YouTube Shorts Scraper
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Extract metadata, views, likes, dislikes, comments, music, and channel data from YouTube Shorts. Search by keyword, channel URL, or video link. Pure HTTP, no browser, 256 MB memory.
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You can access the YouTube Shorts Scraper 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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The scraper adds #shorts automatically.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "channelUrls": { "title": "Channel URLs", "type": "array", "description": "YouTube channel URLs to scrape Shorts from (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "videoUrls": { "title": "Video/Short URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Direct YouTube Short or video URLs to scrape.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "playlistUrls": { "title": "Playlist URLs", "type": "array", "description": "YouTube playlist URLs to scrape all videos from (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeiKm4sgNOknGvNjby9efdf).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxResultsPerQuery": { "title": "Max Results per Query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of Shorts to return per search query or channel.", "default": 20 }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort Results By", "enum": [ "relevance", "upload_date", "view_count" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to sort search results. Only applies to search queries.", "default": "relevance" }, "publishedAfter": { "title": "Published After", "type": "string", "description": "Only include Shorts published after this date (ISO 8601 format, e.g., 2025-01-01)." }, "publishedBefore": { "title": "Published Before", "type": "string", "description": "Only include Shorts published before this date (ISO 8601 format, e.g., 2026-12-31)." }, "includeComments": { "title": "Include Comments", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract top comments for each Short. 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