# Creator Leads Scraper: YouTube Channel Finder & Monitor (`h1018y/anvil-youtube-profiles`) Actor

Finds YouTube creators as a Creator Leads Scraper: give it niche keywords or channel links, get each creator's subscribers, country, website and links as rows. Same input and output field names as salomon.labs/youtube-creator-finder - switch by changing the actor id.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/h1018y/anvil-youtube-profiles.md
- **Developed by:** [ANVIL Tools](https://apify.com/h1018y) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Social media
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.68 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Creator Leads Scraper: YouTube Channel Finder & Monitor

**Creator Leads Scraper** - Type a niche, get a list of YouTube creators with subscribers, country and website.

### What does Creator Leads Scraper do?

Takes both niche keywords and channel links, filters by subscriber range, and with onlyNew on returns just the channels that are new or changed since your last run.

- Search by niche keywords or paste channel links and @handles
- Filter by minimum and maximum subscribers
- Country, website and all public channel links on every row
- Shows if the channel has a gated business e-mail, never logs in
- onlyNew mode for schedules: new or changed channels only

### Who uses Creator Leads Scraper, and for what

- Agencies - build an influencer shortlist for a niche in minutes
- Brands - find mid-size creators in one country to sponsor
- Sales teams - get creators' websites to pitch tools
- Researchers - track which creators in a niche are growing
- Scheduled runs - get only the new creators every week

### Why this Creator Leads Scraper?

Low cases fail when keywords are too vague or the channels hide their links, so the rows carry little a buyer can act on. This Creator Leads Scraper checks every run and tells you plainly when a page could not be read, instead of returning empty or wrong rows.

### Data you get from Creator Leads Scraper

Every result is one flat row with these fields (values from a real run):

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `channel_title` | Mark Wiens |
| `handle` | MarkWiens |
| `channelId` | UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA |
| `subscribers` | 12000000 |
| `subscribersText` | 12M subscribers |
| `country` | United States |
| `email` | null |
| `contactSource` | null |
| `email_action` | null |
| `email_verdict` | null |
| `email_source` | null |
| `email_source_url` | null |
| `has_gated_email` | true |
| `website` | https://migrationology.com/store/ |
| `links` | \[{"title": "Buy a t-shirt!", "url": "https://migrationology.... |
| `channel_url` | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA |
| `found_by_keyword` | null |
| `description` | Hey, I'm Mark Wiens - a full time eater!   🌶 The best street... |
| `videoCount` | 1649 |
| `viewCount` | 3403589375 |
| `joinedDate` | Feb 2, 2009 |
| `keywords` | "street food" "thai food" "thai street food" "travel tips" "... |
| `rssUrl` | https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCyEd6QB... |
| `isFamilySafe` | true |
| `avatar` | https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/ytc/AIdro_l5kBueFnVEGQPnVu... |

### How to use Creator Leads Scraper

1. Press **Start** - the form already holds an example that works.
2. Put in your own input (see the fields on the Input tab).
3. Run it once, or put it on an **Apify Schedule** (with **only new** on, where the form has it) to get just what is new every day; add a **webhookUrl** to get each run's rows sent to your own system, Zapier, Make or Slack.
4. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send them to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, the Apify API or an AI agent (Apify MCP server).

#### Input example

```json
{
  "searchKeywords": [
    "vegan cooking"
  ],
  "maxCreators": 3,
  "includeBioContacts": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "useApifyProxy": true
}
```

