YouTube Community Posts Scraper

📣 Explore a YouTube community feed

For marketers, creator teams, researchers, and developers, this Actor collects public YouTube Community posts or looks up known posts and comments. Each dataset row keeps useful source data such as post text, IDs, links, channel context, publication time, type, media, and engagement, so you can review a channel snapshot or reuse it in a workflow.

• Build a structured post dataset with YouTube Community Posts Data for research or reporting.
• Find posts that match a text filter with YouTube Community Post Search when you need a focused slice.
• Collect a channel feed snapshot with Scrape YouTube Community Posts for a broader review.
• Save accessible post images with YouTube Community Post Image Downloader for image-focused work.
• Retrieve public post data and links with YouTube Community Post Download for another workflow.

📦 Post and comment rows

One row per returned post or comment

The dataset has two row shapes. A post row keeps the post identity, text, source channel, publication time, type, and available media or engagement data. A comment row adds the comment identity, author, comment engagement, and the context of the post it belongs to.

Public source scope

The Actor reads public YouTube data. Private, deleted, restricted, or sign-in-only posts and source fields outside YouTube's public response are not included. Shared video fields contain video metadata and a public link, not the video file. Each run is a snapshot, not a change monitor.

▶️ Run a YouTube Community post lookup

1. Choose communityPosts, postDetails, or comments in resultType.
2. For communityPosts, enter one or more channel handles, channel URLs, or channel IDs in channels.
3. For postDetails or comments, enter one or more post IDs or full post URLs in postReferences.
4. Add post-type, text, or approximate date filters when you need a smaller set. You can also add language detection or store post images for supported post lookups.
5. Start the run and open the results link to review the dataset.

⚙️ Input

Choose the result type first. channels is used for Community posts. postReferences is used for Post details and Comments. Values that do not apply to the selected result type are ignored.

Input fields

Field	Type	What it does
resultType	string	Chooses communityPosts, postDetails, or comments.
channels	string array	Lists one or more YouTube channel handles, channel URLs, or channel IDs for Community posts.
postTypes	string array	Optionally keeps only text, image, video, or poll Community posts. Leave it empty to return all available types.
keyword	string	Optionally keeps Community posts whose text contains this keyword.
dateFrom	date string	Optionally includes Community posts from this approximate publication date onward. Use YYYY-MM-DD.
dateTo	date string	Optionally includes Community posts through this approximate publication date. Use YYYY-MM-DD.
maxPosts	integer	Optionally stops Community posts from each channel. Leave it empty to collect all available posts until the current public feed is exhausted.
maxComments	integer	Optionally stops Comments from each post. Leave it empty to collect all available comments until the current public thread is exhausted.
postReferences	string array	Lists one or more YouTube Community post IDs or full post URLs for Post details and Comments.
countryCode	string	Optionally sets a two-letter country context for localized source labels, such as US.
languageCode	string	Optionally sets a language context for localized source labels, such as en or en-US.
includeLanguage	boolean	When enabled, adds the detected language when detection succeeds for Community posts and Post details. A successful detection may add a usage charge.
storeImages	boolean	When enabled, stores retrieved post images and returns access references when storage succeeds for Community posts and Post details. A stored image may add a usage charge.

Successful default input

This is the public input from the successful default-input Community posts run:

{
  "resultType": "communityPosts",
  "channels": [
    "@YouTube"
  ],
  "maxPosts": 25,
  "includeLanguage": false,
  "storeImages": false
}

🧾 Output

The run output contains a results link to the successful posts and comments from the run.

Run output

Field	Type	What it does
results	URL string	Opens the successful posts and comments from the run.

Post row

Each post row has itemType set to post. Optional fields appear when the public source provides them or when the matching enrichment option succeeds.

