Youtube Hashtag Scraper

Scrape videos and shorts associated with specific hashtags.

Use Cases

• Hashtag Analytics: Track hashtag performance
• Trend Discovery: Find trending hashtags
• Content Curation: Collect hashtag-specific content
• Campaign Monitoring: Track branded hashtag usage
• Viral Research: Analyze viral hashtag patterns

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description	Example	Default
type	string	Yes	Scraper type	hashtag	-
hashtag	string	Yes	Hashtag (without #)	viral	-
feedType	string	No	Content type: all or shorts	all	all
maxItem	number	No	Max items	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

Feed Type Options

• all (default): All videos and shorts
• shorts: Only YouTube Shorts

Example Input - All Content

{
  "type": "hashtag",
  "hashtag": "viral",
  "feedType": "all",
  "maxItem": 50
}

Example Input - Shorts Only

{
  "type": "hashtag",
  "hashtag": "trending",
  "feedType": "shorts",
  "maxItem": 100,
  "geo": "US"
}

Output Schema

Video Object

{
  "type": "video",
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Amazing Video #viral",
  "thumbnails": [...],
  "channel": {
    "id": "UCxxx...",
    "name": "Creator Name",
    "thumbnails": [...]
  },
  "duration": "213",
  "viewCount": "1234567",
  "publishedTimeText": "2 weeks ago",
  "badges": []
}

Shorts Object

{
  "type": "shorts",
  "shortsId": "jOcyYhsc1mA",
  "title": "Viral Shorts #trending",
  "thumbnails": [...],
  "channel": {
    "id": "UCxxx...",
    "name": "Creator Name"
  },
  "viewCount": "567890",
  "isOriginalAspectRatio": true
}

Data Fields

Common Fields

• type: Content type (video or shorts)
• videoId/shortsId: Content identifier
• title: Content title
• thumbnails: Thumbnail images
• viewCount: View statistics
• publishedTimeText: Upload time

Channel Information

• channel.id: Channel ID
• channel.name: Channel name
• channel.thumbnails: Channel avatar

Video-Specific

• duration: Video length in seconds
• badges: Content badges

Shorts-Specific

• isOriginalAspectRatio: Vertical format indicator

Notes

• Free tier limited to 100 items per run
• Hashtag search is case-insensitive
• Do not include # symbol in hashtag parameter
• Results are sorted by relevance/popularity
• Pagination continues automatically until maxItem
• Some hashtags may have limited content
• Regional results may vary based on geo parameter