# YouTube Channel Videos Scraper 📹 (`scriptbase/youtube-channel-videos-scraper`) Actor

📹 Export a YouTube channel's full upload history. Get every video's title, URL, views, duration and publish date. Paginated, no login, no YouTube API key or quota.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scriptbase/youtube-channel-videos-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scriptbase](https://apify.com/scriptbase) (community)
- **Categories:** Agents, SEO tools, Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## YouTube Channel Videos Scraper

Export a YouTube channel's full upload history to JSON, CSV or Excel. Every video's title, URL, view count, duration and publish date — no login, no YouTube Data API key, no quota.

### What it does

Lists the uploads of one YouTube channel and writes one dataset row per video, newest first. It pages through the channel until it reaches your `maxItems` limit or the uploads run out.

Accepts any channel URL form: `youtube.com/@handle`, `youtube.com/channel/UC…`, `youtube.com/c/Name`.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `url` | string | yes | — | Channel URL or @handle |
| `maxItems` | integer | no | 100 | Stop after this many videos |

```json
{ "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd", "maxItems": 1000 }
````

To pull an entire back catalogue, set `maxItems` well above the channel's video count — the run stops on its own when the uploads run out.

### Output

One row per video.

```json
{
  "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "The best phone of 2026",
  "durationSec": 612,
  "views": 4821000,
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z",
  "publishedAtConfidence": "parsed",
  "channel": { "id": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ", "title": "MKBHD", "handle": "@mkbhd", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd" },
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg"
}
```

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `id` | string | YouTube video id |
| `url` | string | Canonical watch URL |
| `title` | string | Video title |
| `durationSec` | integer | Length in seconds |
| `views` | integer | View count at scrape time |
| `publishedAt` | string | ISO 8601 |
| `publishedAtConfidence` | string | `exact` | `parsed` | `unknown` |
| `channel` | object | `id`, `title`, `handle`, `url` — same on every row |
| `thumbnailUrl` | string | Thumbnail image URL |

#### About `publishedAtConfidence`

YouTube renders ages as relative text — "2 weeks ago" — rather than timestamps. When that is all a source gives us, the date is computed from it and marked `parsed`. `exact` means a real timestamp arrived. `unknown` means neither did, and `publishedAt` is absent.

Most scrapers present a computed date as if it were exact. This one tells you which it is, so you can judge whether it is precise enough for your analysis.

### What it does not do

- **Uploads only.** Shorts, live streams, playlists and community posts are not listed separately.
- **No channel statistics.** Subscriber and total-view counts come from the YouTube Channel Stats Scraper.
- **No sorting options.** Videos come back newest first, as the channel page orders them.
- **No transcripts or comments.** Feed the `url` of each row into those actors.

### Pricing

Charged per video delivered. A channel with 800 uploads, pulled completely, bills 800. Failed runs charge nothing.

### Errors

| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `BAD_REQUEST` | Input missing, malformed, or not a URL this actor serves |
| `NOT_FOUND` | The target is private, removed, or does not exist |
| `UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION` | The URL resolved to a platform this actor does not serve |
| `UPSTREAM_FAILED` | Every upstream source failed — retry shortly |
| `RATE_LIMITED` | Too many requests; back off and retry |
| `TIMEOUT` | The source took longer than the actor's budget |
| `UNAUTHORIZED` | The actor's API credentials are invalid — contact the author |
| `INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS` | The account behind this actor is out of credits — contact the author |
| `INTERNAL_ERROR` | Unexpected failure |

`UNAUTHORIZED` and `INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS` are on us, not you. If you see either, the actor is misconfigured on our side.

### How it works

Three independent upstream sources serve this operation. If one is down or returns nothing usable, the next is tried inside the same run — no double charge, no retry on your side.

Listings are always fetched live, so a video uploaded minutes ago appears.

### FAQ

**Do I need a YouTube API key?** No.

**Can I get a channel's entire history?** Yes — set `maxItems` above the upload count and the run stops when it runs out.

**Does it include Shorts?** Shorts are not listed as a separate feed here.

**Can I pass a video URL instead of a channel URL?** No — pass the channel. The video's own data comes from the YouTube Video Data Scraper.

**How do I get subscriber counts?** Use the YouTube Channel Stats Scraper.

# Actor input Schema

## `url` (type: `string`):

Channel URL or @handle whose uploads you want.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many results. Charged per result delivered, so this caps the run's cost.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
    "maxItems": 25
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scriptbase/youtube-channel-videos-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 = {
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
    "maxItems": 25,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scriptbase/youtube-channel-videos-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
  "maxItems": 25
}' |
apify call scriptbase/youtube-channel-videos-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scriptbase/youtube-channel-videos-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "YouTube Channel Videos Scraper 📹",
        "description": "📹 Export a YouTube channel's full upload history. Get every video's title, URL, views, duration and publish date. Paginated, no login, no YouTube API key or quota.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "o5lUOul5IePyHZhgN"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/scriptbase~youtube-channel-videos-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scriptbase-youtube-channel-videos-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scriptbase~youtube-channel-videos-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scriptbase-youtube-channel-videos-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scriptbase~youtube-channel-videos-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scriptbase-youtube-channel-videos-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "url"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "url": {
                        "title": "YouTube Channel URL",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Channel URL or @handle whose uploads you want."
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Maximum results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Stop after this many results. Charged per result delivered, so this caps the run's cost.",
                        "default": 100
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```