# Trending YouTube Shorts by keyword, with exact views and likes

**Use case:** 

Give it a few niche keywords and get the Shorts YouTube ranks for each one, with title, channel, thumbnail and hashtags, plus the exact view count, exact like count, comment count and publish date of every Short. Run it weekly and compare ranks and views to see which formats are taking off in your niche.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "air fryer recipe",
    "easy dinner"
  ],
  "channels": [
    "@mkbhd"
  ],
  "maxShortsPerSource": 50,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "thumbnailUrl": {
    "label": "Thumbnail",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "viewCountApprox": {
    "label": "Views (rounded, as YouTube shows)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelHandle": {
    "label": "Channel @handle",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rank": {
    "label": "Rank in that list",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Short URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The YouTube Shorts Scraper 🎬 (keyword & channel Shorts, views) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Trending YouTube Shorts by keyword, with exact views and likes". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/ZstPUuwmAJInEYcWI) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Trending YouTube Shorts by keyword, with exact views and likes" task

The YouTube Shorts Scraper 🎬 (keyword & channel Shorts, views) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search keywords, channels, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Trending YouTube Shorts by keyword, with exact views and likes" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as thumbnail, title, views (rounded, as youtube shows), and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Trending YouTube Shorts by keyword, with exact views and likes" task via API](https://apify.com/tagadanar/youtube-shorts-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Shorts Scraper 🎬 (keyword & channel Shorts, views)](https://apify.com/tagadanar/youtube-shorts-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/tagadanar/youtube-shorts-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/tagadanar/youtube-shorts-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).