Recommendation

Recommended pricing: $0.50 per 1,000 videos ($0.0005 per result), with a small Actor start event. This follows the low-entry, high-volume pattern used by top social/video scrapers.

Notes

This Actor uses publicly available YouTube surfaces and an unofficial InnerTube client. YouTube can change its internal APIs, so high availability depends on active maintenance. If a channel blocks web access or a handle cannot be resolved, the failed input is saved in the ERRORS key-value record.