# YouTube Creator Contact Enrichment (`masked_hacker/youtube-creator-enrichment`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/masked\_hacker/youtube-creator-enrichment.md
- **Developed by:** [Masked Hacker](https://apify.com/masked_hacker) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $12.00 / 1,000 creator enricheds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## YouTube Creator Contact Enrichment

Turn YouTube channels into contact cards — **email, Instagram, website, socials, subscribers and views** — from public data only. No login, no captcha.

### What it does

Give it channel handles (or discover channels by keyword) and it returns, per channel:

- **Contact email** — from the channel description (many creators publish a business email as plaintext), or recovered by following the channel's external links to their own site's contact page.
- **Links** — Instagram, X/Twitter, website, and other socials pulled from the About tab.
- **Reach** — subscribers, total views, video count, and a subscriber tier band.
- **Email deliverability** — domain-level MX check (`deliverable` / `no_mx`).

### How it works

YouTube's **About tab** and **search results** render as login-free server-side HTML for logged-out visitors once the EU consent cookie is set. The actor is therefore a single cheap `CheerioCrawler` over datacenter proxy — no browser, no captcha solving.

- Business email is read straight from the About description (plaintext) — the reCAPTCHA-gated "view email" button is not needed.
- Channels without a plaintext email fall back to the external-link → own-site `/contact` trail.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `channels` | Handles or URLs to enrich (`@mkbhd`, `mkbhd`, or a full channel URL). |
| `keywords` | Optional. Discover channels from YouTube search for each keyword, then enrich them. |
| `maxChannelsPerKeyword` | Cap per keyword (one search page returns ~20). |
| `skipChannels` | Handles already enriched — skipped before fetching, never re-charged. |
| `onlyEmailFound` | Output only channels where an email was found (lead-list mode). |
| `crawlBioLinks` | Follow external links to the creator's own site for an email. On by default. |

### Output

One row per channel in the default dataset. See the dataset schema for the full field list.

# Actor input Schema

## `channels` (type: `array`):

Channel handles or URLs to enrich, e.g. "@mkbhd", "mkbhd" or "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd".
## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Optional. For each keyword, collect channels from YouTube search, then enrich them. Combine with or use instead of channels.
## `maxChannelsPerKeyword` (type: `integer`):

Cap how many channels to collect from each keyword search (paged in batches of ~20 via continuation).
## `skipChannels` (type: `array`):

Handles/URLs already enriched in a previous run — skipped before fetching, so never re-charged.
## `onlyEmailFound` (type: `boolean`):

Drop channels where no contact email was found (lead-list mode).
## `crawlBioLinks` (type: `boolean`):

Follow each channel's external links (own site) to recover a contact email when it isn't in the description. Slower but higher email yield.
## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum channels enriched in parallel.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy for the HTTP pass. Datacenter (SHADER) is fine and cheap — YouTube SSR renders login-free with the consent cookie.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "@mkbhd",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@LinusTechTips"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "tech reviewer",
    "personal finance"
  ],
  "maxChannelsPerKeyword": 50,
  "skipChannels": [],
  "onlyEmailFound": false,
  "crawlBioLinks": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "SHADER"
    ]
  }
}
````

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All enriched YouTube channels in the default dataset.

# 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 = {
    "channels": [
        "@mkbhd",
        "@mrbeast"
    ],
    "keywords": [],
    "skipChannels": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("masked_hacker/youtube-creator-enrichment").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 = {
    "channels": [
        "@mkbhd",
        "@mrbeast",
    ],
    "keywords": [],
    "skipChannels": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("masked_hacker/youtube-creator-enrichment").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "channels": [
    "@mkbhd",
    "@mrbeast"
  ],
  "keywords": [],
  "skipChannels": []
}' |
apify call masked_hacker/youtube-creator-enrichment --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=masked_hacker/youtube-creator-enrichment",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "YouTube Creator Contact Enrichment",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "G271R5VYmiBuXfvsh"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/masked_hacker~youtube-creator-enrichment/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-masked_hacker-youtube-creator-enrichment",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/masked_hacker~youtube-creator-enrichment/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-masked_hacker-youtube-creator-enrichment",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
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                "responses": {
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                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
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                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/masked_hacker~youtube-creator-enrichment/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-masked_hacker-youtube-creator-enrichment",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
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                        "application/json": {
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                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "channels": {
                        "title": "YouTube channels",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Channel handles or URLs to enrich, e.g. \"@mkbhd\", \"mkbhd\" or \"https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd\".",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "keywords": {
                        "title": "Keywords to discover channels",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Optional. For each keyword, collect channels from YouTube search, then enrich them. Combine with or use instead of channels.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxChannelsPerKeyword": {
                        "title": "Max channels per keyword",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Cap how many channels to collect from each keyword search (paged in batches of ~20 via continuation).",
                        "default": 50
                    },
                    "skipChannels": {
                        "title": "Channels to skip",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Handles/URLs already enriched in a previous run — skipped before fetching, so never re-charged.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "onlyEmailFound": {
                        "title": "Only output channels with an email",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Drop channels where no contact email was found (lead-list mode).",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "crawlBioLinks": {
                        "title": "Follow external links for email",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Follow each channel's external links (own site) to recover a contact email when it isn't in the description. Slower but higher email yield.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "maxConcurrency": {
                        "title": "Max concurrency",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum channels enriched in parallel.",
                        "default": 10
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Proxy for the HTTP pass. Datacenter (SHADER) is fine and cheap — YouTube SSR renders login-free with the consent cookie.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": true,
                            "apifyProxyGroups": [
                                "SHADER"
                            ]
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
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                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
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                            },
                            "stats": {
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                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "resurrectCount": {
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                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
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                            "options": {
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                                "properties": {
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                                        "type": "string",
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                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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                                    }
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    }
}
```