# YouTube Comments Scraper: $0.50 per 1K, No API Quota (`tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper`) Actor Export YouTube comments for $0.50 per 1,000, with likes, replies and author details. No API key or quota. Filter by keyword or minimum likes, top or newest first, and get only new comments on scheduled runs. - **URL**: https://apify.com/tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Tinda Cloud](https://apify.com/tindacloud) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Videos - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.40 / 1,000 comments This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md. ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. 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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below. 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`). # README ## YouTube Comments Scraper Get **YouTube comments with likes, replies and author details** — no API key, no quota, no login. Point it at video URLs and get a clean table. The official YouTube Data API gives you 10,000 quota units a day and cuts you off. This Actor has no quota. ### How to use 1. [Sign up for Apify](https://console.apify.com/sign-up) — the free plan's monthly credit is enough to try this Actor. 2. Open **YouTube Comments Scraper**, fill in the input (the form is pre-filled with a working example) and click **Start**. 3. Watch results stream into the dataset table while the run is going. 4. **Export** as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML or RSS — or pull the results from your own code with the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2). ### What can you do with YouTube comments data? - **Audience research** — what people actually say under your videos or your competitors'. - **Sentiment and complaint mining** — use `searchTerms` to keep only comments mentioning a product, a bug or a competitor. - **Find your top fans** — sort by likes, see who is verified and whose comments the creator hearted. - **Spam and moderation review** — pull everything and filter offline. ### How to scrape YouTube comments | Field | What it does | |---|---| | `videos` | Video URLs or IDs. Shorts and live replays work too | | `sortBy` | `top` (default) or `newest` | | `maxCommentsPerVideo` | Stop after N comments per video | | `includeReplies` | Also fetch replies; each reply carries `parentCommentId` | | `maxRepliesPerComment` | Cap replies per thread (default 10) | | `minLikes` | Only comments with at least this many likes | | `searchTerms` | Only comments containing one of these words | | `maxResults` | Total limit across all videos | ### Input reference Every option at a glance. A minimal input that works as-is: ```json { "videos": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" ], "sortBy": "top", "maxCommentsPerVideo": 100, "maxRepliesPerComment": 10, "maxResults": 1000 } ``` All fields: - `videos` (YouTube videos) — Video URLs or IDs, e.g. “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ”. Shorts and live replays work too. - `sortBy` (Sort by) — Top comments first, or newest first. Options: `top` (Top comments), `newest` (Newest first); default `"top"`. - `maxCommentsPerVideo` (Max comments per video) — Stop after this many comments for each video (replies count toward it). Default `100`. - `includeReplies` (Include replies) — Also fetch replies under each comment. Every reply carries its parentCommentId. Default `false`. - `maxRepliesPerComment` (Max replies per comment) — Only used when replies are on. Default `10`. - `minLikes` (Min likes) — Only keep comments with at least this many likes. - `searchTerms` (Only comments containing) — Keep only comments that contain one of these words. Useful for finding complaints or product mentions. - `onlyNewComments` (Only comments that are new) — Monitoring mode. Remembers the comments you already pulled for each video and returns only new ones (newest first). Run it on a schedule to watch reactions — you pay only for new comments. Default `false`. - `maxResults` (Max results) — Total limit across all videos. Default `1000`. - `proxy` (Proxy) — Apify Proxy is used by default — YouTube blocks datacenter requests without it. ### What the YouTube comments output looks like One row per comment. Real example from this Actor: ```json { "videoId": "9bZkp7q19f0", "videoTitle": "PSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V", "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0", "channelName": "officialpsy", "channelId": "UCrDkAvwZum-UTjHmzDI2iIw", "commentCount": 5464686, "commentId": "UgxDQhg6iDM9Dt4EdLN4AaABAg", "text": "The person that first commented on this video must feel like the king of the world", "publishedTimeText": "7 years ago", "isReply": false, "replyLevel": 0, "authorName": "@SportyKid101", "authorChannelId": "UC2WIwCq-eaFLOY-GjvvwpzQ", "authorChannelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2WIwCq-eaFLOY-GjvvwpzQ", "authorIsVerified": false, "authorIsChannelOwner": false, "likeCount": 113000, "likeCountText": "113K", "replyCount": 566, "isHeartedByCreator": false, "parentCommentId": null, "scrapedAt": "2026-09-19T00:21:30.612Z" } ``` `isHeartedByCreator`, `authorIsVerified` and `authorIsChannelOwner` tell you who the creator engaged with. `commentCount` is the video's total, so you always know what share you pulled. ### How fast is it and how much does it cost to scrape YouTube comments? 