youtube search scraper

YouTube Search scraper is a tool that allows you to extract video metadata from YouTube search results.

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Discover trending content and track competitive landscapes with precision. The YouTube Search Intelligence Extractor from Goldmine transforms search queries into actionable video intelligence—perfect for content strategists, market researchers, and growth teams monitoring the creator economy.

Feature highlights

• Multi-Query Discovery – Run multiple search terms simultaneously to map content landscapes, trending topics, and competitive positioning.
• Rich Video Metadata – Capture titles, descriptions, view counts, publish dates, video length, and engagement badges for every result.
• Channel Context – Extract channel thumbnails and verification badges to identify authoritative creators and brand partners.
• Thumbnail Intelligence – Access multiple thumbnail resolutions for visual analysis, content audits, or training recommendation models.
• Individual Video Records – Each video is saved as a separate dataset item, making it easy to filter, sort, and analyze at scale.
• Scalable Automation – Apify's infrastructure handles rate limits and layout changes, delivering consistent results across hundreds of searches.

Input schema

Configure your search intelligence extraction with flexible parameters. Only search queries are required.

{
  "search": ["AI tools 2024", "productivity apps", "startup marketing"],
  "maxVideos": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Field	Purpose
search	Array of search queries to execute (required). Each query runs independently.
maxVideos	Maximum videos to extract per search query
proxyConfiguration	Optional proxy settings for geo-targeting or high-volume extraction.

Output schema

Every video is saved as an individual dataset item with comprehensive metadata:

• id – Unique YouTube video identifier
• title – Full video title
• description – Video description snippet from search results
• url – Direct link to the video (https://youtu.be/{id})
• publishedTime – Human-readable publish date (e.g., "2 weeks ago")
• videoLength – Duration in MM:SS format
• viewCount – View count as displayed in search results
• videoBadges – Array of badges (e.g., "4K", "CC", "New")
• channelBadges – Channel verification status (e.g., "Verified")
• videoThumbnails – Array of thumbnail objects with url, width, height
• channelThumbnails – Channel avatar thumbnails
• searchQuery – Original search term that returned this video
• scrapedAt – ISO timestamp for data freshness tracking

Use the dataset for competitive analysis, content gap identification, trend monitoring, or feeding recommendation engines.

Related scrapers

Other related scrapers from goldmine:

• YouTube Search Scraper
• YouTube Channel Scraper
• YouTube Video Scraper

Contact

Contact coredev.dan@gmail.com to tailor quotas, output formats, or ongoing refresh cadences.

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