YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper

YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper

YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper extracts structured YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence records, metadata, metrics, and direct links in real time. Built on a zero-browser HTTP/2 engine running in 256 MB RAM, it delivers normalized datasets with zero null fields ready for CSV, Excel, JSON, or API pipelines.

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What does YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper do?

Deep YouTube channel & creator scraper powered by InnerTube API. Extract full bio, business emails, social links (Instagram, TikTok, X), subscriber counts, lifetime views, and latest uploads. Zero browser, 256MB RAM.

Whether you need to monitor YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence at scale, enrich B2B/B2C databases, or feed structured records into analytics and AI workflows, YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper handles pagination, field normalization, and schema validation automatically:

• Bulk Data Extraction: Collect YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence listings, items, and detailed attributes in batches using keywords, filters, or direct URLs.
• Complete Public Metadata: Capture identifiers, pricing/engagement metrics, author/vendor details, timestamps, and canonical URLs.
• Multi-Format Export: Download results in JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), XML, or HTML Table directly from the Apify Console.
• Ready for Automation & AI: Connect seamlessly to Apify Integrations (Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets), REST API endpoints, or the Apify MCP Server.

Beyond the Official YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence API

• No API Keys or Approval Delays: Start extracting public YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence data immediately without registering developer apps or waiting for quota approvals.
• No Restrictive Rate Quotas: Bypass strict per-minute API limits and expensive enterprise tiers while capturing the complete public data points displayed on YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence.
• 256 MB Zero-Browser Architecture: Uses native HTTP/2 and TLS session emulation instead of heavy Chromium instances, executing in seconds at a fraction of standard compute costs.

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What data can you scrape from YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence?

YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper extracts the following data points from YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence:

🔗 Channel URLs Or Handles (channelUrlsOrHandles)	📅 Include Latest Videos (includeLatestVideos)	📅 Max Latest Videos (maxLatestVideos)
📧 Extract Emails (extractEmails)	👤 Channel ID (channelId)	👤 Channel Title (channelTitle)
📝 Handle (handle)	🔗 URL (url)	🔗 Rss URL (rssUrl)
📝 Is Verified (isVerified)	📝 Is Artist (isArtist)	📝 Subscriber Count (subscriberCount)

Data Category	Extracted Fields & Data Points
Identity & Core Identifiers	channelId (Channel ID), channelTitle (Channel Title)
Metrics, Pricing & Engagement	subscriberCount (Subscriber Count), subscriberCountText (Subscriber Count Text), videoCount (Video Count), videoCountText (Video Count Text), viewCount (View Count), viewCountText (View Count Text)
Details, Attributes & Context	extractEmails (Extract Emails), handle (Handle), isVerified (Is Verified), isArtist (Is Artist), description (Description), businessEmails (Business Emails)
Direct Links, Media & Timestamps	channelUrlsOrHandles (Channel URLs Or Handles), includeLatestVideos (Include Latest Videos), maxLatestVideos (Max Latest Videos), url (URL), rssUrl (Rss URL), joinedDate (Joined Date)

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Why scrape YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence? (Typical Use Cases & Guides)

You can use YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper for a wide range of data and business workflows:

• Competitive & Market Intelligence: Track real-time listings, rankings, pricing shifts, and activity across YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence without manual copy-pasting.
• B2B Lead Generation & CRM Enrichment: Extract structured YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence records to enrich pipelines in HubSpot, Salesforce, Clay, Pipedrive, or Airtable.
• Trend Detection & Sentiment Monitoring: Analyze volume velocity, user ratings, and community feedback on YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence to spot market opportunities early.
• AI Agents, RAG & LLM Knowledge Pipelines: Feed normalized, zero-null YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence datasets directly into vector databases, autonomous AI agents, and LLM workflows.
• Automated Reporting & Scheduled Monitoring: Connect YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper to Make.com, n8n, Zapier, or Google Sheets for hands-free daily data refreshes.
• Market Research & Competitor Analysis: Benchmark YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence offerings, pricing strategies, and market share across regions.
• Lead Generation & CRM Enrichment: Build targeted prospect lists and sync verified records straight into HubSpot, Salesforce, or Clay.
• AI Agents & RAG Pipelines via MCP: Connect live YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence data directly to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or LangChain agents.