Field	Type	What it does
itemType	string	Identifies this row as a post.
postId	string	Stable YouTube ID of the Community post.
postUrl	URL string	Direct public link to the Community post.
text	string	Text content of the post.
publishedAt	string	Source publication time as ISO 8601 when available, or source relative time otherwise.
postType	string	Post content or attachment type: text, image, video, or poll.
channel	object	Public identity and profile data for the source channel.
channel.channelId	string	Stable YouTube ID of the source channel.
channel.name	string	Public name of the source channel.
channel.handle	string	Public handle of the source channel when available.
channel.subscriberCount	string	Subscriber count display from the source when available.
images	object array	Public image references for the post. An image can use the source URL or an Apify storage URL when stored.
images[].url	URL string	URL used to open or download one post image.
sharedVideo	object	Metadata and a public link for a video shared in the post.
sharedVideo.videoId	string	Stable YouTube ID of the shared video.
sharedVideo.url	URL string	Direct public link to the shared video.
sharedVideo.title	string	Public title of the shared video when available.
sharedVideo.channelName	string	Public channel name for the shared video when available.
sharedVideo.publishedAt	string	Source publication time of the shared video when available.
poll	object	Choices and vote data for a poll post.
poll.choices	object array	Choices shown in the poll.
poll.choices[].text	string	Text of one poll choice.
poll.totalVotes	string	Total vote count shown by the source when available.
engagement	object	Available engagement counts for the post.
engagement.likes	integer	Number of likes on the post when available.
engagement.comments	integer	Number of comments on the post when available.
language	string	Detected language when language detection succeeds.
hashtags	string array	Hashtags found in the post text.
videoLinks	URL string array	YouTube video links found in the post text.

Genuine post row

The following complete row came from a successful run. Optional fields that were not returned for this row are not added to the example.

{
  "itemType": "post",
  "postId": "Ugkx-7xgRw-Uc9lRS3_2RvS2zASPTZOFtIlw",
  "postUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx-7xgRw-Uc9lRS3_2RvS2zASPTZOFtIlw",
  "text": "Have you heard about MAX POWER?   It's our new aerospace festival, and it's landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Nov. 7-8.\n\nLearn how to join us: https://www.nasa.gov/maxpowerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJhhS...",
  "publishedAt": "2 weeks ago",
  "postType": "video",
  "channel": {
    "channelId": "UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ",
    "name": "NASA",
    "handle": "/@NASA",
    "subscriberCount": "63.1K subscribers"
  },
  "images": [
    {
      "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wJhhSlplzuE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCOADEI4CSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLDJ1mamUdpZ4imKpqYNXzdVhXogGw"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/9PCzJJ9kWfittH2cj6d2yIev95QLgTV_WNNXRkf0FUPn9uGSBgMKFb0ZENtlJj4lNd3J8O5A=s68-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj"
    }
  ],
  "sharedVideo": {
    "videoId": "wJhhSlplzuE",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJhhSlplzuE",
    "title": "MAX POWER 2026 — Official Announcement",
    "channelName": "UP.Summit",
    "publishedAt": "2 weeks ago"
  },
  "engagement": {
    "likes": 288
  },
  "videoLinks": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJhhS..."
  ]
}

Comment row

Each comment row has itemType set to comment. It keeps the comment and the source post context, so the same table is useful for comment research and post-level analysis.

Field	Type	What it does
itemType	string	Identifies this row as a comment.
commentId	string	Stable YouTube ID of the comment.
postId	string	Stable ID of the Community post with the comment.
postUrl	URL string	Direct public link to the Community post.
text	string	Text content of the comment.
publishedAt	string	Source publication time as ISO 8601 when available, or source relative time otherwise.
postType	string	Content or attachment type of the source post when available.
channel	object	Public identity and profile data for the channel that published the source post.
channel.channelId	string	Stable YouTube ID of the source channel.
channel.name	string	Public name of the source channel.
channel.handle	string	Public handle of the source channel when available.
channel.subscriberCount	string	Subscriber count display from the source when available.
author	object	Public identity data for the comment author.
author.channelId	string	Stable YouTube ID of the comment author's channel.
author.name	string	Public name of the comment author.
author.handle	string	Public handle of the comment author when available.
images	object array	Public image references carried with the source post when available.
images[].url	URL string	URL used to open or download one source-post image.
sharedVideo	object	Metadata and a public link for a video shared in the source post when available.
sharedVideo.videoId	string	Stable YouTube ID of the shared video.
sharedVideo.url	URL string	Direct public link to the shared video.
sharedVideo.title	string	Public title of the shared video when available.
sharedVideo.channelName	string	Public channel name for the shared video when available.
sharedVideo.publishedAt	string	Source publication time of the shared video when available.
poll	object	Choices and vote data for the source post when it is a poll.
poll.choices	object array	Choices shown in the source poll.
poll.choices[].text	string	Text of one source-poll choice.
poll.totalVotes	string	Total vote count shown by the source when available.
engagement	object	Available engagement counts for the source post.
engagement.likes	integer	Number of likes on the source post when available.
engagement.comments	integer	Number of comments on the source post when available.
commentEngagement	object	Available engagement counts for the comment.
commentEngagement.likes	integer	Number of likes on the comment when available.
commentEngagement.replies	integer	Number of replies to the comment when available.
isChannelOwner	boolean	Says whether the comment author is the source-channel owner when known.
language	string	Detected language of the source post when detection succeeds.
hashtags	string array	Hashtags found in the source post text.
videoLinks	URL string array	YouTube video links found in the source post text.

