YouTube Shorts Scraper
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YouTube Shorts Scraper
Scrape YouTube Shorts from any channel or search query. Get titles, view counts, thumbnails, video IDs, and channel info. Fast HTTP-only extraction, no browser needed. No login required.
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Pay per usage
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kane liu
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Fast, lightweight YouTube Shorts scraper. Extract Shorts from any channel or search query. Pure HTTP extraction — no browser, no login, no API key required.
Features
- Channel Shorts: Get all Shorts from any YouTube channel with pagination
- Search Shorts: Find Shorts by keyword
- Fast: HTTP-only extraction, no headless browser overhead
- Deduplicated: Results automatically deduplicated by video ID
Output Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| videoId | string | YouTube video ID |
| title | string | Short title |
| url | string | Full Shorts URL |
| viewCount | integer | View count (parsed from "6.4M views" format) |
| viewCountText | string | Raw view count text |
| channelName | string | Channel name |
| channelId | string | Channel ID |
| channelUrl | string | Channel URL |
| thumbnailUrl | string | Thumbnail image URL (1080x1920) |
Input Examples
Get Shorts from a channel
{"channelUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"],"maxResults": 50}
Search for Shorts
{"searchQueries": ["cooking tips", "fitness motivation"],"maxResults": 20}
Multiple channels
{"channelUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast","https://www.youtube.com/@PewDiePie"],"maxResults": 100}
Cost Estimate
- ~100 Shorts per compute unit (channel scraping)
- ~50 Shorts per compute unit (search)
Legal
This actor extracts publicly available data from YouTube. No login or authentication is used.