YouTube Influencer Scraper — Find Creators, Engagement Rate & Emails (No Login, No API Key)

Find YouTube influencers by niche and get the data outreach teams actually need — subscriber count, average views, engagement rate, business email, handle and social links for every creator. Search by keyword / niche or enrich a list of channels directly, filter by subscriber tier and email-only, and export a scored, contactable shortlist to JSON, CSV or Excel. No login, no cookies, no Google API key. One run surfaces dozens of contactable creators per niche, each ranked by real engagement.

🏆 Why this YouTube influencer scraper?

Engagement rate computed for you · discover creators by niche keyword · business emails & social links · subscriber-tier & email-only targeting · direct extraction (no browser) · export to JSON / CSV / Excel. The unofficial YouTube influencer discovery & email finder — no login, no cookies, no YouTube API quota.

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✨ What this Actor does / Key features

• 🔍 Discover creators by niche — give it keywords like home workout or tech reviews and it runs a YouTube channel search to find matching creators.
• 📊 Engagement rate, computed for you — samples each channel's recent videos, calculates average views and engagement rate (avg views ÷ subscribers) — the metric that separates real reach from vanity subscriber counts.
• 📧 Contact enrichment — parses the business email and social links (Instagram, TikTok, X, Discord, Linktree…) straight out of each channel's public description.
• 🎯 Micro-influencer targeting — filter by minSubscribers / maxSubscribers to zero in on exactly the tier your budget fits.
• ✅ Email-only mode — set requireEmail: true and keep only contactable creators, so the output is a ready-to-send outreach list.
• 🔗 Direct enrich — already have a list? Paste @handles, channel URLs or UC… IDs into channels and it enriches them alongside any discovery results.
• 🎚️ Tunable sampling — control how many channels per keyword (maxChannelsPerQuery) and how many recent videos feed the stats (recentVideosForStats).
• ⚡ No API key, no login — reads public channel data directly with a fresh access key per run; no Google quota, no cookies, no captcha.
• 📤 Export anywhere — JSON, CSV, Excel or the Apify API, straight into your CRM or outreach tool.

🚀 Quick start (3 steps)

1. Configure — enter one or more niches in searchQueries (e.g. ["personal finance", "home barista"]) and/or paste specific channels. Optionally set a subscriber tier and requireEmail: true.
2. Run — click Start. The Actor discovers channels, samples their recent uploads, computes engagement, and pulls emails and socials.
3. Get your data — open the Output tab and export your scored, contact-enriched list to JSON, CSV, Excel or XML, or pull it via the Apify API.

📥 Input

Give the Actor at least one searchQueries keyword or one entry in channels. Everything else is optional.

Example — micro-influencers in a niche, contactable only

{
  "searchQueries": ["home workout", "healthy recipes"],
  "minSubscribers": 5000,
  "maxSubscribers": 100000,
  "requireEmail": true,
  "maxChannelsPerQuery": 50
}

Example — broad niche discovery, ranked by engagement

{
  "searchQueries": ["personal finance", "tech reviews", "home barista"],
  "maxChannelsPerQuery": 40,
  "recentVideosForStats": 15,
  "maxResults": 200
}

Example — enrich a list of channels you already have

{
  "channels": ["@nischa", "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd", "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ"],
  "recentVideosForStats": 12
}

Field	Type	Description
searchQueries	array	Niche keywords to discover creators in. Each runs a YouTube channel search.
channels	array	Optional. Enrich specific channels directly — @handles, channel URLs or UC… IDs. Combined with discovery results.
maxChannelsPerQuery	integer	How many channels to discover per keyword. Default 30.
recentVideosForStats	integer	How many recent videos to average for avg views & engagement rate. Default 12.
minSubscribers	integer	Keep only channels with at least this many subs. 0 = no minimum.
maxSubscribers	integer	Keep only channels up to this many subs (great for micro-influencers). 0 = no maximum.
requireEmail	boolean	Keep only channels that expose a contact email in their description. Default false.
maxResults	integer	Global cap on channels saved. 0 = unlimited.

Tip: engagement beats reach. A creator with 20k subs and 40% engagement often converts better (and costs far less) than one with 2M subs and 3%. Use maxSubscribers + requireEmail: true to build an affordable, contactable shortlist in one run.

📤 Output

One row per creator — scored and contact-enriched. Trimmed sample record:

{
  "channelTitle": "Home Barista Corner",
  "handle": "@homebaristacorner",
  "subscriberCount": "6650",
  "avgRecentViews": "3949",
  "engagementRatePct": "59.38",
  "email": "homebaristacorner@gmail.com",
  "socialLinks": ["https://instagram.com/homebaristacorner"],
  "keywords": ["coffee", "espresso", "home barista"],
  "latestVideoPublished": "3 days ago",
  "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@homebaristacorner",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-06T12:00:00Z"
}

💡 Use cases

• Influencer outreach lists — build a contactable shortlist of creators in a niche, scored by engagement, ready to push into your CRM.
• Micro-influencer campaigns — maxSubscribers: 100000 + minSubscribers: 5000 finds affordable, high-engagement creators the big tools miss.
• Sponsorship vetting — compare engagement rate, not just subscriber count, before paying for a placement.
• Agency prospecting — find creators to represent, or to pitch your services to.
• Competitive creator mapping — see who's active in your category and how they actually perform.
• CRM enrichment — feed a list of channels into channels to backfill emails, subscribers and engagement.

