YouTube Video Scraper

Keep YouTube videos as dated publishing records. Review title, channel, description, duration, views, engagement, media, and source URL across a saved list.

The record

The dataset schema names every field before the run. The first working set is whatIFound, title, url, author, publishedAt, views, likes, duration, description, image, videoId, and thumbnail. Dataset views keep related fields together without changing the underlying row.

Input

YouTube Video Scraper accepts source URLs. Run controls stay in the same form.

Field	What it controls	Starting value
startUrls	Paste exact YouTube URLs, one per line.	["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"]
maxItems	Stop after this many dataset rows.	100
maxSeconds	Stop after this many seconds and keep completed rows.	240

Example input

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ],
  "maxItems": 1,
  "maxSeconds": 180
}

Price

$0.00001 per dataset item. Other Apify plans use the rates shown in the Pricing tab.

Console, API, schedules, and exports

Runs can begin in Apify Console, from a saved task, or through the Actor API. A schedule can reuse the same input. Completed rows remain in the run dataset for API retrieval and Apify dataset exports.

POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/MoxRLlfrnlrGAZ29X/runs
GET  https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{datasetId}/items

Saved tasks

Twenty task pages cover distinct research, comparison, operations, automation, and export jobs. The opening set is:

• YouTube video exact item: Review one YouTube record around title, whatIFound, url, and author. The saved task uses startUrls, maxItems, and maxSeconds and opens the overview view. Configured in YouTube Video Scraper.
• YouTube video publishing comparison: Compare YouTube videos using views, likes, duration, and viewCount. The stats view keeps the differences close together. Configured in YouTube Video Scraper.
• YouTube video source list: Process a saved YouTube input queue with startUrls, maxItems, and maxSeconds. Source and identifier fields remain visible in the identity view. Configured in YouTube Video Scraper.
• YouTube video publisher index: Index YouTube videos by title, scrapedAt, publishedAt, and whatIFound. The saved input keeps the same matching keys from run to run. Configured in YouTube Video Scraper.
• YouTube video author register: Assemble a focused YouTube register centered on whatIFound, title, url, and author. The task keeps startUrls, maxItems, and maxSeconds visible for later review. Configured in YouTube Video Scraper.
• YouTube video engagement benchmark: Compare numeric and status fields across YouTube videos, led by views, likes, duration, and viewCount. Results open as the media table. Configured in YouTube Video Scraper.

Related products

• YouTube Channel Scraper
• YouTube Transcript Scraper
• YouTube Comment Scraper
• Telegram Channel Scraper
• YouTube Shorts Scraper

Support

Include the Actor ID, run ID, saved task name, and affected input when reporting an issue. That is enough to locate the run and its dataset.