YouTube Video Details Scraper: Bulk Data Extraction at Scale

Introduction

This high-speed YouTube data extraction tool scrapes video metadata from individual videos, search results, and playlists at unprecedented scale. Built for developers and businesses needing mass YouTube data collection, it processes hundreds of requests per minute - making it ideal for large-scale content analysis, competitive research, and AI training pipelines. As a cost-efficient YouTube API alternative, this Apify Actor eliminates manual scraping bottlenecks and bypasses API rate limits through serverless cloud automation. Whether you're analyzing video engagement metrics, tracking SEO rankings, or building content databases, this solution delivers structured JSON data faster than traditional methods.

Features

• Bulk YouTube scraping: Extract titles, descriptions, view counts, engagement metrics, and channel details from hundreds of videos per minute using parallelized requests.
• Multi-source support: Process individual video URLs, search queries (?search_query=), and playlists (list=) in a single run.
• Comprehensive data coverage:
  • Core metadata: Titles, descriptions, lengths, relative upload dates
  • Engagement analytics: View counts, like counts, comment volumes
  • Channel authority: Verified status, subscriber counts, channel URLs
  • Media assets: High-resolution thumbnails and canonical video links
• Zero-config scalability: Automatic proxy rotation and IP management for uninterrupted mass video data collection.
• Platform integration: Schedule runs, monitor performance, and export to cloud storage via Apify's ecosystem.

Input Configuration

Configure these parameters in Apify Console or via API:

Property	Type	Required	Description
urls	Array	Yes	YouTube video URLs, search pages, or playlists
maxResults	Integer	No	Videos per search/playlist (default: 10)

Notes:

• For YouTube search data extraction, use results?search_query= URLs
• Playlist URLs must contain list= parameter

Output Data

The scraper returns these fields optimized for YouTube SEO analysis:

Field	Type	Description
title	String	Video title with primary keywords
description	String	Full description text for SEO content analysis
uploadDate	String	Relative upload timestamp
viewCount	String	Total views for popularity tracking
likeCount	String	Engagement metric for video performance
commentCount	String	Comment count for audience interaction analysis
length	String	Video duration for content strategy
channelName	String	Channel name for competitor tracking
channelSubscribers	String	Subscriber count for influencer identification
verified	Boolean	Channel verification status
thumbnail	String	HD thumbnail URL
videoUrl	String	Canonical video link

How It Works

1. Configure inputs: Provide YouTube URLs (videos/searches/playlists) and set maxResults for search/playlist queries.
2. Parallel processing: The Actor classifies URLs and processes them concurrently using headless browsers and HTTP clients.
3. Data extraction: Video metadata is parsed from JSON-LD schemas and DOM structures, including freshness indicators like "Uploaded X hours ago" for SEO scoring.
4. Structured output: Returns normalized JSON datasets with consistent formatting for easy integration into databases or analytics tools.

💰 Pricing

• Ultra-low cost: Just $0.14 for 100+ results.
• Blazing fast: Scraped 100 results in just 55 seconds.
• Efficient at scale: Scrape thousands of youtube videos — far cheaper than traditional APIs.

Support

For troubleshooting or feature requests:

1. Open an issue on the Actor's Apify Console page
2. Include:
   • Input configuration details
   • Error logs from failed runs
   • Specific examples of unexpected outputs

Maintenance updates are deployed regularly to ensure compatibility with YouTube's layout changes.

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