# YouTube Email Scraper (`seemuapps/youtube-email-scraper`) Actor Find publicly-posted contact emails from any YouTube channel β€” scans channel descriptions and recent video descriptions in bulk. - **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-email-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Andrew](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community) - **Categories:** AI, Social media, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $50.00 / 1,000 youtube channel scanneds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## YouTube Email Scraper Find publicly-posted contact emails from any YouTube channel - scans channel About descriptions and recent video descriptions in bulk. ### What you get For every YouTube channel you submit, one dataset row with: - **emails** - deduplicated list of every email address found (lowercased, cleaned of trailing punctuation, no-reply/example/image-domain false positives filtered out) - **emailSources** - audit trail showing whether each match came from the channel description or a specific video description (with the video's URL and title) - **channelId, channelName, channelUrl** - canonical channel identity - **channelDescription** - the channel's About description (truncated to 1000 chars) - **subscriberCount** - public subscriber/follower count - **videosScanned** - how many recent video descriptions were actually scanned - **status** - `success` or `error`, plus an `error` message if something went wrong ### Use cases - **Sponsorship outreach** - build a contact list of creators in your niche for brand deal pitches - **Podcast booking** - find creators publishing their email so you can pitch them as guests - **Sales prospecting** - identify creators who run businesses or agencies and reach the right inbox - **Agency partnerships** - source talent for management or representation deals - **Journalism and research** - contact creators directly for interviews, quotes, or story leads ### How to use 1. Paste channel URLs or handles into **YouTube Channel URLs** - `@mkbhd`, `https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd`, `/c/`, `/user/`, or `/channel/UC...` formats all work 2. Set **Max Videos to Scan** (default 5) - how many recent video descriptions to check per channel; set 0 to scan only the About page 3. Leave **Proxy Mode** on **Residential** (default) - switch to **Auto** if you want to try cheaper paths first 4. Run the actor - one dataset row per channel appears in the **Dataset** tab 5. Export to JSON, CSV, or Google Sheets directly from the Apify console ### Output format Each dataset record: ```json { "inputUrl": "@mkbhd", "channelId": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ", "channelName": "Marques Brownlee", "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd", "channelDescription": "MKBHD: Quality Tech Videos | YouTuber/Host…", "subscriberCount": 19500000, "emails": ["business@example.com"], "emailSources": [ { "email": "business@example.com", "source": "videoDescription", "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123", "videoTitle": "Video title here" } ], "videosScanned": 5, "proxyUsed": "residential", "status": "success", "error": null } ```` ### Notes & limits - **Up to 10 channels per run.** For larger jobs, schedule multiple runs. - **Only scrapes publicly-visible emails** - emails behind YouTube's "View email" captcha button on the channel About page are not accessible programmatically. - **Email coverage depends on the creator** - some put their email in every video description, others only in the About page, and some don't post one at all. An empty `emails` list with `status: "success"` means we scanned the channel but found nothing public. - **For best coverage, set Max Videos to 5-10** (default 5). Higher values find more emails but each run takes longer. - **Channel descriptions are truncated to 1000 characters** in the output - emails are extracted from the full text before truncation. - **Use the emails you find responsibly - comply with the recipient's stated contact preferences, the CAN-SPAM Act, GDPR, and YouTube's Terms of Service.** ### Related YouTube actors Part of a complete YouTube toolkit - explore the rest of the suite: - [YouTube Channel Videos Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-channel-videos-scraper) - List every video on a channel with metadata - [YouTube Video Metadata Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-video-metadata-scraper) - Bulk video metadata - views, tags, chapters, more - [YouTube Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-transcript-scraper) - Full transcripts and timestamped captions - [YouTube Comment Insights](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-comment-insights) - Sentiment, keywords, and topics from comments - [YouTube Channel Growth Analyzer](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-channel-growth-analyzer) - Growth metrics, cadence, and best posting time - [YouTube Similar Channels Finder](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-similar-channels-finder) - Find similar and competitor channels - [YouTube Sponsorship & Brand Deal Tracker](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-sponsorship-tracker) - Extract sponsors, brand deals, and promo codes - [YouTube Creator Contact Finder](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-creator-contact-finder) - Find a creator's email and social links - [YouTube Thumbnail Downloader](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-thumbnail-downloader) - Download video thumbnails in every size - [YouTube Video Downloader](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-video-downloader) - Download videos as MP4 up to 1440p - [YouTube to MP3 Converter](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-to-mp3) - Convert videos to MP3 audio (128-320 kbps) - [YouTube MCP Server](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-mcp) - All YouTube tools for AI agents via MCP # Actor input Schema ## `channelUrls` (type: `array`): YouTube channel URLs or handles. Accepts @handle, /c/, /channel/, /user/, or full URL. Up to 10 per run. ## `maxVideosToScan` (type: `integer`): Number of recent videos to scan per channel. 0 = scan only the About description. Higher values find more emails but take longer. ## `proxyMode` (type: `string`): Residential is the default and works for most YouTube content. Auto tries no proxy first, then datacenter, then residential - useful only if you want to save proxy bandwidth on channels that happen to fetch without one. ## Actor input object example ```json { "channelUrls": [ "@mkbhd" ], "maxVideosToScan": 5, "proxyMode": "residential" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): One record per channel: inputUrl, channelId, channelName, channelUrl, channelDescription, subscriberCount, emails (deduplicated), emailSources (audit trail with source + video URL/title), videosScanned, proxyUsed, status (success|error), error. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "channelUrls": [ "@mkbhd" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("seemuapps/youtube-email-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ 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); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "channelUrls": ["@mkbhd"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("seemuapps/youtube-email-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "channelUrls": [ "@mkbhd" ] }' | apify call seemuapps/youtube-email-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=seemuapps/youtube-email-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "YouTube Email Scraper", "description": "Find publicly-posted contact emails from any YouTube channel β€” scans channel descriptions and recent video descriptions in bulk.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "kLqMpUpbAdSTebISy" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/seemuapps~youtube-email-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-seemuapps-youtube-email-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/seemuapps~youtube-email-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-seemuapps-youtube-email-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/seemuapps~youtube-email-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-seemuapps-youtube-email-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "channelUrls" ], "properties": { "channelUrls": { "title": "YouTube Channel URLs", "type": "array", "description": "YouTube channel URLs or handles. Accepts @handle, /c/, /channel/, /user/, or full URL. Up to 10 per run.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxVideosToScan": { "title": "Max Videos to Scan", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of recent videos to scan per channel. 0 = scan only the About description. Higher values find more emails but take longer.", "default": 5 }, "proxyMode": { "title": "Proxy Mode", "enum": [ "residential", "auto", "none", "datacenter" ], "type": "string", "description": "Residential is the default and works for most YouTube content. Auto tries no proxy first, then datacenter, then residential - useful only if you want to save proxy bandwidth on channels that happen to fetch without one.", "default": "residential" } } }, "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": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```