YouTube Comments Scraper — Hosted Apify Actor

Hosted youtube comments scraper that returns structured JSON without the captcha-solving, proxy-rotation, and site-update maintenance you'd otherwise own. Run it from the Apify Store with one click, or call it from your own service via the Apify API. Pay only for what you scrape — no monthly subscription.

What you get

• Structured JSON output — every youtube comments scraper run returns clean, parseable records ready for analytics or downstream pipelines.
• Hosted on Apify — no servers, no proxies, no anti-bot maintenance. Click Run.
• Pay only for what you scrape — pricing scales with usage; no monthly subscription minimum.

Why use this youtube comments scraper

Most youtube comments scraper solutions fall into one of two camps: free open-source libraries that break every few months when the upstream site changes, or expensive SaaS tools that charge $99-$399/month for the data layer plus a dashboard UI you may not need.

This Apify Actor sits in the middle: same structured data the SaaS tools ship, but priced per run instead of per month, with a hosted infrastructure that handles proxies, retries, and captcha solving so you don't have to.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
video	string	required	YouTube video URL (watch?v=…, youtu.be/…, /shorts/…) or 11-character video ID.
max_comments	integer	100	Top-level comments to collect (1–2000). Replies are not expanded in this POC.

Output

Every run pushes results to the Apify dataset as JSON records. Each record contains the structured fields surfaced by the youtube comments scraper — fields, IDs, timestamps, and any nested objects. You can:

• Download the dataset as JSON, JSONL, CSV, or Excel from the Apify console
• Stream results via the Apify API for use in your own application
• Pipe results to webhooks, S3, BigQuery, or any of Apify's 30+ integrations
• Diff today's run against yesterday's to detect changes (new entries, removed entries, modified fields)

Use cases for the youtube comments scraper

Competitive monitoring

Use the youtube comments scraper to pull your competitors' data daily. Diff against yesterday's run to detect price changes, new listings, or removed inventory.

Lead generation

Pipe youtube comments scraper output into your CRM as enrichment — every record arrives with the structured fields your sales reps need.

Market sizing

Scrape an entire vertical's catalog with the youtube comments scraper, then aggregate to size the addressable market by category, geo, or price band.

Internal dashboards

Schedule the youtube comments scraper as a daily Apify task. Push results to BigQuery and visualize in your existing BI tool.

FAQ

Is this youtube comments scraper free?

The Actor itself is hosted on Apify with pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for what you actually scrape. There's no monthly subscription and no minimum spend. The first few runs typically cost less than a coffee. For long-running daily jobs, your monthly bill scales with the volume of data you pull.

How does this youtube comments scraper compare to existing tools?

Most off-the-shelf youtube comments scraper alternatives are either fragile open-source scripts that break every few months, or expensive SaaS subscriptions starting at $99-$399/month. This Actor sits in between: hosted infrastructure that handles proxy rotation and retries, but priced per run.

What input does the youtube comments scraper accept?

The full input schema is rendered as a form on the Apify Store page — you can run a job by filling out a few fields with no code. The schema also accepts raw JSON if you're calling the Actor via the Apify API from your own service. See the Input section above for the field list.

How accurate is the youtube comments scraper data?

The Actor scrapes data directly from the source, so accuracy matches what a human user would see on the page. There's no third-party cache or middleware — every run returns the live state. If the upstream site throttles requests, the Actor handles retries and proxy rotation transparently and surfaces a structured error in the dataset's errors field rather than failing silently.

Can I run this youtube comments scraper on a schedule?

Yes — Apify has built-in scheduling. You can set the Actor to run hourly, daily, or weekly, and pipe results to webhooks, S3, or your data warehouse via the Apify integrations. Most teams schedule the youtube comments scraper as a daily task and incrementally diff against the previous run to detect changes.

Pricing

This youtube comments scraper uses Apify's pay-per-event pricing — every successful record costs a small fixed amount, so your bill scales linearly with usage. There's no monthly subscription and no minimum spend. See the Apify Store page for the current per-event price; expect typical workloads to cost a few dollars per run.