🎬 YouTube Comments Scraper

Collect all comments and replies from any YouTube video instantly. Perfect for content creators, researchers, marketers, and community managers who want to download YouTube comments for analysis, backup, or engagement tracking. Get comments data exported as CSV, JSON, or Excel in minutes, with optional AI-powered sentiment analysis.

The YouTube Comments Scraper collects all comments and replies from YouTube videos with up to 24 data fields including sentiment analysis, verified status, and engagement metrics.

✨ What Does It Do

• 📝 Comment Text - Extract the full comment body for analysis, sentiment tracking, or archival purposes
• 👤 Author Information - Capture author name, profile URL, thumbnail, and verification status to identify influencers and verified users
• 📊 Engagement Metrics - Collect like counts, reply counts, and pin status to track comment popularity and impact
• 💬 Reply Thread Data - Collect up to 1,000 replies per comment and track parent-child relationships for conversation analysis
• 🤖 AI Sentiment Analysis - Automatically detect sentiment, emotion, toxicity, and language for each comment with confidence scores
• 📅 Timestamp Data - Get published dates, edit status, and scraped timestamps for timeline tracking and trend analysis

🔧 Input

• YouTube Video URLs - Paste one or more YouTube video URLs. Supports youtube.com/watch, youtu.be, and youtube.com/shorts links. The scraper will extract all comments from each video.
• Max Items - Set the maximum number of comments and replies to collect per video. Free users are limited to 100. Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000.
• Include Replies - Toggle whether to collect replies to comments. If disabled, only main comments are extracted. Enabled by default.
• Max Replies Per Comment - When replies are enabled, set how many replies to collect per comment (1 to 1,000). Default is 100.
• AI Enhancement - Enable AI-powered sentiment analysis, emotion detection, toxicity scoring, and language identification. Paid users only. Disabled by default.

Example input:

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "includeReplies": true,
  "maxRepliesPerComment": 100,
  "aiEnhancement": false
}

📊 Output

Each comment includes up to 24 data fields. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

🖼️ Avatar URL	💬 Comment Type	👤 Author Name
📝 Comment Text	🎥 Video URL	💯 Like Count
📊 Reply Count	🔗 Author URL	👁️ Verified Status
📌 Is Pinned	✏️ Is Edited	📅 Published Date
🤖 Sentiment Label	📈 Sentiment Score	⚙️ Confidence Score
⚠️ Toxicity Score	😊 Emotion Label	🌐 Language Detected
🎯 Comment ID	🔗 Parent ID	🎥 Video ID
👤 Author ID	📅 Scraped Timestamp	❌ Error Log

💎 Why Choose the YouTube Comments Scraper?

Feature	Our Actor	Similar Tools
No credentials needed	✔️	❌
Scrape all replies in a thread	✔️	Partial
AI sentiment analysis included	✔️	❌
Up to 1,000,000 items per run	✔️	❌
Detect author verification status	✔️	❌
Track pinned comments	✔️	❌
Emotion and toxicity detection	✔️	❌
Export to CSV, Excel, JSON	✔️	✔️
Support for YouTube Shorts	✔️	❌
Automatic language detection	✔️	❌

📋 How to Use

No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps:

1. Sign Up: Create a free account with $5 credit
2. Find the Tool: Search for "YouTube Comments Scraper" in the Apify Store and enter your YouTube video URL
3. Run It: Click "Start" and watch your results appear

That's it. No coding, no setup, no complicated configuration. Now you can export your data in CSV, Excel, or JSON format.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 📊 Market Researchers - Monitor competitor video comments to discover audience sentiment, identify pain points, and find feature requests that inform product development decisions
• 💼 Brand Managers - Track brand mentions and sentiment across YouTube to spot PR issues early, collect fan feedback, and measure campaign performance
• 🎬 Content Creators - Analyze audience comments to understand engagement patterns, identify loyal fans, and gather testimonials for marketing campaigns

❓ FAQ

🔍 How does it work? The scraper visits your YouTube video URL and automatically extracts all visible comments, replies, and metadata. No setup or credentials needed.

📊 How accurate is the data? The scraper captures 100% of publicly available comment data including text, metadata, and timestamps. AI analysis accuracy depends on comment length and context, with confidence scores provided for each analysis.

📅 Can I schedule it to run automatically? Yes. Use the Apify scheduling feature to run the scraper daily, weekly, or monthly. Set up integrations with Make, Zapier, or other automation tools to trigger runs on a schedule.

⚖️ Is it legal to scrape YouTube comments? YouTube comments are public data. Scraping public data is legal in most jurisdictions, but you are responsible for complying with local laws and YouTube's Terms of Service. Verify your use case with legal counsel if needed.

🛡️ Will YouTube block me? YouTube actively detects and blocks automated scraping. We recommend using residential proxies to avoid blocks. Our platform supports proxy rotation to prevent detection.

⚡ How long does a run take? Scraping speed depends on the number of comments and replies. Typically: 100 comments takes 30-60 seconds, 1,000 comments takes 3-5 minutes, 10,000 items takes 15-30 minutes.

⚠️ Are there any limits? Free users can collect up to 100 results per run. Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

🔗 Integrate YouTube Comments Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate workflows
• Zapier - Connect 5000+ apps
• GitHub - Version control integration
• Slack - Get notifications
• Airbyte - Data pipelines
• Google Drive - Export to spreadsheets

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🚀 Ready to Start?

Create a free account with $5 credit and collect your first 100 results for free. No coding, no setup.

🆘 Need Help?

• Check the FAQ section above for common questions
• Visit the Apify support page for documentation and tutorials
• Contact us to request a new scraper, propose a custom project, or report an issue at Tally contact form

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.