Youtube Scraper
Pricing
from $3.00 / 1,000 results
Youtube Scraper
Pricing
from $3.00 / 1,000 results
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Megan Studios
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YouTube Internal API Scraper
This is a production-grade Apify Actor designed to scrape YouTube profiles, videos, and shorts efficiently without requiring OAuth tokens, by utilizing YouTube's Internal API.
🚀 How to Use
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Provide the Input: In the Apify Console, navigate to your Actor's Input tab.
- Enter a YouTube Username / Channel ID (e.g.,
mrbeastor@mrbeast). - Use the Target to Scrape dropdown to select whether you want to extract All, Profile Only, Videos Only, or Shorts Only.
- Set the Maximum Videos/Shorts limit (e.g., 50). Set to 0 if you want to extract all available items on the first page.
- Enter a YouTube Username / Channel ID (e.g.,
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Run the Actor: Click Start. The Actor will run the scraper and usually completes within a few seconds.
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View the Results: Once finished, go to the Output tab or the Storage (Dataset) tab to see your structured data.
⚙️ Environment Variables (Optional)
If you prefer not to enter a username manually every time, you can set the DEFAULT_USERNAME environment variable in the Apify Console under Settings > Environment Variables. If the input field is left empty, the scraper will automatically fallback to this value.
🏗 Output Format
The resulting data is returned as a single JSON object containing:
profile: Channel details, title, handle, and subscriber count.videos: An array of the channel's standard video uploads.shorts: An array of the channel's YouTube Shorts.
