YouTube Channel Scraper

Scrape comprehensive channel information, videos, playlists, and community content from YouTube channels.

Use Cases

• Channel Analytics: Monitor channel growth and engagement
• Content Strategy: Analyze successful channel strategies
• Competitor Research: Track competing channels
• Playlist Discovery: Find organized content collections
• Community Monitoring: Track community posts and engagement
• Shorts Analysis: Analyze short-form content performance

Scraper Types

channel_about

Get comprehensive channel information and metadata.

channel_videos

Fetch all videos from a channel with sorting options.

channel_shorts

Get all YouTube Shorts from a channel.

channel_playlists

List all playlists created by the channel.

channel_community

Get community posts and updates.

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description	Example	Default
type	string	Yes	Scraper type	channel_videos	-
channelIds	array	Cond.	Array of channel IDs	["UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug"]	-
channelUsernames	array	Cond.	Array of channel usernames	["TED"]	-
sortBy	string	No	Sort order	newest	newest
maxItem	number	No	Max items per channel	50	100
resumeToken	string	No	Continue from previous fetch	-	-
geo	string	No	ISO 3166-2 country code	US	US
lang	string	No	Language code	en	en

Note: Either channelIds or channelUsernames must be provided.

Sort Options

• newest (default): Most recent first
• popular: Most viewed/liked first
• oldest: Oldest first
• date_added: For playlists

Example Inputs

Get Channel Information

{
  "type": "channel_about",
  "channelUsernames": ["TED"],
  "geo": "US",
  "lang": "en"
}

Get Channel Videos

{
  "type": "channel_videos",
  "channelIds": ["UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug"],
  "sortBy": "popular",
  "maxItem": 50
}

Get Channel Shorts

{
  "type": "channel_shorts",
  "channelUsernames": ["MrBeast"],
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "maxItem": 100
}

Get Channel Playlists

{
  "type": "channel_playlists",
  "channelIds": ["UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug"],
  "sortBy": "date_added"
}

Output Schema

Channel About Object

{
  "id": "UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug",
  "name": "TED",
  "handle": "@TED",
  "description": "The TED Talks channel features...",
  "thumbnails": [...],
  "banners": [...],
  "subscriberCount": "24.5M",
  "videoCount": "4,523",
  "viewCount": "4,123,456,789",
  "joinedDate": "Mar 1, 2006",
  "country": "US",
  "links": [
    {
      "title": "Website",
      "url": "https://www.ted.com"
    }
  ],
  "stats": {
    "subscribers": "24500000",
    "videos": "4523",
    "views": "4123456789"
  }
}

Video Object

{
  "videoId": "arj7oStGLkU",
  "title": "Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator",
  "thumbnails": [...],
  "duration": "844",
  "viewCount": "60453248",
  "publishedTimeText": "7 years ago",
  "publishedAt": "2016-04-06",
  "badges": ["CC"]
}

Playlist Object

{
  "playlistId": "PLMC9KNkIncKseYxDN2niH6glGRWKsLtde",
  "title": "Today's Hits 2025",
  "videoCount": 200,
  "thumbnails": [...],
  "firstVideoId": "xxx...",
  "lastUpdate": "Updated yesterday"
}

Community Post Object

{
  "postId": "Ugkxxx...",
  "text": "New video coming soon!",
  "publishedTimeText": "2 days ago",
  "likeCount": 1245,
  "commentCount": 89,
  "images": [...],
  "poll": null,
  "backstageAttachment": null
}

Notes

• Free tier limited to 100 items per run
• Both channel ID and username (@handle) are supported
• Pagination continues automatically until maxItem
• State saved for resuming interrupted scrapes
• Some channels may have restricted content
• Community posts available only on eligible channels