# YouTube Playlist Video IDs for Caption Lookup Queues

**Use case:** 

Collect video IDs and playlist references to prepare a separate caption lookup queue in your own pipeline. Review which entries need text before sending them to a transcript workflow; this task lists videos and does not fetch captions or establish that a transcript exists.

## Input

```json
{
  "inputList": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2aBZuCeDwlRxnw-jDj51gmtBuCVZbsaZ"
  ],
  "pagesPerInput": 1
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "input": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "id": {
    "label": "ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "description": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "thumbnail_url": {
    "label": "Thumbnail URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "thumbnails.url": {
    "label": "Thumbnails / URL",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "thumbnails.width": {
    "label": "Thumbnails / Width",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "thumbnails.height": {
    "label": "Thumbnails / Height",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "duration_seconds": {
    "label": "Duration Seconds",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "duration_text": {
    "label": "Duration Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "views": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "views_text": {
    "label": "Views Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "published_text": {
    "label": "Published Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "badges": {
    "label": "Badges",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "is_live": {
    "label": "Is Live",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "is_upcoming": {
    "label": "Is Upcoming",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "is_premiere": {
    "label": "Is Premiere",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "is_members_only": {
    "label": "Is Members Only",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "stream_status": {
    "label": "Stream Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scheduled_start_time": {
    "label": "Scheduled Start Time",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "accessibility_text": {
    "label": "Accessibility Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author.id": {
    "label": "Author / ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author.name": {
    "label": "Author / Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author.handle": {
    "label": "Author / Handle",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "author.url": {
    "label": "Author / URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "author.avatar_url": {
    "label": "Author / Avatar URL",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "author.avatar_thumbnails.url": {
    "label": "Author / Avatar Thumbnails / URL",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "author.avatar_thumbnails.width": {
    "label": "Author / Avatar Thumbnails / Width",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "author.avatar_thumbnails.height": {
    "label": "Author / Avatar Thumbnails / Height",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "author.is_verified": {
    "label": "Author / Is Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "playlist_id": {
    "label": "Playlist ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "playlist_index": {
    "label": "Playlist Index",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "set_video_id": {
    "label": "Set Video ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "is_playable": {
    "label": "Is Playable",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "is_unavailable": {
    "label": "Is Unavailable",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "source_playlist.id": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_playlist.url": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "source_playlist.canonical_url": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Canonical URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "source_playlist.title": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_playlist.description": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Description",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_playlist.thumbnail_url": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Thumbnail URL",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "source_playlist.thumbnails.url": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Thumbnails / URL",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "source_playlist.thumbnails.width": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Thumbnails / Width",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "source_playlist.thumbnails.height": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Thumbnails / Height",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "source_playlist.videos_count": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Videos Count",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "source_playlist.videos_count_text": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Videos Count Text",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_playlist.views": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "source_playlist.views_text": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Views Text",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_playlist.updated_text": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Updated Text",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_playlist.privacy": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Privacy",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_playlist.is_unlisted": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Is Unlisted",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "source_playlist.is_family_safe": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Is Family Safe",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "source_playlist.available_countries": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Available Countries",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "source_playlist.author.id": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Author / ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_playlist.author.name": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Author / Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_playlist.author.handle": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Author / Handle",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_playlist.author.url": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Author / URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "source_playlist.author.avatar_url": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Author / Avatar URL",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "source_playlist.author.avatar_thumbnails.url": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Author / Avatar Thumbnails / URL",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "source_playlist.author.avatar_thumbnails.width": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Author / Avatar Thumbnails / Width",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "source_playlist.author.avatar_thumbnails.height": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Author / Avatar Thumbnails / Height",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "source_playlist.author.is_verified": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Author / Is Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "source_playlist.description_links": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Description Links",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "source_playlist.hashtags": {
    "label": "Source Playlist / Hashtags",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "position": {
    "label": "Position",
    "format": "integer"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Playlist Videos – Links, Order & Metadata](https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey/youtube-playlist-videos-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey/youtube-playlist-videos-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/scrapingmonkey/youtube-playlist-videos-scraper.md

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