🎬 RuTube Search Scraper

This actor allows you to scrape video search results from RuTube.ru by providing a search URL. It automatically handles pagination and extracts comprehensive video information including titles, channels, views, descriptions, and more.

Features

• URL-based Scraping: Extract videos by providing a complete RuTube search URL
• Automatic Pagination: Automatically scrolls and loads more videos until reaching the end or max items limit
• Comprehensive Video Data: Extract detailed information about each video including:
  • Video titles and descriptions
  • Video URLs and page URLs
  • Thumbnail images
  • Video duration
  • Channel information (name, URL, avatar)
  • View counts
  • Publish dates
  • Age ratings
• Smart Deduplication: Automatically removes duplicate videos based on video URLs

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
searchUrl	string	Yes	Complete RuTube search URL to scrape
maxItems	integer	No	Maximum number of videos to fetch (default: unlimited)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Proxy settings for the actor

How to Get Search URL

1. Go to RuTube.ru
2. Use the search bar to find videos
3. Copy the complete URL from your browser's address bar
4. Paste it into the searchUrl field

Example search URL:

https://rutube.ru/search/?query=iphone

Output

The output is a dataset of video objects, each containing:

• searchUrl: The original search URL used
• idx: Index position in the search results
• videoUrl: Direct link to the video page
• image: URL of the video thumbnail image
• imageAlt: Alt text of the thumbnail image
• duration: Video duration (e.g., "17:47")
• title: Video title
• pageUrl: Link to the video page
• channelTitle: Name of the channel/author
• channelUrl: Link to the channel page
• channelImage: URL of the channel avatar image
• views: Number of views (integer)
• publishDateText: Publish date as text (e.g., "День назад")
• ageRating: Age rating (e.g., "12+")
• description: Video description
• scrapedAt: Timestamp of when the video was scraped

Example output:

[
  {
    "searchUrl": "https://rutube.ru/search/?query=iphone",
    "idx": 0,
    "videoUrl": "https://rutube.ru/video/8fdf909d53efb09ff2005cf3d6f517c0/",
    "image": "https://pic.rutubelist.ru/video/2025-11-10/f5/53/f55307fd338778829bb274878f68fa28.jpg?width=500",
    "imageAlt": "IPHONE 17 PRO MAX vs IPHONE 16 PRO MAX. ЧТО ВЫБРАТЬ в 2025?",
    "duration": "17:47",
    "title": "IPHONE 17 PRO MAX vs IPHONE 16 PRO MAX. ЧТО ВЫБРАТЬ в 2025?",
    "pageUrl": "https://rutube.ru/video/8fdf909d53efb09ff2005cf3d6f517c0/",
    "channelTitle": "ЧЕСТНЫЙ БЛОГ",
    "channelUrl": "https://rutube.ru/channel/31235654/",
    "channelImage": "https://pic.rutubelist.ru/user/e6/3c/e63caf45dab7fa1a156672eb92db8493.jpg?width=40",
    "views": 375,
    "publishDateText": "День назад",
    "ageRating": "12+",
    "description": "✅ Купить Iphone 17 Pro Max...",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-11-11T05:14:05.154Z"
  },
  ...
]

Use Cases

• Video content research and analysis
• Channel performance tracking
• Trending video discovery
• Content catalog building
• Market research for video platforms
• Competitor analysis
• View count and engagement tracking

Notes

• The actor works with RuTube.ru search results
• Results are saved incrementally as they are found
• All timestamps are in ISO 8601 format
• The actor handles network delays and timeouts gracefully
• View counts are extracted as integers
• Video descriptions may be truncated in search results

Limitations

• Only works with RuTube.ru search URLs
• Cannot scrape detailed video information from video pages (only listing data)
• Some dynamic content may require additional wait time
• Rate limiting may apply if scraping very large datasets

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Start scraping video search results from RuTube today!