Google Shorts Scraper — YouTube, TikTok, Reels

What does Google Shorts Scraper do?

Scrape Google's short-form video tab — YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Reels, and more. Aggregated across platforms, ranked by Google.

Why use Google Shorts Scraper?

• Cross-platform shorts. YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels — all in one call.
• Fresh content bias. Google surfaces recent shorts by default — perfect for trend tracking.
• Filter set. Time, location, safe-search.
• Stream-friendly. Each short as its own dataset record.
• Cheapest short-form aggregator. $1.50 / 1k shorts.

What data can Google Shorts Scraper extract?

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Short title / caption
link	string	Source URL
source	string	Platform (YouTube / TikTok / Instagram …)
thumbnail	string	Preview image
duration	string	MM:SS
channel	string	Creator / channel name
position	number	Rank within the page

How to scrape Google Shorts (short-form video)

1. Click Try for free.
2. Enter query in q.
3. Optional: gl / hl, time filter via tbs, safe-search.
4. Set num (1-60) and max_pages.
5. Click Start — shorts stream into the dataset.

How much will it cost?

$0.0015 per short (≈ $1.50 per 1,000 shorts). One call per page. 3-page run ≈ 120 shorts for $0.18.

Competitor benchmark

Actor	Author	Price	Notes
clockworks/tiktok-scraper	clockworks	~$1.70 / 1k	TikTok-only
streamers/youtube-scraper	streamers	~$2.40 / 1k	YouTube-only
apify/google-search-scraper	Apify	~$3.50 / 1k	SERP actor
scrape-badger/google-shorts-scraper	ScrapeBadger	$1.50 / 1k shorts	Cross-platform, 12% under cheapest

Input

Configure the run in the Input tab above, or pass a JSON object matching the fields below when calling the Actor via the Apify API.

Field	Required	Description
q	✅	Search query.
gl / hl	—	Country + language.
num	—	Results per page (1-60, default 40).
max_pages	—	1-10, default 3.
safe	—	off / active.
tbs	—	Time filter (qdr:h, qdr:d, qdr:w, …).

Output

Every successful run streams records into the run's dataset. Download as JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, or HTML from the Dataset tab; consume programmatically via the Apify API or webhooks.

Example record:

{
  "title": "Wait for it\u2026 \ud83e\udd2f",
  "link": "https://youtube.com/shorts/abc123",
  "source": "YouTube",
  "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/\u2026",
  "duration": "0:42",
  "channel": "@creator",
  "position": 1
}

Tips / Advanced options

• Trend tracking loves tbs: qdr:h. Past-hour shorts = bleeding edge virality signal.
• Platform diversity filters downstream. If you want TikTok-only, filter source: TikTok — avoids running TikTok scraper separately.
• Pair with sentiment analysis. Run title through an LLM for brand-safety screening.
• Shorts are platform-ranked, not Google-ranked. Google hands off to each platform's own ranking — same query returns very different results hour-to-hour.

FAQ, Disclaimers, Support

Is this YouTube Shorts or TikTok?

Both — plus Reels. Google's shorts tab is cross-platform. Filter source if you need platform-specific.

Can I download the shorts?

This actor returns URLs only. Use platform-specific downloaders.

What's udm=39?

Google's internal filter ID for shorts mode. Exposed via tbs.

Why fewer than num results sometimes?

Google's short-form tab has thinner inventory than the main SERP — short-tail queries may return <10 per page.

Disclaimer

This Actor scrapes public Google data only. You're responsible for compliance with Google's Terms of Service and any applicable data-protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) in your jurisdiction. ScrapeBadger does not store the scraped results — they are delivered directly to your Apify dataset.

Support

Something not working? Open a ticket in the Issues tab above — we triage within one business day. Full API reference: docs.scrapebadger.com.

Related Actors

• google-videos-scraper — Long-form video search

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