# Discover YouTube Shorts for a niche topic

**Use case:** 

Collect Shorts around a focused topic to study titles, engagement, hashtags, and viral potential from public results.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "morning routine tips",
  "searchQueries": [],
  "channelUrls": [],
  "hashtagUrls": [],
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 20,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "includeTranscripts": false,
  "transcriptLanguage": "en"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channel_name": {
    "label": "Channel Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "view_count": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "like_count": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "comment_count": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "engagement_rate": {
    "label": "Engagement Rate",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "viral_score": {
    "label": "Viral Score",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "published_at": {
    "label": "Published At",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Short URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Shorts Scraper — Views, Likes & Viral Score](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/youtube-shorts-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/youtube-shorts-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.