YouTube Shorts Scraper – search, channels, views · $0.50 per 1,000 Shorts

Scrape YouTube Shorts without an API key, quota or login: Shorts search results, the Shorts tab of any channel and Short links. Every Short comes with its title, views, thumbnail and URL; turn on Full video details (or paste Short links) for likes, comment count, exact publish date, description and hashtags.

What you get

title, url, id, viewCount, viewCountText, thumbnailUrl, searchQuery / channelTab — and with details: likeCount, commentCount, publishedAt, description, hashtags, channelName, channelUrl, durationSeconds. Optional channel row: subscribers, total views, country, links.

Real runs — 3 November 2026

Job	Result	Run time	Price
Shorts search "cooking hacks", 50 results	50 Shorts	11 s	$0.025
Shorts tab of @mkbhd, 100 Shorts	100 Shorts	1 min 49 s (same run as 100 videos)	$0.05

Top result: 10 Genius Kitchen Hacks That Will Change How You Cook! — https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yD6oDeZ3n5g, 2.5 M views.

Pricing

$0.50 per 1,000 Shorts, cheaper on paid Apify plans; details included. Compared on 3 November 2026: streamers/youtube-shorts-scraper $4.00 per 1,000.

Input examples

Shorts about a topic:

{ "searchQueries": ["cooking hacks", "gym tips"], "maxResults": 100 }

Latest Shorts of channels:

{ "channelUrls": ["@mkbhd", "@mrbeast"], "maxShortsPerChannel": 50 }

Short links with full details:

{ "shortUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Rlt6FhsUkEA"] }

Shorts with likes and dates:

{ "searchQueries": ["skincare routine"], "maxResults": 50, "includeVideoDetails": true }

Use cases

• Short-form trend research: which Shorts take off on a topic.
• Creator analysis: Shorts output and views of a channel.
• Brand monitoring: Shorts that mention your brand or product.
• Content ideas: formats and hooks that work in your niche.

Who this is not for

• You need long-form videos or whole channels → YouTube Channel Scraper / YouTube Scraper.
• You need TikTok or Instagram Reels (not supported).
• You need to download the video files (not supported).

For AI agents (MCP)

Use rt-solutions/youtube-shorts-scraper through the Apify MCP server (https://mcp.apify.com). Example: "Find 30 popular YouTube Shorts about cooking hacks and list their views."

FAQ

How do I scrape YouTube Shorts without the API? Enter search terms, channels or Short links and run.

How much does it cost to scrape 10,000 Shorts? $5, details included.

Why are likes missing? Turn on Full video details; pasted Short links always get details.

Can I monitor a channel's new Shorts? Yes — schedule the Actor on the channel.

Limits

• Comment counts are rounded the way YouTube shows them (e.g. 11K).
• When YouTube limits its video player for a while, details still include views, likes, comments, date and description, but category and keywords may be empty.
• Business emails of channels are hidden by YouTube behind a login and are not collected.

Your feedback

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