Genuine comment row

The following complete row came from a successful comment run:

{
  "itemType": "comment",
  "commentId": "UgzyZLivNDjrcg9aLvd4AaABAg",
  "postId": "UgkxZusu9I1Z-VuU5PGZNA2gclHi8V9CJVZk",
  "postUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxZusu9I1Z-VuU5PGZNA2gclHi8V9CJVZk",
  "text": "Adding more days to my life VS adding more life to my days",
  "publishedAt": "1 month ago",
  "postType": "poll",
  "channel": {
    "channelId": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
    "name": "MrBeast",
    "handle": "/@MrBeast",
    "subscriberCount": "30.4M subscribers"
  },
  "author": {
    "channelId": "UCescH4jRkgcfMry6qlV1e9g",
    "name": "Krenteboll",
    "handle": "@Krenteboll"
  },
  "commentEngagement": {
    "likes": 7800,
    "replies": 119
  },
  "isChannelOwner": false,
  "poll": {
    "choices": [
      {
        "text": "100 Years Of No Aging"
      },
      {
        "text": "1 Billion Dollars"
      }
    ],
    "totalVotes": "1.7M votes"
  },
  "engagement": {
    "likes": 102000
  }
}

💳 Pricing

Charges are tied to successful saved outcomes. The primary events cover a saved post, post detail, or comment. Optional event charges apply only when a post image is stored or a post language is detected successfully. Check the Pricing tab for the current tier price before a run.

Buyer-facing event	When it applies
Community Post	One public post is saved to the dataset.
Post Detail	One requested post detail is saved.
Comment	One public comment is saved to the dataset.
Stored Image	One public post image is stored with an access reference.
Detected Language	The language of one public post is detected successfully.

🔌 Integrations

Open the results link in the run output, use the Apify API, or export the dataset for another workflow.

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❓ FAQ

Which result type should I choose?

Choose communityPosts to collect posts from channels. Choose postDetails for known post IDs or URLs, or choose comments to collect comments from known posts.

How do I look up one known Community post?

Set resultType to postDetails and add the post ID or full YouTube post URL to postReferences. You can add more than one reference in the same run.

Can I collect comments from a post?

Yes. Set resultType to comments, add one or more post IDs or URLs, and optionally set maxComments for each post.

What happens when a work limit is empty?

An empty maxPosts returns all available posts until the current public feed is exhausted. An empty maxComments returns all available comments until the current public thread is exhausted.

Does this download YouTube videos?

No. A shared video includes its public link and metadata, not the video file. For image posts, storeImages can store retrieved images and return access references when storage succeeds.

Can I use this for a YouTube community post download?

Yes. The dataset gives you public post data, links, channel context, dates, types, and available media references for export or later processing.

Do I need a YouTube API key or login?

For channel-based Community-post collection, you do not need to supply YouTube credentials or an API key. The Actor reads publicly accessible source data.

Are publication dates exact?

The source time is kept as an ISO 8601 time when available. If YouTube exposes only relative time, such as 2 weeks ago, that source text is kept instead. Date filters are approximate.

Can I search several keywords in one run?

The input has one keyword filter per run. Separate keyword searches are separate runs, not one combined search.

What happens with private or deleted content?

Private, deleted, restricted, or sign-in-only posts and source fields outside YouTube's public response are outside the Actor's scope.

Does the Actor monitor changes over time?

No. Each run is a snapshot of the public data available at that time. Use another run when you need a later snapshot.

📝 Changelog

v0.0 (18-09-2026)

• Initial release.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

🔗 Related Actors

• YouTube Channel Search Scraper: Find public channels by keyword before collecting their Community posts.
• YouTube Channel Statistics Scraper: Add public subscriber, view, and video counts to channel research.
• YouTube Similar Channels Finder: Find related public channels to expand a Community-post watch list.
• YouTube Shorts Comments Scraper: Read public comments from known Shorts when audience feedback extends beyond Community posts.
• YouTube Trending Videos Scraper: Compare regional video trends with the posts you collect.

Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré