# Best Youtube Channels Scraper (`scrape-creators/best-youtube-channels-scraper`) Actor

Scrape YouTube channel data fast: name, subscriber count, video stats, description, links, and more. Just enter one or more channel URLs to extract public channel and video info. Only $1 per 1,000 results. Need help? Email adrian@thewebscrapingguy.com.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrape-creators/best-youtube-channels-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrape Creators](https://apify.com/scrape-creators) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 174 total users, 6 monthly users, 95.2% runs succeeded, 14 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 📺 What is Best YouTube Channels Scraper?

Best YouTube Channels Scraper is a fast and powerful tool built to extract detailed public data from YouTube channels. It’s perfect for anyone looking to bypass the strict quotas of the YouTube Data API and get data at scale.

With just a list of YouTube channel URLs, you can extract:

✅ Channel name\
✅ Total number of subscribers\
✅ Total views and number of videos\
✅ Channel bio and social links\
✅ Video metadata (title, upload date, view count, duration, URL)

It costs **$1 per 1,000 results** — no API quotas, no headaches, just results.

***

### 📥 How to use Best YouTube Channels Scraper

Even if you’ve never scraped data before, you’ll be up and running in seconds.

1. Create an Apify account (you get $5 in free credits/month).
2. Open Best YouTube Channels Scraper.
3. Add one or more YouTube channel URLs.
4. Click "Start" and let the magic happen.
5. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML format.

#### 🧪 Input Example

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@BussinWithTheBoys",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@channel_seven7",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@BarstoolSportsTV"
  ]
}
```

***

### 📤 Output Example

```json
{
  "channelId": "UCylgcI1N1S3zHljDO8eW-Qg",
  "channel": "http://www.youtube.com/@BussinWithTheBoys",
  "handle": "@BussinWithTheBoys",
  "name": "Bussin' With The Boys",
  "avatar": {
    "image": {
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/yrqB-VA6uNHAudHdqzpgNkcGqqD6Tssr3YJCwqIPNCVGUH_HwRZWHMkRDH40Alkt-UI1l-kG4Q=s72-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
          "width": 72,
          "height": 72
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "description": "Get on the bus with NFL players Will Compton & Taylor Lewan! The Boys let you in on their hilarious, high-energy, and often heartfelt conversations. Topics range from exclusive NFL stories to candid chats with personalities from all industries to out-of-left-field hot takes on things you and your friends only discuss behind closed doors. Sometimes they chat with a guest, sometimes it's just the two of them, but it's always a good time when you're Bussin' With The Boys.\n\nAnd yes, this is the podcast where Mike Vrabel said he'd cut his piece off for a Super Bowl.",
  "subscriberCount": 603000,
  "subscriberCountText": "603K subscribers",
  "videoCountText": "3,708 videos",
  "videoCount": 3708,
  "viewCountText": "305,644,721 views",
  "viewCount": 305644721,
  "joinedDateText": "Joined May 7, 2019",
  "tags": "Bussin With The Boys, Taylor Lewan, Will Compton, Tennessee Titans, Bussin, nfl podcast, sports podcast, barstool sports, the boys, Barstool, For the boys, NFL player podcast, Slips and picks, bet the bus, Slips & Picks, Under The Hood, Bussin vlog, Bus Scenes, Barstool podcast",
  "email": null,
  "instagram": "https://instagram.com/bussinwtb",
  "twitter": "https://twitter.com/BussinWTB",
  "facebook": "https://facebook.com/BussinWTB",
  "apple_podcasts": "https://bit.ly/BWTB_Apple",
  "spotify": "https://bit.ly/BWTB_Spotify",
  "links": [
    "https://instagram.com/bussinwtb",
    "https://twitter.com/BussinWTB",
    "https://facebook.com/BussinWTB",
    "https://bit.ly/BWTB_Apple",
    "https://bit.ly/BWTB_Spotify"
  ],
  "country": "United States"
}
```

***

### 💡 Why scrape YouTube channels?

Use this tool to:

- Analyze competitors' publishing strategies
- Track content performance trends
- Pull video libraries for market research
- Build datasets for academic research
- Monitor channel growth over time

***

### 🛠️ Integrations & API Access

You can connect this scraper with:

- Zapier, Make, Clay, Crew AI

***

### 💬 Need Help?

Have questions or need a custom feature?\
**Email me anytime at adrian@thewebscrapingguy.com** — happy to help.

***

### 💸 Pricing

- **$1 per 1,000 results**

***

### ❓FAQ

**Is this scraper legal?**\
Yes. It only extracts public data

**Do I need proxies?**\
No! Not at all! I handle all that for you.

***

### 👇 Try it now

Start extracting public YouTube channel data faster, cheaper, and easier.\
No quotas. Just raw data.

# Actor input Schema

## `channels` (type: `array`):

The URLs of youtube channels you want to get the data from.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@BussinWithTheBoys"
  ]
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "channels": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/@BussinWithTheBoys"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrape-creators/best-youtube-channels-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "channels": ["https://www.youtube.com/@BussinWithTheBoys"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrape-creators/best-youtube-channels-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "channels": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@BussinWithTheBoys"
  ]
}' |
apify call scrape-creators/best-youtube-channels-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrape-creators/best-youtube-channels-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/B6jaY4GX5SUq9VoDf/builds/k2gUZg91LgSlam8Er/openapi.json