🎬 YouTube Channel Video Scraper

Extract videos from any YouTube channel with ease! This powerful scraper supports both long-form videos and YouTube Shorts, with flexible sorting options to get exactly the data you need.

✨ What is YouTube Channel Video Scraper?

YouTube Channel Video Scraper is a data extraction tool designed to scrape comprehensive video and channel information from YouTube, going beyond the limitations of YouTube Data API.

• 🎯 Extract videos using channel handle (@username) or channel ID
• 📹 Support for both long-form videos and YouTube Shorts
• 🔄 Sort by latest, popular, or oldest
• 📊 Get detailed statistics including views, likes, and comments
• 👤 Complete channel information included with every video

📋 Which YouTube data can I extract?

Video Data	Channel Data
📺 Video title	📁 Channel name
🎥 Video URL	🌐 Channel URL
🖼️ Thumbnail URL	➕ Subscriber count
👁️ View count	📝 Channel description
❤️ Like count	📍 Channel location
💬 Comment count	🖼️ Avatar & banner URLs
⏳ Video duration	📅 Channel join date
📅 Publish date	📊 Total videos & views
📝 Description	✅ Verification status
🏷️ Tags & hashtags
🔗 Description links

💡 How to use the scraped YouTube data?

The data extracted from YouTube Channel Video Scraper can be used in many ways:

• 📈 Competitor Analysis - Track competitors' channels and monitor their video performance
• 🎯 Lead Generation - Enrich your data with YouTube channel information
• 👥 Audience Research - Understand a channel's audience interests and engagement
• 📊 Performance Analytics - Analyze engagement statistics to improve your content strategy
• 📉 Trend Tracking - Monitor trends in channel popularity over time
• 📣 Marketing Campaigns - Develop data-driven marketing and advertising strategies

🚀 How do I use YouTube Channel Video Scraper?

YouTube Channel Video Scraper is designed to be user-friendly, even for beginners:

1. ✅ Create an Apify account
2. 📂 Open YouTube Channel Video Scraper
3. ➕ Add a YouTube channel handle (e.g., @MrBeast) or channel ID
4. ⚙️ Configure video type (long/short) and sort order
5. ▶️ Click "Start" and wait for the data to be extracted
6. 📥 Download your data in JSON, XML, CSV, Excel, or HTML

⬇️ Input Example

Simply provide a channel handle or ID, specify the video type, and set how many videos you want:

{
    "channelHandle": "@MrBeast",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "videoType": "long",
    "sortOrder": "latest"
}

📝 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
channelHandle	string	No*	-	YouTube channel handle (e.g., @MrBeast)
channelId	string	No*	-	YouTube channel ID (e.g., UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA)
maxResults	integer	No	50	Number of videos to scrape (1-1000)
videoType	string	No	long	Type of videos: long or short
sortOrder	string	No	latest	Sort order: latest, popular, or oldest

💡 *Either channelHandle or channelId must be provided.

⬆️ Output Example

The scraped data includes comprehensive video and channel information:

{
    "title": "$1 vs $1,000,000,000 Futuristic Tech!",
    "type": "video",
    "id": "pAnGwRiQ4-4",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnGwRiQ4-4",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pAnGwRiQ4-4/maxresdefault.jpg",
    "viewCount": 66009191,
    "date": "2026-01-24T17:00:01Z",
    "likes": 2009889,
    "commentsCount": 62785,
    "duration": "00:23:04",
    "durationSeconds": 1384,
    "description": "This video made me truly realize how awesome the future is...",
    "descriptionLinks": [
        {
            "url": "https://shopify.com/mrbeast",
            "text": "https://shopify.com/mrbeast",
            "type": "url"
        }
    ],
    "hashtags": [],
    "tags": [],
    "channelName": "MrBeast",
    "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
    "channelId": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
    "channelUsername": "@mrbeast",
    "channelDescription": "SUBSCRIBE FOR A COOKIE!...",
    "channelJoinedDate": "2012-02-20T00:43:50Z",
    "channelLocation": "US",
    "channelAvatarUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/...",
    "channelBannerUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/...",
    "channelTotalVideos": 942,
    "channelTotalViews": 109144471886,
    "numberOfSubscribers": 464000000,
    "isChannelVerified": true,
    "order": 0,
    "scrapeVideoType": "long",
    "scrapeSortOrder": "latest"
}

📚 Usage Examples

🆕 Scrape Latest Videos

{
    "channelHandle": "@MrBeast",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "videoType": "long",
    "sortOrder": "latest"
}

🔥 Scrape Most Popular Videos

{
    "channelHandle": "@MrBeast",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "videoType": "long",
    "sortOrder": "popular"
}

📱 Scrape YouTube Shorts

{
    "channelHandle": "@MrBeast",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "videoType": "short",
    "sortOrder": "latest"
}

🔗 Scrape by Channel ID

{
    "channelId": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "videoType": "long",
    "sortOrder": "popular"
}

🔌 Integrations

YouTube Channel Video Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform:

• 🔗 Make (formerly Integromat)
• ⚡ Zapier
• 💬 Slack
• 🔄 Airbyte
• 🐙 GitHub
• 📁 Google Drive
• 🪝 Webhooks for custom automation

💰 Pricing

This scraper uses the pay-per-result pricing model:

Tier	Price per 1,000 results
Standard	$1.00
🥉 Bronze	$0.90
🥈 Silver	$0.75
🥇 Gold	$0.60

❓ FAQ

How much does it cost to scrape YouTube channel videos?

This scraper uses the pay-per-result pricing model, so your costs can be easily calculated. The standard rate is $1.00 per 1,000 results. With higher tier subscriptions, you can get discounts up to 40% ($0.60 per 1,000 results with Gold).

Is scraping YouTube channels legal?

Our YouTube scraper is ethical and does not extract any private user data. It only extracts what users have chosen to share publicly. However, you should be aware that your results could contain personal data. If you're unsure whether your use case is legitimate, consult your lawyers.

Can I scrape both regular videos and Shorts?

Yes! Simply set the videoType parameter to long for regular videos or short for YouTube Shorts. You can run separate scrapes for each type.

What sorting options are available?

You can sort videos by:

• latest - Most recently uploaded videos first
• popular - Most viewed videos first
• oldest - Oldest videos first

Can I use YouTube Channel Video Scraper with the API?

Yes! You can use the Apify API to manage, schedule, and run this Actor programmatically. The API also lets you access datasets, monitor performance, and fetch results. Use the apify-client package for Node.js or Python.

What's the maximum number of videos I can scrape?

You can scrape up to 1,000 videos per run. For larger channels, you can run multiple scrapes with different sort orders.

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