# YouTube Shorts scraper with views and likes

**Use case:** 

Get the latest Shorts of any YouTube channel with views, likes, comment counts, publish dates and what each Short says. Find the formats that work in short-form video.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
  ],
  "maxVideosPerSource": 10,
  "languages": [
    "es",
    "en"
  ],
  "outputFormats": [
    "text",
    "markdown"
  ],
  "combinedFile": false,
  "saveFiles": false,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxComments": 0,
  "searchQueries": [
    "how to learn spanish",
    "iphone 17 review"
  ],
  "maxVideosPerSearch": 5,
  "searchUploadDate": "any",
  "searchDuration": "any",
  "searchSortBy": "relevance",
  "onlyWithCaptions": true,
  "newerThan": "30 days",
  "onlyNewVideos": false,
  "memoryName": "my-daily-news",
  "contentTypes": [
    "shorts"
  ],
  "translateTo": "es",
  "fallbackToAnyLanguage": true,
  "captionType": "any",
  "mergeSegmentsSeconds": 0,
  "includeMetadata": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelHandle": {
    "label": "Channel handle",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelSubscribers": {
    "label": "Subscribers",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "viewCount": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "likeCount": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "commentCount": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Duration (seconds)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "isShort": {
    "label": "Short",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "hashtags": {
    "label": "Hashtags",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Video URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Scraper](https://apify.com/nokia2k/youtube-all-in-one-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/nokia2k/youtube-all-in-one-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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