#### Output example (a real run)

```json
[
  {
    "channel_title": "Mark Wiens",
    "handle": "MarkWiens",
    "channelId": "UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA",
    "subscribers": 12000000,
    "subscribersText": "12M subscribers",
    "country": "United States",
    "email": null,
    "contactSource": null,
    "email_action": null,
    "email_verdict": null,
    "email_source": null,
    "email_source_url": null,
    "has_gated_email": true,
    "website": "https://migrationology.com/store/",
    "links": [
      {
        "title": "Buy a t-shirt!",
        "url": "https://migrationology.com/store/"
      },
      {
        "title": "Camera gear I use",
        "url": "https://migrationology.com/travel-resources/"
      },
      {
        "title": "Watch More videos on Channel 2",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@MarkWiensAbroad"
      },
      {
        "title": "Instagram",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/migrationology/"
      },
      {
        "title": "Facebook",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/markwiensfoodvideos"
      }
    ],
    "channel_url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA",
    "found_by_keyword": null,
    "description": "Hey, I'm Mark Wiens - a full time eater! \n\n🌶 The best street food and most unique eating experiences around the world. Let's go eat!\n📺 Two videos per week, subscribe now! ",
    "videoCount": 1649,
    "viewCount": 3403589375,
    "joinedDate": "Feb 2, 2009",
    "keywords": "\"street food\" \"thai food\" \"thai street food\" \"travel tips\" \"travel food\" \"travel vlog\" \"travel vlogger\" \"backpacking southeast asia\" \"world travel\" \"budget travel\" Bangkok Thailand \"travel blog\" \"around the world travel\" \"travel and food\" \"cultural travel\" travel around the worldtravel world globe tourism migration migrationology",
    "rssUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA",
    "isFamilySafe": true,
    "avatar": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/ytc/AIdro_l5kBueFnVEGQPnVudhsy3mCw1fMiasD0gibo-OF7FDCtSP=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
    "changeType": "same"
  }
]
```

One flat row per result.

### Built for pipelines

- **Field names never change** - fixes and new features only ever add fields, so your code keeps working.
- **Every row has the same shape** - a missing value is `null`, never a dropped field.
- **A plain status line** on every run - how many results, and on a problem what to change in the input - for your logs and for AI agents.
- **Runs on its own** - put it on an Apify Schedule and add a `webhookUrl`: each run's rows go straight to your system, Zapier, Make or Slack.

### How much does Creator Leads Scraper cost?

You pay only per result (pay per event) - no monthly fee, no minimum, and the price per result is lower on Apify's Bronze, Silver and Gold plans. The exact price is on the **Pricing** tab. Apify's free plan credit is enough to try it on real input.

| You want | What you pay for |
|---|---|
| A quick test with the example | a few results |
| A daily scheduled run | only the rows that run returns |
| A big one-off export | the results delivered - set a maximum in the input |

### Also searched as

- youtube creator finder
- youtube channel scraper
- youtube influencer search
- youtube creator leads
- find youtube channels by niche
- youtube channel info api

### FAQ

**Does Creator Leads Scraper need a login, cookies or an API key?** No. It reads public pages only.

**Can I run Creator Leads Scraper on a schedule?** Yes - with Apify Schedules; each run returns fresh rows.

**Can I call it from Python, JavaScript or an AI agent?** Yes - through the Apify API, the Apify client libraries or the Apify MCP server.

**Is it legal?** It collects only data anyone can see without logging in. You are responsible for using it within the source site's terms and data protection law (GDPR, CCPA).

**Where do the contacts come from?** Only from what the business or group published about itself on its public page - never guessed, never looked up elsewhere. `contactSource` says which: `business_field` (the platform's own contact field) or `bio_text` (written in the description; only when you switch on includeBioContacts). You decide whether and how you may contact them under GDPR, CCPA and anti-spam law.

**What if the site blocks a request?** The run retries from a fresh connection and, if it still cannot read the page, stops with a clear message - never with made-up rows.

**Do I need proxies?** No setup needed - Creator Leads Scraper uses Apify Proxy by default where the site needs it.

### Troubleshooting

- **No results:** check the input (a public URL or a search term that returns results in a normal browser), then try the example input once.
- **Fewer results than expected:** raise the maximum in the input; some sites show only a part of their data without logging in, and Creator Leads Scraper never logs in.
- **The run stopped with a message:** the message says what the site answered; run it again later or with fewer items.

