#️⃣ YouTube Hashtag Scraper

Collect videos and Shorts from any YouTube hashtag page in seconds. Extract titles, view counts, publish dates, durations, channel names, channel IDs, verified status, avatars, and animated preview thumbnails for every result. Perfect for content researchers, social media managers, marketers, and creators who need to track trending topics, monitor competitors, or build content calendars. Search terms like "youtube hashtag scraper no coding," "download youtube hashtag video list," "track youtube trending hashtags," and "export youtube hashtag data to Excel" all lead here.

The YouTube Hashtag Scraper collects up to 19 data fields per video from any YouTube hashtag page, with support for filtering by content type and running multiple hashtags in a single run.

✨ What Does It Do

• 🔍 Hashtag Discovery - scan any YouTube hashtag page and collect every video and Short listed under it to understand what content performs best for a given topic
• 📊 View Count Tracking - capture exact view counts as both a formatted string and a clean integer so you can sort and analyze engagement at scale
• 🎬 Content Type Detection - automatically identify whether each result is a regular video or a Short based on the YouTube routing, with no manual sorting needed
• ⏱️ Duration Data - extract video length as both a human readable string and a numeric value in seconds to filter content by length with precision
• 🖼️ Animated Preview Thumbnails - collect the animated preview thumbnail URL available on regular videos so you can build richer previews in your own tools
• 📺 Full Channel Profiles - get channel name, channel ID, channel URL, avatar image, and verified status for every creator in the results
• 🏷️ Multi Keyword Runs - process multiple hashtag keywords in a single run and get labeled results with the source keyword for each item

🔧 Input

• Hashtag Keywords - Enter one or more hashtag keywords without the # symbol. Each keyword is processed separately and results are labeled with the source keyword
• Max Items per Keyword - Set how many videos to collect per hashtag. Free users: up to 100 total. Paid users: up to 1,000,000 per keyword
• Content Type - Filter results to All content, Videos only, or Shorts only. Defaults to All

Example input:

{
  "keywords": ["ai", "gaming", "cooking"],
  "maxItems": 500,
  "contentType": "ALL"
}

📊 Output

Each result includes up to 19 data fields. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

🖼️ Thumbnail URL	🆔 Video ID	📝 Title
🎬 Content Type	🔗 Video URL	⏱️ Duration
🔢 Duration (seconds)	👁️ View Count	📈 View Count (number)
📅 Published Time	📺 Channel Name	🆔 Channel ID
🔗 Channel URL	🖼️ Channel Avatar	✅ Verified Status
🎞️ Animated Preview	🏷️ Keyword	🕐 Scraped At
🔴 Error (if any)

💎 Why Choose the YouTube Hashtag Scraper?

Feature	Our Actor	Competitor
No browser or login required	✔️	❌ (browser based)
Channel ID for every result	✔️	❌
Channel avatar URL	✔️	❌
Animated preview thumbnail URL	✔️	❌
Duration in seconds (numeric)	✔️	❌
View count as clean integer	✔️	❌
Filter by content type (All / Videos / Shorts)	✔️	❌
Automatic duplicate detection	✔️	❌
Multiple keywords in one run	✔️	✔️
Verified channel badge	✔️	✔️
Shorts detection	✔️	✔️
Free tier: up to 100 items per run	✔️	✔️
Paid tier: up to 1,000,000 items per keyword	✔️	❌
Export to JSON, CSV, or Excel	✔️	✔️

📋 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 Hashtag Scraper" in the Apify Store and enter your hashtag keywords
3. Run It: Click "Start" and watch your results appear in seconds

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

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 📊 Content Strategist - pull the top 200 videos from five trending hashtags each week to identify which formats, lengths, and topics generate the most views before planning your next content calendar
• 📱 Social Media Manager - track competitor hashtag performance across gaming, beauty, and tech categories monthly to spot gaps in your brand's content coverage before quarterly reviews
• 🔬 Market Researcher - collect complete video metadata from a hashtag over multiple weeks to map how topic popularity shifts over time and present trend data to clients with real numbers

📹 Demo

Demo video coming soon.

❓ FAQ

🔍 How does it work? The tool loads YouTube hashtag pages and extracts all video data from the page structure. No browser automation, no login, and no API key needed.

📊 How accurate is the data? Data comes directly from YouTube's public hashtag pages. View counts, titles, and channel information reflect what YouTube displays at the time of collection.

📅 Can I schedule this to run automatically? Yes. Use integrations like Make or Zapier to run the scraper on a schedule and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, or your data warehouse automatically.

⚖️ Is it legal to collect this data? YouTube hashtag pages display public content visible to any visitor. You are responsible for complying with YouTube's terms of service and applicable data protection laws in your region.

⚡ How fast does it run? The tool collects approximately 36 videos per request with an average response time under one second per page. A run collecting 500 videos across five keywords typically completes in under two minutes.

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

🔄 Can I collect results for multiple hashtags at once? Yes. Enter as many keywords as you need in the keywords list and the tool processes each one in sequence, labeling every result with its source keyword.

🔗 Integrate YouTube Hashtag 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 LLC, or any of their subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.