# ViewStats Scraper — YouTube Channel Analytics & Revenue (`hipersoft/viewstats-scraper`) Actor

YouTube channel analytics from ViewStats: subscribers, views, global/country rankings, subscriber and view growth, estimated revenue, daily/weekly history, recent videos with outlier scores and similar channels. By handle, link or keyword. Export CSV/JSON.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/viewstats-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.001 / channel

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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

## ViewStats Scraper: YouTube Channel Analytics, Growth and Revenue Estimates

**ViewStats Scraper** collects **YouTube channel analytics** from **ViewStats**, the YouTube analytics platform created by MrBeast's team. For any channel you get **subscribers, total views, video count, country, verification, global subscriber and view rankings, country and category rankings, average views per video**, the **growth over your chosen period** (subscribers gained, views gained, videos uploaded) with **estimated YouTube revenue (low, mid and high)**, a **daily, weekly or yearly history**, the **latest videos with views, likes, comments, duration and outlier score**, and **similar channels** with a similarity score. Look up channels by **handle, YouTube link or channel ID**, or **discover channels by keyword**. Export to **CSV, Excel or JSON**. Ideal for **influencer marketing, creator research, agencies, brand partnerships, competitor analysis and YouTube market research**.

### What does ViewStats Scraper do?

- 📊 **Channel stats**: subscribers, total views, videos, country, verified.
- 🏆 **Rankings**: global subscribers rank, global views rank, country rank, category rank.
- 📈 **Growth**: subscribers, views and uploads gained over 7, 14, 28, 90, 365 days, 3 years or all time.
- 💵 **Estimated revenue** for the period (low, mid, high).
- 🗓️ **History time series**: daily, weekly or yearly.
- 🎬 **Recent videos** with views, likes, comments, duration, Shorts flag and **outlier score**.
- 🤝 **Similar channels** with similarity score for competitor discovery.
- 🔎 **Keyword discovery**: find channels in a niche and analyse them in one run.

### What data can you scrape?

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Channel | ID, handle, name, YouTube link, country, verified, avatar, banner |
| Totals | Subscribers, total views, video count, average views per video (90 days) |
| Rankings | Global subscribers, global views, country, category |
| Growth | Subscribers, views and videos gained; estimated revenue (low/mid/high) |
| History | Date, subscribers, views, videos, deltas and revenue per day/week/year |
| Recent videos | Video ID, title, link, upload date, views, likes, comments, duration, Short, outlier score, thumbnail |
| Similar channels | ID, handle, name, subscribers, views, videos, similarity |

### Use cases for YouTube channel analytics

- **Influencer marketing**: vet creators by real growth, engagement and audience size before partnering.
- **Agencies and brands**: build shortlists of channels in a niche and compare them side by side.
- **Creators**: benchmark against competitors and find outlier videos that over-perform.
- **Investors and media analysts**: track channel growth and estimated revenue over time.
- **Market research**: map the biggest and fastest-growing channels in any category.

### How to get YouTube channel analytics

1. Click **Try for free** to open ViewStats Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Enter **YouTube channels** (handles or links) and/or **search keywords**.
3. Choose the **growth period** and **history granularity**.
4. Turn on **recent videos** and **similar channels** if you need them.
5. Click **Start** and download the results as **CSV, Excel or JSON**.

### Input

#### Example input

```json
{
  "channels": ["@mrbeast", "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd"],
  "searchQueries": ["personal finance"],
  "maxChannelsPerSearch": 10,
  "statsRange": "28",
  "groupBy": "daily",
  "includeTimeSeries": true,
  "includeVideos": true,
  "includeSimilar": true
}
```

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| **YouTube channels** | Handles, YouTube links, ViewStats links or channel IDs. |
| **Search keywords** | Discover channels by niche keyword. |
| **Channels per keyword** | Up to 30 per keyword. |
| **Growth period** | 7, 14, 28, 90, 365 days, 3 years or all time. |
| **History granularity** | Daily, weekly or yearly. |
| **History time series / Recent videos / Similar channels** | Optional sections. |
| **Max channels** | Stop after this many channels (0 = no limit). |