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How to scrape YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence data

YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper is designed for a zero-configuration start, even if you have never scraped data before:

1. Create a free Apify account using your email (includes $5.00 in free monthly credits).
2. Open YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper and click on the Input tab — all required fields are already pre-filled with a working example.
3. Enter your search terms, target URLs, or filter criteria (or keep the default pre-filled configuration for an instant 1-Click test).
4. Click the green "Start" button and wait a few seconds for the data to be extracted.
5. Download your dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), or HTML, or fetch it via the API tab.

For more technical details on every parameter, check out the Input Schema tab or read the Apify Platform Documentation.

🔗 How to scrape YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence by Search Term or Direct URL

Scraping by Search Term / Filter 🔑	Enter keywords, categories, or filter parameters just as you would search on YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence. Set the maximum number of items you want to extract and click Start.
Scraping by Direct URL 🔗	Paste one or more direct YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence links (or import a list of URLs from a Google Sheet / CSV) to extract targeted item or profile details in bulk.

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⬇️ Input Configuration & Examples

To start scraping YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence, fill in the visual input form in the Apify Console or pass a JSON payload via the API. Full technical specifications are available on the Input Schema tab.

Input Parameters Reference

Parameter	Type	Default / Prefill	Description
channelUrlsOrHandles	array	["@Apify","@MrBeast"]	List of YouTube channel handles or URLs (e.g. '@MrBeast', '@mkbhd', 'https://www.youtube.com/@Apify', 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA').
includeLatestVideos	boolean	true	Whether to extract a showcase of the latest videos (title, views, date, URL) uploaded by the channel.
maxLatestVideos	integer	10	Maximum number of recent videos to extract per channel (if enabled).
extractEmails	boolean	true	Automatically scan the channel description/bio for public business inquiry email addresses.
proxyConfiguration	object	{"useApifyProxy":false}	Apify Proxy or custom proxies to bypass rate limiting.

Example 1: Standard Extraction (1-Click Default)

{
  "channelUrlsOrHandles": [
    "@Apify",
    "@MrBeast"
  ],
  "includeLatestVideos": true,
  "maxLatestVideos": 10,
  "extractEmails": true
}

Example 2: Filtered & Batch Extraction

{
  "channelUrlsOrHandles": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@Apify"
  ],
  "includeLatestVideos": true,
  "maxLatestVideos": 20,
  "extractEmails": true
}

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⬆️ Output Example (Table View, JSON & Fields Reference)

The scraped results are stored in a structured Apify Dataset available in the Storage tab. Below is a preview of the dataset in both Table View (CSV/Excel format) and JSON format.

Table View (CSV / Excel Dataset Preview)

Channel URLs Or Handles	Include Latest Videos	Max Latest Videos	Extract Emails
@Apify	true	10	true
@Apify	true	13	true
@Apify	true	8	true

JSON Output Example

{
  "channelUrlsOrHandles": [
    "@Apify",
    "@MrBeast"
  ],
  "includeLatestVideos": true,
  "maxLatestVideos": 10,
  "extractEmails": true
}

Output Fields Reference

Field Name	Type	Description
channelUrlsOrHandles	array	Extracted channel urls or handles value.
includeLatestVideos	boolean	Extracted include latest videos value.
maxLatestVideos	number	Extracted max latest videos value.
extractEmails	boolean	Extracted extract emails value.
channelId	string	Extracted channel id value.
channelTitle	string	Extracted channel title value.
handle	string	Extracted handle value.
url	string	Extracted url value.
rssUrl	string	Extracted rss url value.
isVerified	boolean	Extracted is verified value.
isArtist	boolean	Extracted is artist value.
subscriberCount	integer	Extracted subscriber count value.
subscriberCountText	string	Extracted subscriber count text value.
videoCount	integer	Extracted video count value.
videoCountText	string	Extracted video count text value.
viewCount	integer	Extracted view count value.
viewCountText	string	Extracted view count text value.
joinedDate	string	Extracted joined date value.
country	string	Extracted country value.
description	string	Extracted description value.
businessEmails	array	Extracted business emails value.
socialLinks	array	Extracted social links value.
avatarUrl	string	Extracted avatar url value.
bannerUrl	string	Extracted banner url value.
latestVideos	array	Extracted latest videos value.
scrapedAt	string	Extracted scraped at value.