👥 Who uses it

Influencer-marketing agencies & brand teams · DTC and e-commerce marketers running creator campaigns · talent agencies scouting creators · growth and partnerships teams · sponsorship analysts vetting placements · anyone building a contactable YouTube creator list.

💰 Pricing

This Actor runs on a simple pay-per-result model — you pay only for the creators you actually get, with no separate proxy or YouTube API costs to calculate. Try it on the free tier first, then scale up. See the Pricing tab on this page for the current rate.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a YouTube API key to find influencers? No — no key, no login, no quota. The Actor reads public channel data directly and computes the rest.

How is engagement rate calculated? Average views across the most recent recentVideosForStats videos, divided by subscriber count, expressed as a percentage — a widely used reach proxy that's far more meaningful than raw subscriber count.

Can I find micro-influencers? Yes — set maxSubscribers (and optionally minSubscribers) to target a specific tier, which is exactly where the best value creators usually sit.

Why do some channels have no email? Emails are parsed from the public channel description. Creators who only expose their address behind YouTube's captcha-gated "View email address" button can't be read — that's expected. Use requireEmail: true to keep only contactable creators.

Can I just enrich a list of channels I already have? Yes — paste them into channels as handles, URLs or UC… IDs, and they're enriched alongside any keyword discovery.

Is scraping YouTube creator data legal? The Actor collects only public channel data. Use it in line with YouTube's Terms and applicable privacy/marketing laws (e.g. CAN-SPAM, GDPR) for outreach.

Can I scrape YouTube without an API key?

Yes. This is a YouTube scraper without an API key — no login, no cookies and no Google quota. It reads public channel data directly and computes average views and engagement rate itself.

How do I export YouTube channel data to CSV or JSON?

Run the Actor, then download your results as CSV, Excel or JSON from the run's dataset, or pull them via the Apify API. Every creator row includes emails, subscribers and engagement rate.

Is this a YouTube influencer email scraper?

Yes — it works as a YouTube influencer email scraper, parsing the business email and social links from each creator's public channel description so you get a ready contactable outreach list.

How do I find YouTube micro-influencers in a niche with emails?

Enter your niche in searchQueries, set maxSubscribers to cap the tier and requireEmail: true, and the Actor returns only contactable micro-creators with their business email and engagement rate.

How do I compare YouTube creators by engagement rate instead of subscribers?

The Actor samples each channel's recent videos and computes an engagement rate (average views ÷ subscribers), so you can vet real reach before paying for a sponsorship placement.

🔗 More YouTube & social scrapers by logiover

Running creator campaigns across platforms? Pair this with the rest of the logiover social & influencer suite:

Platform	Actor
▶️ YouTube	YouTube Channel Scraper · YouTube Search Scraper · YouTube Comments Scraper · YouTube Video Details
📧 Creator emails	YouTube Creator Email Finder · TikTok Profile Email Scraper · X Profile Email Scraper
🎵 TikTok	TikTok Creator Lead Finder · TikTok Hashtag Video Scraper
📸 Instagram	Instagram Media Downloader
💼 LinkedIn	LinkedIn Profile Scraper · LinkedIn Top Content Scraper
🐦 X / Threads	X Tweet Scraper · Threads Scraper

👉 Browse all logiover scrapers on Apify Store — 180+ actors across real estate, jobs, crypto, social media & B2B data.

⏰ Scheduling & integration

Schedule this Actor on Apify to refresh your creator shortlist weekly as new channels grow into your target tier. Export results to JSON, CSV or Excel, sync to Google Sheets, or push to your CRM, BI tools and webhooks through the Apify API. Connect it to Make, n8n or Zapier to build automated influencer-discovery and outreach pipelines.

⭐ Support & feedback

Want total channel views, country, exact join date, or emails parsed from video descriptions too? Open an issue on the Issues tab — response is usually fast. If this Actor saves you time, a ★★★★★ review on the Store page genuinely helps and is hugely appreciated. 🙏

⚖️ Legal

This Actor extracts only publicly available YouTube channel data and is intended for legitimate influencer-marketing, research and outreach use. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with YouTube's terms, GDPR, CAN-SPAM and any applicable local laws.

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📝 Changelog

2026-07-06

• ✨ README overhaul: keyword-rich intro, shields badges, ready-to-run example scenarios (micro-influencers, broad discovery, list enrichment), full field reference, and a cross-platform social & influencer cross-promo grid.

2026-07-01

• Maintenance pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data and confirmed successful runs within the 5-minute quality window on the default input.
• Sharpened Store metadata (SEO title & description) and expanded the FAQ with high-intent, long-tail questions for easier discovery in Google and Apify Store search.
• Added ready-to-run example tasks that cover common real-world use cases.

2026-06-15

• Reliability pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data with real-world inputs. Routine maintenance build.

2026-06-07

• Docs: added coverage for scraping YouTube without an API key, exporting channel data to CSV/JSON, and using it as a YouTube influencer email scraper.

2026-06-05

• 🛡️ Reliability fix: results are no longer dropped by strict output validation — runs now complete cleanly even at high volume (thousands of results).
• ⚡ Stability & performance hardening; fresh rebuild.

2026-06-04

• Verified live & refreshed build — reliability/maintenance pass.