YouTube Comments Screenshot

Turn any YouTube comment into a clean, high-quality screenshot image. Perfect for sharing on social media, embedding in presentations, archiving for research, or creating content compilations.

🎬 What it does

Give it a YouTube comment link, and it will:

1. Open the comment in a real browser, exactly as it appears on YouTube
2. Capture a pixel-perfect screenshot with the avatar, username, badges, likes, hearts, and full comment text
3. Return the image as a downloadable PNG or JPEG file, ready to use

Works with light and dark themes, any comment on any public video, and supports batch processing for multiple comments at once.

📋 How to use it

Step 1: Get the comment link

On YouTube, find the comment you want to screenshot. Then:

1. Click the three dots (⋮) next to the comment's timestamp
2. Click "Copy link"
3. You'll get a URL that looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&lc=UgxKz...

The &lc= part at the end is the comment ID. That's how the tool knows which comment to screenshot.

Step 2: Paste and configure

Paste the comment link into the YouTube URLs field. Then choose your settings:

• Theme: Light (white background) or Dark (YouTube dark mode)
• Image format: PNG (best quality) or JPEG (smaller file)
• Image width: How wide the screenshot should be (default: 600 pixels)

You can paste multiple comment links to screenshot several comments in one run.

Don't have a comment link? You can also paste a regular video URL and use the Comment Keyword field to search for comments containing specific text. The tool will find and screenshot matching comments automatically.

Step 3: Run and download

Click Start and wait for the screenshots to appear in the Output tab. Each result includes a direct download link to the image.

Using the API

{
    "urls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&lc=UgxKz...",
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0"
    ],
    "commentKeyword": "amazing",
    "maxComments": 5,
    "theme": "dark",
    "imageFormat": "png",
    "imageWidth": 600
}

📊 Output fields

Each row in the output represents one comment.

Field	Description
status	"Success" or an error message explaining what went wrong
videoId	YouTube video ID
videoUrl	Full YouTube video URL
commentId	Unique comment ID
commentUrl	Direct link to the comment on YouTube
commentText	The full comment text
authorName	Display name of the commenter
authorChannelId	Commenter's channel ID
likeCount	Number of likes on the comment
replyCount	Number of replies (top-level comments only)
publishedAt	When the comment was posted (ISO 8601 datetime)
publishedTimeText	Relative time as shown on YouTube (e.g. "3 weeks ago")
isPinned	Whether the comment is pinned by the video creator
isHearted	Whether the creator hearted this comment
isAuthorChannelOwner	Whether the commenter is the video creator
isVerified	Whether the commenter has a verified badge
isReply	Whether this is a reply to another comment
parentCommentId	The parent comment's ID (for replies only)
screenshotUrl	Direct download link to the screenshot image
screenshotKey	Storage key for the screenshot file
imageFormat	Format used for the screenshot (png or jpeg)
theme	Theme used for the screenshot (light or dark)

Example output

{
    "status": "Success",
    "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "commentId": "UgxKz...",
    "commentUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&lc=UgxKz...",
    "commentText": "This song is a masterpiece.",
    "authorName": "MusicFan42",
    "authorChannelId": "UC...",
    "likeCount": 1200,
    "replyCount": 15,
    "publishedAt": "2024-03-15T10:30:00.000Z",
    "publishedTimeText": "1 year ago",
    "isPinned": false,
    "isHearted": true,
    "isAuthorChannelOwner": false,
    "isVerified": false,
    "isReply": false,
    "parentCommentId": null,
    "screenshotUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../records/comment_dQw4w9WgXcQ_UgxKz.png",
    "screenshotKey": "comment_dQw4w9WgXcQ_UgxKz.png",
    "imageFormat": "png",
    "theme": "dark"
}

🌐 Proxy settings

By default, the Actor uses Apify's datacenter proxies to access YouTube.

• Automatic (default): Apify selects the best proxy.
• Datacenter: Fast and affordable.
• Residential: Use if you get frequent blocks from YouTube.
• Own proxies: Provide your own proxy URLs.
• No proxy: Disable proxies. There will be no IP rotation if you get blocked.

💰 Pricing

Pay only for what you use:

Event	Cost	Per 1,000
Screenshot taken	$0.03	$30
Comment search	$0.005	$5

Example: Searching a video for "love" and screenshotting 5 matching comments costs $0.005 (one search) + $0.15 (five screenshots) = $0.155 total.

Direct comment URLs (with &lc=) do not incur a search fee — only the per-screenshot price.

💡 Good to know

• Supported URL formats: youtube.com/watch?v=XXX&lc=YYY, youtube.com/watch?v=XXX, youtu.be/XXX, youtube.com/shorts/XXX, or bare 11-character video IDs.
• Comment links are the most reliable input. When you use a direct comment link (with &lc=), the tool goes straight to that comment. Keyword search requires scanning through comments and may miss very old or deeply nested ones.
• Batch processing: Add multiple URLs to screenshot several comments in one run. Each URL is processed independently.
• Max comments: When searching by keyword, you can screenshot up to 100 matching comments per video.
• Long comments: Comments with "Read more" are automatically expanded before the screenshot is taken.
• Screenshot storage: Images are stored in your Apify key-value store. How long they're kept depends on your Apify plan.

❓ FAQ

Why did my screenshot fail? The most common reasons are: the video is private or deleted, comments are turned off, or YouTube temporarily blocked the request. Try again, or switch to residential proxies if failures keep happening.

The comment I'm looking for wasn't found. Why? When searching by comment ID, the tool scans up to 50 pages of comments. For videos with thousands of comments, the target may be beyond that range. Using the direct comment link (with &lc=) is the most reliable way to find a specific comment.

How do I get the comment link? On YouTube, click the three dots (⋮) next to the comment's timestamp, then click "Copy link." The URL will contain &lc= followed by the comment ID.

Which image format should I use? PNG gives the highest quality and supports transparency. JPEG produces smaller files but with slight compression. For social media sharing, either works fine.

Which proxy should I use? Start with the default (datacenter). If you get frequent errors or empty results, switch to residential proxies.

How long are the screenshots stored? Screenshots are stored in your Apify key-value store. How long they're kept depends on your Apify plan.

Can I screenshot comments from private videos? No. The tool can only access comments on public videos.

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⚖️ Disclaimer

This tool is intended for personal, research, and educational use. You are responsible for complying with YouTube's Terms of Service and applicable laws in your jurisdiction. The developer is not liable for misuse. Data availability depends on YouTube at run time.

Access limitations: Some YouTube features may restrict access from certain IP ranges or require sign-in. Comments on age-restricted, region-blocked, or members-only videos may not be accessible. If you experience frequent failures, try using residential proxies in the proxy settings.

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