# Read what YouTube reviewers say about a product

**Use case:** 

Search YouTube for reviews of a product and get the full transcripts of the top review videos, with views and likes. Ideal for market research, review summaries with AI and competitor analysis.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "iphone 17 pro review"
  ],
  "maxVideosPerSearch": 8,
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@TED",
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU"
  ],
  "maxVideosPerSource": 5,
  "languages": [
    "es",
    "en"
  ],
  "outputFormats": [
    "text",
    "markdown"
  ],
  "combinedFile": true,
  "saveFiles": false,
  "searchUploadDate": "any",
  "searchDuration": "any",
  "searchSortBy": "relevance",
  "onlyWithCaptions": true,
  "newerThan": "30 days",
  "onlyNewVideos": false,
  "stateKey": "my-daily-news",
  "contentTypes": [
    "videos"
  ],
  "translateTo": "es",
  "fallbackToAnyLanguage": true,
  "captionType": "any",
  "mergeSegmentsSeconds": 0,
  "includeMetadata": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "thumbnailUrl": {
    "label": "Thumbnail URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Language code",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isAutoGenerated": {
    "label": "Auto-generated",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Duration (seconds)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "wordCount": {
    "label": "Words",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "viewCount": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "sourceTitle": {
    "label": "Source name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "likeCount": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Video URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "Message",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The YouTube Search Transcripts Scraper 🔎 Topic to Text Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Read what YouTube reviewers say about a product". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/aeXKRBPKFuYoLdOU2) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Read what YouTube reviewers say about a product" task

The YouTube Search Transcripts Scraper 🔎 Topic to Text Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like 🔎 what to search for, 🔢 videos per search, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Read what YouTube reviewers say about a product" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as thumbnail url, title, status, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Read what YouTube reviewers say about a product" task via API](https://apify.com/nokia2k/youtube-search-transcripts.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Search Transcripts Scraper 🔎 Topic to Text](https://apify.com/nokia2k/youtube-search-transcripts.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/nokia2k/youtube-search-transcripts.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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/nokia2k/youtube-search-transcripts.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).