YouTube Comments Scraper

Extract comments and replies from any YouTube video. Fast, reliable, and no browser needed — pure HTTP-based extraction at scale.

Features

• Fast extraction — Direct API calls, no browser emulation needed
• Multiple input modes — Paste video URLs, channel URLs, or @handles
• Reply support — Optionally fetch replies to each comment
• Sort options — Get top comments or newest first
• Low resource usage — Minimal memory and bandwidth (JSON only, no page rendering)
• Automatic pagination — Fetches all comments, even on videos with thousands
• Deduplication — No duplicate comments in your dataset

What data do you get?

Each comment includes:

Field	Description
text	Full comment text
likeCount	Number of likes on the comment
replyCount	Number of replies
publishedTime	When the comment was posted (e.g., "2 hours ago")
isPinned	Whether the comment is pinned by the creator
isHearted	Whether the creator hearted the comment
videoId	Source video ID
videoUrl	Source video URL
author.name	Commenter's display name
author.channelId	Commenter's channel ID
author.channelUrl	Commenter's channel URL
author.avatarUrl	Commenter's profile picture URL
replies	Array of reply comments (when enabled)

Sample output

{
    "commentId": "UgyBxGk...",
    "text": "This video is amazing! Great explanation.",
    "likeCount": 142,
    "replyCount": 5,
    "publishedTime": "2 days ago",
    "isPinned": false,
    "isHearted": true,
    "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "author": {
        "name": "John Doe",
        "channelId": "UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
        "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
        "avatarUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/..."
    },
    "replies": []
}

Input

Field	Description	Default
videoURLs	List of YouTube video URLs	[]
channelURLs	List of YouTube channel URLs or @handles	[]
commentsPerVideo	Max comments per video. Set to 0 for all comments	0
maxRepliesPerComment	Max replies to fetch per comment. Set to 0 to skip	0
sortBy	Sort order: top or newest	top
proxy	Proxy configuration (recommended)	Apify Proxy

Example input

{
    "videoURLs": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    ],
    "commentsPerVideo": 500,
    "maxRepliesPerComment": 5,
    "sortBy": "top"
}

Scraping comments from a channel

{
    "channelURLs": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
    ],
    "commentsPerVideo": 100,
    "sortBy": "newest"
}

Use cases

• Sentiment analysis — Analyze audience reactions to products, campaigns, or creators
• Brand monitoring — Track what people say about your brand across YouTube
• Competitor research — Study engagement patterns on competitor content
• Influencer vetting — Evaluate comment quality and authenticity before partnerships
• Trend detection — Spot emerging topics and opinions in comment sections
• Academic research — Collect data for social media studies and NLP projects
• Content strategy — Understand what resonates with audiences by analyzing top comments

How it works

This scraper fetches comments in bulk without launching a browser or rendering any pages. It uses fast, efficient JSON requests under the hood. This means:

• No scroll delays — Comments are fetched via pagination, not scrolling
• Minimal bandwidth — Only JSON data is transferred, no HTML/CSS/JS/images
• Low memory — Runs in 256MB, no browser overhead

Export formats

Export your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML. Integrate via the Apify API, webhooks, or connect directly to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, and more.

Limitations

• Only public video comments are accessible
• Comments disabled by the creator cannot be scraped
• Age-restricted videos may not be accessible without authentication
• YouTube may rate-limit requests from the same IP — use proxy for best results

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial actor and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google. It is developed and maintained independently. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.

This actor accesses only publicly available data. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with YouTube's Terms of Service and all applicable laws. By using this actor, you agree that you are solely responsible for how you use the extracted data.