# Collect YouTube audience questions for content planning

**Use case:** 

Export public comments from videos you select, retaining text and source links. Review the collected discussion for audience questions, requests and recurring topics, then use your own notes or analysis tools to plan follow-up content.

## Input

```json
{
  "inputList": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw"
  ],
  "pagesPerInput": 1
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "input": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "id": {
    "label": "ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "parent_comment_id": {
    "label": "Parent Comment ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "published_text": {
    "label": "Published Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "likes": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "likes_text": {
    "label": "Likes Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "replies_count": {
    "label": "Replies Count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "reply_level": {
    "label": "Reply Level",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "is_pinned": {
    "label": "Is Pinned",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "pinned_text": {
    "label": "Pinned Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "is_hearted": {
    "label": "Is Hearted",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "hearted_by": {
    "label": "Hearted By",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "creator_thumbnail": {
    "label": "Creator Thumbnail",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "is_liked": {
    "label": "Is Liked",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "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"
  },
  "author.is_creator": {
    "label": "Author / Is Creator",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "author.is_artist": {
    "label": "Author / Is Artist",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "author.is_current_user": {
    "label": "Author / Is Current User",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "links.text": {
    "label": "Links / Text",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "links.url": {
    "label": "Links / URL",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "mentions.channel_id": {
    "label": "Mentions / Channel ID",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "mentions.name": {
    "label": "Mentions / Name",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "mentions.url": {
    "label": "Mentions / URL",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "comments_total": {
    "label": "Comments Total",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "video_id": {
    "label": "Video ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_video.id": {
    "label": "Source Video / ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_video.url": {
    "label": "Source Video / URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "source_video.title": {
    "label": "Source Video / Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_video.channel_id": {
    "label": "Source Video / Channel ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_video.author": {
    "label": "Source Video / Author",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source_video.views": {
    "label": "Source Video / Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "position": {
    "label": "Position",
    "format": "integer"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

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