### Output

#### Channel example

```json
{
  "channelId": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
  "handle": "@mkbhd",
  "name": "Marques Brownlee",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
  "country": "US",
  "subscribers": 21400000,
  "totalViews": 4950000000,
  "videoCount": 1800,
  "globalSubscribersRank": 302,
  "growth": {
    "range": "28 days",
    "subscribersGained": 200000,
    "viewsGained": 173020762,
    "videosUploaded": 9,
    "estimatedRevenueUsd": 589357,
    "estimatedRevenueLowUsd": 312176,
    "estimatedRevenueHighUsd": 866553
  },
  "timeSeries": [{ "date": "2026-09-10", "subscribers": 21300000, "viewsDelta": 6100000, "estimatedRevenueUsd": 21000 }],
  "recentVideos": [{ "videoId": "…", "title": "…", "views": 3100000, "likes": 98000, "comments": 7400, "outlierScore": 1.42 }],
  "similarChannels": [{ "handle": "@linustechtips", "name": "Linus Tech Tips", "similarity": 88.4 }]
}
```

#### Output schema

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `channelId`, `handle`, `name`, `url`, `country`, `verified`, `avatarUrl`, `bannerUrl` | mixed | Channel. |
| `subscribers`, `totalViews`, `videoCount`, `avgViewsPerVideo90d`, `channelAverageViews` | number | Totals. |
| `globalSubscribersRank`, `globalViewsRank`, `countrySubscribersRank`, `categorySubscribersRank` | number | Rankings. |
| `growth` | object | Period growth and estimated revenue. |
| `timeSeries` | array | History. |
| `recentVideos` | array | Latest videos. |
| `similarChannels` | array | Similar channels. |
| `source`, `scrapedAt` | string | Source info. |

### How much does it cost?

ViewStats Scraper uses **pay-per-channel** pricing: a small fixed price per channel (including its history, videos and similar channels), with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the **Pricing** tab for the exact price.

### More social media data

- [YouTube Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/youtube-scraper): video metadata, transcripts, comments and channel profiles.
- [TikTok Downloader](https://apify.com/hipersoft/tiktok-downloader): TikTok videos and their stats.
- [Instagram Downloader](https://apify.com/hipersoft/instagram-downloader): Instagram reels, posts and media.

### FAQ

**How accurate is the revenue estimate?**
Revenue is an estimate based on views and typical YouTube ad rates, given as a low, mid and high range. Use it for comparison, not accounting.

**What is the outlier score?**
How a video performs compared to the channel's average views: 2.0 means twice the usual views.

**Why are subscriber counts rounded?**
YouTube publicly shows rounded subscriber counts, so growth in subscribers moves in steps.

**What formats can I export?**
CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

**Can I integrate ViewStats Scraper with other apps?**
ViewStats Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to [integrations on the Apify platform](https://apify.com/integrations). It works with [Make](https://apify.com/integrations/make), [Zapier](https://apify.com/integrations/zapier), [Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack), [Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte), [GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github), [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) and [many more](https://apify.com/integrations), plus the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2), JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use [webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks) to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

**Is it legal to scrape YouTube channel analytics?**
The scraper only collects publicly available channel statistics. You are responsible for using the data in line with the source's terms and applicable law.

### Related Actors

- [YouTube Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/youtube-scraper)
- [TikTok Downloader](https://apify.com/hipersoft/tiktok-downloader)

### Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with ViewStats, YouTube or MrBeast.

# Actor input Schema

## `channels` (type: `array`):

Channel handles (@mrbeast), YouTube channel links (youtube.com/@mkbhd, youtube.com/channel/UC…), ViewStats links or channel IDs.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Optional: find channels by keyword (e.g. cooking, gaming, finance) and collect their analytics.

## `maxChannelsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

How many channels to take from each keyword search (max 30).

## `statsRange` (type: `string`):

Period for growth totals, estimated revenue and history.

## `groupBy` (type: `string`):

Granularity of the history time series.

## `includeTimeSeries` (type: `boolean`):

Add the subscriber, view, upload and revenue history for the period.

## `includeVideos` (type: `boolean`):

Add the latest videos with views, likes, comments and outlier score.

## `includeSimilar` (type: `boolean`):

Add similar channels with similarity score (great for competitor research).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many channels (0 = no limit).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Not needed in most cases.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "@mrbeast",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd"
  ],
  "maxChannelsPerSearch": 10,
  "statsRange": "28",
  "groupBy": "daily",
  "includeTimeSeries": true,
  "includeVideos": true,
  "includeSimilar": false,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

The results as dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "channels": [
        "@mrbeast",
        "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/viewstats-scraper").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 = { "channels": [
        "@mrbeast",
        "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/viewstats-scraper").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 '{
  "channels": [
    "@mrbeast",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd"
  ]
}' |
apify call hipersoft/viewstats-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/viewstats-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/ZD7uy05uk6RJHBeIM/builds/Hc6huV2g9AyOFUjSd/openapi.json