# Find the people who comment on a channel’s videos

**Use case:** 

Reads the top comments on two videos and returns them as an author list: display name, channel URL, verified badge, whether the commenter is the video’s creator, and how many likes their comment drew. Use it to find your most engaged viewers, spot the names that recur across videos, or build an outreach list. $0.35 per 1,000 comments, residential proxy included.

## Input

```json
{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY",
    "EJXTZ5jpSmk"
  ],
  "maxCommentsPerVideo": 150,
  "sort": "top",
  "includeReplies": false,
  "maxRepliesPerComment": 20,
  "includeAuthorDetails": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "maxRunSecs": 240,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "authorName": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "authorUrl": {
    "label": "Author channel URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "authorChannelId": {
    "label": "Author channel ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "authorIsVerified": {
    "label": "Author is verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "authorIsCreator": {
    "label": "Author is the uploader",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "likeCount": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "publishedAtApprox": {
    "label": "Posted (approximate)",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Comments API — Comments & Replies with Likes](https://apify.com/insight.solutions/youtube-comments-api.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/insight.solutions/youtube-comments-api.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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