YouTube Video Comments Scraper

Effortlessly extract public comments from any YouTube video.

This Apify Actor allows you to quickly and reliably scrape public comments from a single YouTube video URL. Whether you're a market researcher, data analyst, content creator, or simply need to gather feedback, our YouTube Video Comments Scraper provides you with structured, clean data in minutes.

What can this Actor do for you?

• Extract all public comments: Get every publicly available comment associated with a YouTube video.
• Target specific videos: Simply provide the YouTube video URL you wish to scrape.
• Receive structured data: Output includes comment text, author details, like count, reply count, and more.
• Export in various formats: Download your scraped data in convenient formats like JSON, CSV, or Excel.
• Fast and reliable: Optimized for performance to deliver results quickly and consistently.
• Compliant with YouTube's public data policies: Designed to scrape publicly available information responsibly.

Why choose this YouTube Comments Scraper?

• User-friendly: Simple input configuration makes it easy to get started, even for non-technical users.
• Scalable: Leverage Apify's robust infrastructure to handle data collection without worrying about technical complexities.
• Accurate and up-to-date: We continuously monitor and update the scraper to adapt to changes on YouTube, ensuring high data quality.

Use Cases

• Sentiment analysis: Understand public opinion and sentiment around specific topics or products.
• Market research: Gather insights into consumer preferences and trends.
• Competitor analysis: Monitor discussions related to your competitors' content.
• Content feedback: Collect feedback on your own videos to improve engagement.
• Academic research: Collect data for studies on online communication and social media.

Input

Provide the URL of the YouTube video you want to scrape in the videoUrl field.

Example Input:

{
    "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
}

Output Example

Each scraped comment will be stored in the dataset with a structure similar to this:

{
    "commentId": "UgyT30oD_Ss3mHzubS14AaABAg",
    "content": "Awesome! Saving money while getting powerful video tools is a win. Excited to try this free n8n + FFmpeg setup!",
    "publishedTime": "3 days ago",
    "replyLevel": 0,
    "author": {
        "channelId": "UCtMpKUfXW04aYesCJTciBaA",
        "displayName": "@newtrendcomputernetworksll6970",
        "avatar": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_n4xuOvsBFoViQDqlUEkoYTqIEhh0rfLrM0AG1ixBQ0IF0=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
        "isVerified": false,
        "isCurrentUser": false,
        "isCreator": false,
        "isArtist": false,
        "channelUrl": "/@newtrendcomputernetworksll6970"
    },
    "likeCount": "1",
    "likeCountA11y": "0 likes",
    "replyCount": "",
    "replyCountA11y": "0 replies",
    "creatorThumbnailUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/VgfXncXCcd4t6GSVU17HExo9rrGhZ7hjlDAb8pgSla3SWkDLRVdjTwTvtMDUxhRI0HLw2Kq7d_Q=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
    "likeButtonA11y": "Like this comment along with 0 other people",
    "heartActiveTooltip": "❤ by @mahmutthedev",
    "avatarImage": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_n4xuOvsBFoViQDqlUEkoYTqIEhh0rfLrM0AG1ixBQ0IF0=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
    "avatarAccessibilityText": "@newtrendcomputernetworksll6970",
    "readMoreTrackingParams": "CF8Qr7QGIhMI7_bc85-pjgMVchkGAB0Oyiix",
    "key": "EhpVZ3lUMzBvRF9TczNtSHp1YlMxNEFhQUJBZyAoKAE%3D"
}