# Measure toxicity in YouTube comments

**Use case:** 

Measure how toxic the comment section of a YouTube video or channel is. Add the comments (for example, the output of a YouTube comment scraper) and get scores for toxicity, insults, profanity, threats and identity attacks. Use the flagged values to count abusive comments or to compare videos. English only.

## Input

```json
{
  "texts": [
    "This tutorial saved my weekend project, thank you so much!",
    "The audio is a bit quiet at 4:20, but great video overall.",
    "First! Who is watching this in 2026?",
    "This channel is trash and the guy talking is a braindead clown.",
    "Can you make a video about the new update next?",
    "Everyone in this comment section is a pathetic loser."
  ],
  "threshold": "0.5"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "flagged": {
    "label": "Flagged",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "scores.TOXICITY": {
    "label": "Toxicity",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "scores.SEVERE_TOXICITY": {
    "label": "Severe toxicity",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "scores.INSULT": {
    "label": "Insult",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "scores.PROFANITY": {
    "label": "Profanity",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "scores.THREAT": {
    "label": "Threat",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "scores.IDENTITY_ATTACK": {
    "label": "Identity attack",
    "format": "number"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Toxic Comment Detector - Content Moderation API](https://apify.com/koyourmoon/toxicity-detector.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/koyourmoon/toxicity-detector.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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