YouTube Comments Scraper (Videos & Shorts)
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from $0.70 / 1,000 comment scrapeds
Scrape comments from YouTube videos and Shorts. Get comment text, author, likes, replies, timestamps, pinned status, and more.
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You can access the YouTube Comments Scraper (Videos & Shorts) programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
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