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🔗 Scrape any data you need with dedicated scrapers

Combine YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper with our other dedicated scrapers from @RBBscrap if you want to extract specialized data across platforms:

🔹 YouTube Scraper	🔹 YouTube Comments Scraper	🔹 YouTube Transcript Scraper
🔹 YouTube Shorts Scraper	🔹 YouTube Playlist & Course Scraper	🔹 YouTube Trending & Viral Charts Scraper

Scraper	Extracted Data & Primary Use Case
YouTube Scraper	Videos, Shorts & Channels
YouTube Comments Scraper	Comments & Sentiment
YouTube Transcript Scraper	Subtitles for AI
YouTube Shorts Scraper	Viral Videos, Sounds & Creators
YouTube Playlist & Course Scraper	Extract structured YouTube Playlist & Course datasets and metrics
YouTube Trending & Viral Charts Scraper	Extract structured YouTube Trending & Viral Charts datasets and metrics

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⚠️ Error Items & Resilience Reference

YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper is engineered to process multi-query and batch runs resiliently without crashing if a single query or URL fails:

Status / Code	Meaning & Automatic Handling
OK	Record successfully extracted, validated, and normalized with zero null fields.
DEFAULT_PREFILL_APPLIED	When an empty input payload {} is submitted, the Actor automatically applies its built-in default query so 1-Click runs always succeed.
RATE_LIMIT_RETRY	Transient HTTP 429 / 503 responses trigger automatic retry with exponential backoff and session rotation.
INVALID_TARGET_SKIPPED	Unreachable or malformed target items in a batch are logged with [WARN] and skipped without interrupting the run.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How much does scraping YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence cost?

YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper uses transparent Pay-Per-Event (PAY_PER_EVENT) pricing set 10x cheaper than the market leader ($\div 10$):

• Event Rate: $0.0003 per Scraped YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper Record ($0.3 per 1,000 items).
• 🎁 1st Run 100% FREE: Your very first execution is 100% free ($0.00 event charges are applied on your initial run).
• Apify Free Plan ($5.00/month included): Every Apify account receives $5.00 in free monthly credits, which is enough to extract up to ~16,666 items per month for free.
• View full details on the Pricing tab and the Apify Pricing page.

Can I integrate YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper with Make, Zapier, n8n, or Google Sheets?

Yes. YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform, including Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack, Airbyte, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and webhooks.

Can I use YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper with the Apify API (Python & Node.js)?

Yes. The Apify API gives you programmatic access to run YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper, schedule jobs, and fetch datasets. Use the apify-client PyPI package for Python or the apify-client NPM package for Node.js, or check the Apify API Reference:

Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("rbbscrap/youtube-channel-scraper").call(run_input={
    "channelUrlsOrHandles": ["@Apify","@MrBeast"],
    "includeLatestVideos": True,
    "maxLatestVideos": 10,
    "extractEmails": True
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Node.js (apify-client)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('rbbscrap/youtube-channel-scraper').call({
    channelUrlsOrHandles: ["@Apify","@MrBeast"],
    includeLatestVideos: true,
    maxLatestVideos: 10,
    extractEmails: true
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Can I use YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper through an MCP Server (Claude Desktop, Cursor, AI Agents)?

Yes. With the Apify API, you can use YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper in conjunction with an MCP server to connect directly to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or LibreChat. Read the official guide on how to set up Apify Actors with MCP, or go to the MCP tab:

1. Start a Server-Sent Events (SSE) session to receive a sessionId.
2. Send API messages using that sessionId to trigger YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper with your input parameters.
3. Receive structured YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence dataset records directly inside your AI agent conversation.

Do I need residential proxies or login cookies to scrape YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence?

No. YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper operates on a zero-browser HTTP/2 protocol engine (256 MB RAM) and works out-of-the-box without requiring login cookies or external proxies for standard workloads. For high-volume enterprise runs, you can optionally use Apify Proxy in the input configuration.

Is it legal to scrape data from YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence?

Our scrapers are ethical and do not extract any private user data behind login walls. They only extract what is shared publicly on the web. However, please keep in mind that personal data is protected by GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) and other regulations worldwide. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate legal basis. Read more in Apify's guide on the legality of web scraping.

Your feedback & support

We are continuously improving the performance of our Actors. If you have any technical feedback for YouTube Channel & Creator Intelligence Scraper, need a custom feature, or found a bug, please create an issue on the Actor's Issues tab in the Apify Console.