YouTube Ads Scraper

Give this Actor one or more YouTube video links. For each video it returns the likely sponsors detected from the video's description and disclosure, with the quotes that point to each one. Sponsors are inferred from the video's description, links and paid-promotion disclosure; they are likely sponsors, not a complete sponsor list. Results arrive as a clean table you can download or pass on to other tools.

What it does

Enter up to 100 urls in Video links. For each url, the Actor collects public ads, up to Max results per url (10 by default, at most 50). Each ad becomes one item in the dataset. Pick Live under Freshness to always collect fresh data.

Use cases

• Sponsorship research: see which brands appear in the sponsor mentions of a channel.
• Brand research: check which videos mention your brand as a sponsor.
• Partnership research: learn which creators work with brands in a niche.
• Reporting: keep a record of the sponsor mentions of a set of videos.

Input

Field	Title	Description
videoUrls	Video links	Full YouTube video links, like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Fayfx2NUM. Shorts and youtu.be links also work.
maxItems	Max results per url	The most results to collect for each url.
freshness	Freshness	Standard may return recently collected data, which is faster. Live always collects fresh data.

Example:

{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Fayfx2NUM"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "freshness": "standard"
}

Output

Each ad looks like this:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "type": "ad",
  "platform": "youtube",
  "id": "5_Fayfx2NUM:examplebrand",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Fayfx2NUM",
  "advertiser": {
    "name": "Example Brand"
  },
  "text": "Sponsored by Example Brand.",
  "landingUrl": null,
  "details": {
    "youtube": {
      "videoId": "5_Fayfx2NUM",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "evidence": [
        {
          "source": "description",
          "text": "This video is sponsored by Example Brand, shown for illustration."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "collectedAt": "2026-11-11T12:00:00Z",
  "input": {
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Fayfx2NUM",
    "maxItems": 10
  }
}

Every item carries a status field. A target that fails gives one item with status: "error" and an error object with a code and a message.

Pricing

You pay per result. Prices are in USD per 1,000 results and depend on your Apify plan.

Event	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Video sponsors	$42.300	$35.250	$29.737	$22.973	$22.973	$22.973

Errors and empty results are never charged, and the run stops when it reaches your spending limit.

Free plan: up to 100 results per run and 20 runs per day.

FAQ

How are sponsors found?

The Actor reads the video's description, its links and its paid-promotion disclosure. A sponsor it detects this way is a likely sponsor, shown with a confidence level and the quotes it was based on.

Is this the full list of a video sponsors?

No. Sponsors are inferred from the video's description, links and paid-promotion disclosure; they are likely sponsors, not a complete sponsor list. A sponsor that is not named in those places is not found.

What if a video has no sponsor?

Then the run returns no item for that video and it is not charged. Most videos return at most one result.

Do I need to log in or share a YouTube account?

No. The Actor collects only public information and needs no login or cookies.

How many results can I collect, and what do I pay?

Set the maximum number of results per video in the input. You pay only for the results delivered, and a run stops when it reaches your spending limit. Errors and empty results are not charged.

Is this Actor affiliated with YouTube?

No. It is an independent tool, not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by YouTube. It collects only information that is shown publicly on YouTube.

Disclaimer

This Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.