# Game Streamer & YouTuber Finder for Indie Games (`loving_lovecraft/game-streamer-finder`) Actor

Find YouTube creators for a video game. Input a Steam game URL; returns creators who played similar games, with subscribers, average views, last upload date, country, public contact links and a fit score.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/loving_lovecraft/game-streamer-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Ali AVCI](https://apify.com/loving_lovecraft) (community)
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / creator report

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Game Streamer & YouTuber Finder

Find YouTube creators to promote an indie game. Give it a Steam store URL; it finds similar games on Steam,
searches YouTube for creators who played them, and returns a ranked list with a fit score.

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `steamUrl` | `https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/` | Steam URL or app ID (required) |
| `language` | `en`, `tr`, `de`... | Creator language |
| `countries` | `["TR", "DE"]` | Channel country filter (ISO codes). Needs the YouTube Data API |
| `includeUnknownCountry` | `false` | Also keep channels with no country set |
| `maxSimilarGames` | `6` | Similar games to scan |
| `minSubscribers` / `maxSubscribers` | `1000` / `1000000` | Creator size range |
| `maxResults` | `20` | Creators returned |

### Output (one row per creator)

`channelName`, `channelUrl`, `fitScore` (0-100), `subscribers`, `medianRecentViews`, `lastUpload`, `country`,
`similarGamesCovered`, `exampleVideo`, `publicEmail`, `contactLinks`, `whyThisCreator`.

The `OUTPUT` record in the key-value store holds the full report (game, similar games, creators).

### How the fit score works

- 40 pts: how many similar games the creator covered
- 30 pts: median recent views relative to subscribers (engaged audience)
- 20 pts: upload recency
- 10 pts: mid-size creators (5k-300k), who answer indie devs more often

### Pricing

Pay per event: one `streamer-report` charge per run.

### Run locally

```bash
python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\pip install -r requirements.txt
## edit storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json, then:
.venv\Scripts\python -m src
```

Results land in `storage/datasets/default/` and `storage/key_value_stores/default/OUTPUT.json`.

Without `YOUTUBE_API_KEY` the Actor uses yt-dlp (local test mode: slower, no upload dates, no country).
Set `YOUTUBE_API_KEY` (YouTube Data API v3) for production runs.

### Cache

Results are cached across runs in the named key-value store `streamer-finder-cache`
(YouTube searches 3 days, channel stats 2 days, SteamSpy tag lists 7 days).
A repeat report for the same or a similar game uses ~0 YouTube quota instead of ~500 units.
Delete `storage/key_value_stores/streamer-finder-cache/` locally to start fresh.

### Data and compliance

Uses Steam's public store API, SteamSpy, and YouTube data. Only publicly listed channel contact info is returned.
Users are responsible for contacting creators in line with GDPR/KVKK and anti-spam rules.

# Actor input Schema

## `steamUrl` (type: `string`):

Steam store URL (e.g. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/) or numeric app ID of the game you want to promote.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Preferred creator language as ISO code: en, tr, de, es, fr, pt, ru, ja. Leave empty for any.

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Only return creators whose YouTube channel country is one of these ISO codes, e.g. \["TR", "US"]. Leave empty for any country. Tip: combine with the matching language for more results.

## `includeUnknownCountry` (type: `boolean`):

Many channels do not list a country. When a country filter is set, include those channels too.

## `maxSimilarGames` (type: `integer`):

How many similar Steam games to search creators for.

## `minSubscribers` (type: `integer`):

Skip channels with fewer subscribers than this.

## `maxSubscribers` (type: `integer`):

Skip channels bigger than this. Indie games usually get better response from small and mid-size creators.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of creators in the report, best fit first.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "steamUrl": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/",
  "language": "en",
  "countries": [],
  "includeUnknownCountry": false,
  "maxSimilarGames": 6,
  "minSubscribers": 1000,
  "maxSubscribers": 1000000,
  "maxResults": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `creators` (type: `string`):

Ranked list of YouTube creators, best fit first.

## `report` (type: `string`):

Target game, similar games used for matching, and all creators.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "steamUrl": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("loving_lovecraft/game-streamer-finder").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "steamUrl": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("loving_lovecraft/game-streamer-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "steamUrl": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/"
}' |
apify call loving_lovecraft/game-streamer-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,loving_lovecraft/game-streamer-finder"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/tp7RhIt9AqhFDYWVP/builds/QPQFiZgvEVSM6xEEx/openapi.json