### Your feedback

Missing a field, found a bug, or need another site? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab - issues are answered and fixed. If Creator Leads Scraper saved you time, a short review on this page helps others find it.

Data source: [www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)

### More tools from this developer

- [Tweet Scraper for Twitter & X Posts: By URL, No Login](https://apify.com/h1018y/anvil-tweet-scraper)
- [YouTube Thumbnail Downloader: Bulk, Every Size & Titles](https://apify.com/h1018y/anvil-youtube-thumbnail-downloader)
- [ML Conference Finder: NeurIPS, ICLR & ICML Alternatives](https://apify.com/h1018y/anvil-ml-conference-finder)
- [YouTube Transcript & Captions Scraper: Find Any Word Said](https://apify.com/h1018y/anvil-youtube-transcript-scraper)
- [Facebook Ads Library Scraper & Meta Ad Spy: Only New Ads](https://apify.com/h1018y/anvil-facebook-ads-library-scraper)
- [Reddit Scraper: Keyword Alerts for New Posts & Comments](https://apify.com/h1018y/anvil-reddit-scraper)
- [Twitter Scraper: New Tweets From Any X Account, No Login](https://apify.com/h1018y/anvil-twitter-scraper)
- [Facebook Page & Posts Scraper: New Posts & Engagement Growth](https://apify.com/h1018y/anvil-facebook-posts-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

## `searchKeywords` (type: `array`):

Niches or topics to search for creators, one per line, for example: vegan cooking, home espresso, woodworking.

## `channelUrls` (type: `array`):

Channels you already know: full links, @handles or channel IDs, for example https://www.youtube.com/@MarkWiens or @mkbhd.

## `minSubscribers` (type: `integer`):

Skip channels with fewer subscribers than this, for example 10000. Leave empty for no lower limit.

## `maxSubscribers` (type: `integer`):

Skip channels with more subscribers than this, for example 500000. Leave empty for no upper limit.

## `maxCreators` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many channels in total (all keywords and links together), for example 50.

## `maxChannelsPerKeyword` (type: `integer`):

Take at most this many channels from each search keyword, for example 10. Empty means the total limit only.

## `searchRegion` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code that decides which region's search results you see, for example US, GB, DE or KR.

## `searchLanguage` (type: `string`):

Two-letter language code for the search page, for example en, de or ko. Empty means English.

## `includeBioContacts` (type: `boolean`):

When on, an e-mail address the creator wrote in their own public channel description is returned with its source. Off by default.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

When on, channels already returned by the last run with the same input are skipped unless their subscriber count changed. Use it for schedules.

## `useApifyProxy` (type: `boolean`):

Send requests through Apify Proxy. Recommended, because YouTube often refuses plain data-center addresses.

## `proxyGroups` (type: `array`):

Optional Apify proxy groups to use, for example RESIDENTIAL. Leave empty for the default proxy.

## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional. An https address - your own system, Zapier, Make or a Slack incoming webhook - that gets each run's results as JSON (with 'only new' on: just the new ones). Example: https://hooks.slack.com/services/T000/B000/XXXX

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchKeywords": [
    "vegan cooking"
  ],
  "maxCreators": 3,
  "includeBioContacts": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "useApifyProxy": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All result rows (open as table, JSON, CSV or Excel).

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchKeywords": [
        "vegan cooking"
    ],
    "maxCreators": 3,
    "useApifyProxy": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("h1018y/anvil-youtube-profiles").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchKeywords": ["vegan cooking"],
    "maxCreators": 3,
    "useApifyProxy": True,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("h1018y/anvil-youtube-profiles").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchKeywords": [
    "vegan cooking"
  ],
  "maxCreators": 3,
  "useApifyProxy": true
}' |
apify call h1018y/anvil-youtube-profiles --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,h1018y/anvil-youtube-profiles"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bJaMpZsVakpzPr5oM/builds/xJnRND4jo0Xc8JeZL/openapi.json