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Youtube Video Details Scraper

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Youtube Video Details Scraper

Youtube Video Details Scraper

Scrape video details of a youtube video at cheap rate. Try Now!

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from $0.50 / 1,000 results

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Scrape comprehensive information about YouTube videos including metadata, statistics, captions, and engagement metrics.

Use Cases

  • Content Analysis: Extract video metadata and performance metrics
  • Engagement Tracking: Monitor views, likes, and comment counts
  • SEO Research: Analyze video titles, descriptions, and tags
  • Competitive Intelligence: Study successful video strategies
  • Transcript Extraction: Get video subtitles and captions
  • Trend Analysis: Monitor video performance over time

Input Parameters

FieldTypeRequiredDescriptionExampleDefault
typestringYesScraper typevideo_details-
videoIdsarrayYesArray of YouTube video IDs["arj7oStGLkU"]-
geostringNoISO 3166-2 country codeUSUS
langstringNoLanguage codeenen
extendstringNoExtended info: 1 (full) or 2 (lite)1-
maxItemnumberNoMaximum items to fetch10100

Example Input

{
"type": "video_details",
"videoIds": ["arj7oStGLkU", "dQw4w9WgXcQ"],
"geo": "US",
"lang": "en",
"extend": "1"
}

Output Schema

Video Details Object

{
"id": "arj7oStGLkU",
"title": "Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED",
"description": "Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense...",
"channel": {
"id": "UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug",
"name": "TED",
"handle": "@TED",
"thumbnails": [...]
},
"stats": {
"viewCount": "60453248",
"likeCount": "2032690",
"commentCount": "13245"
},
"duration": "844",
"publishDate": "2016-04-06",
"thumbnails": [...],
"keywords": ["TED", "procrastination", "productivity"],
"category": "People & Blogs",
"subtitles": {
"available": true,
"languages": ["en", "es", "fr", ...]
},
"isLiveContent": false,
"isFamilySafe": true
}

Data Fields

Basic Information

  • id: YouTube video ID
  • title: Video title
  • description: Full video description
  • duration: Video length in seconds
  • publishDate: Upload date (ISO format)

Channel Information

  • channel.id: Channel ID
  • channel.name: Channel name
  • channel.handle: Channel handle (@username)
  • channel.thumbnails: Channel avatar images

Statistics (with extend=1)

  • stats.viewCount: Total views
  • stats.likeCount: Number of likes
  • stats.commentCount: Number of comments

Media Assets

  • thumbnails: Video thumbnail images (multiple sizes)
  • subtitles: Available caption languages
  • storyboards: Preview thumbnails for video scrubbing

Metadata

  • keywords: Video tags
  • category: YouTube category
  • isLiveContent: Whether it's a live stream
  • isFamilySafe: Content rating
  • allowedCountries: Regions where video is available

Notes

  • Free tier limited to 100 videos
  • Extended info (extend=1) provides like/comment counts
  • Geo and lang parameters affect localized data
  • Some data may be restricted based on video privacy settings