YouTube Channel Video Scraper

A powerful Apify actor that extracts video information from YouTube channels. This tool allows you to scrape video IDs, titles, and URLs from multiple YouTube channels in a single run. If you focus on one channels and need more features please see https://apify.com/runtime/youtube-channel-scraper

Features

• Extract video data from multiple YouTube channels simultaneously
• Get video IDs, titles, and direct URLs
• Simple and efficient data collection
• JSON output format for easy integration
• No API key required

Use Cases

• Content research and analysis
• Video cataloging
• Channel monitoring
• Data collection for analytics
• Content aggregation

Input Format

Provide an array of YouTube channel URLs in the following format:

https://www.youtube.com/@channelname

Example input:

{
    "urls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/@channel1",
        "https://www.youtube.com/@channel2"
    ]
}

Output Format

The actor returns a structured JSON array containing channel information and their respective videos:

[
    {
        "title": "Channel1 - YouTube",
        "videos": [
            {
                "id": "RfTgYhUU791",
                "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfTgYhUU791",
                "title": "Video one of page"
            },
            {
                "id": "RfTgYhUU792",
                "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfTgYhUU792",
                "title": "Video two of page"
            }
            // ... more videos
        ]
    }
]

Advanced Usage

For more advanced features and channel-specific scraping, check out our dedicated YouTube Channel Scraper.

Limitations

• Rate limiting may apply based on YouTube's policies
• Some channels may have restricted access
• Video count may be limited by YouTube's pagination

Support

For questions, issues, or feature requests, make an issue.

⚠️ Legal Disclaimer

This project is intended for educational and research purposes only. Use of this Actor must comply with Youtube's Terms of Service and robots.txt policies.

• Compliance: Ensure your scraping activities do not violate Youtube's policies.
• Ethical Considerations: Avoid aggressive scraping practices that might harm Youtube's infrastructure.
• Intended Use: For commercial or production use, consider exploring Youtube's official API solutions.

Related Resources

• YouTube Channel Scraper
• Youtube Shorts Scraper
• Vimeo Video Scraper