60 comments from 2 videos took **8 seconds**. You are charged per comment returned, and `minLikes` / `searchTerms` filter before you pay. ### How to monitor YouTube comments for changes Turn on `onlyNewComments` and the Actor remembers the comments it already returned for each video, and switches to newest-first. On the next run you get **only comments posted since** — a cheap way to watch reactions to a launch. ### Limits you should know about - Videos with comments turned off are reported with a warning and **not charged**. - Like counts come from YouTube's own rounded display ("317K"); `likeCount` is that number parsed, `likeCountText` keeps the original. - Relative times ("1 year ago") are what YouTube returns for comments; exact timestamps are not public. ### Pricing — what you pay per comment This Actor uses **pay-per-event** pricing: no monthly rental, you pay for the results you get. Prices per 1,000 results by Apify plan: | Event | Free plan | Bronze | Silver | Gold+ | |---|---|---|---|---| | comment — One YouTube comment or reply with likes, author and reply count | $0.50 | $0.45 | $0.425 | $0.40 | There is also a small start fee of $0.00005 per GB of memory ($0.00005 per run at the default 1 GB). Platform compute is included in the price — you are not billed separately for run time. Set a maximum total charge on the run if you want a hard cap, and use the input limits to control how much is fetched. The current prices are always on the **Pricing** tab. ### Tips - Start with a small `maxResults` (say 20) to check the output, then raise it — you only pay per result. - For ongoing tracking, schedule the Actor and turn on `onlyNewComments` so each run returns only what is new. - Keep the default `proxy` setting — it is only used as a fallback when a direct request is blocked. - Rows the Actor cannot read are logged and skipped, never charged — check the run log if a count looks low. ### Automate & schedule Run this Actor on autopilot and pull results into your own stack: - [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) — start runs, fetch datasets and manage schedules over REST. - [apify-client for JavaScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js) and [apify-client for Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python) — official SDKs. - [Schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules) — run it on a cron to keep your data fresh. - [Webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks) — trigger downstream actions the moment a run finishes. **JavaScript** ```js import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'MY_APIFY_TOKEN' }); const run = await client.actor('tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper').call({ "videos": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" ], "sortBy": "top", "maxCommentsPerVideo": 100, "maxRepliesPerComment": 10, "maxResults": 1000 }); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); console.log(`Got ${items.length} records`); ``` **Python** ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient client = ApifyClient("MY_APIFY_TOKEN") run = client.actor("tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper").call(run_input={ "videos": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" ], "sortBy": "top", "maxCommentsPerVideo": 100, "maxRepliesPerComment": 10, "maxResults": 1000 }) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) ``` **cURL** — run and get the results in one request: ```bash curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/tindacloud~youtube-comments-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=MY_APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"videos": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"], "sortBy": "top", "maxCommentsPerVideo": 100, "maxRepliesPerComment": 10, "maxResults": 1000}' ``` ### Integrate with any app Connect the dataset to thousands of apps — no code required: - [Make](https://apify.com/integrations/make) — multi-step automation scenarios. - [Zapier](https://apify.com/integrations/zapier) — push new records straight into your CRM or sheet. - [n8n](https://apify.com/integrations/n8n) — self-hosted workflows. - [Slack](https://apify.com/integrations/slack) — get notified when a run finishes or finds something new. - [Google Drive / Sheets](https://apify.com/integrations/google-drive) — auto-export every run to a spreadsheet. - [Airbyte](https://apify.com/integrations/airbyte) — pipe results into your data warehouse. - [GitHub](https://apify.com/integrations/github) — trigger runs from commits or releases. - [Webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks) — call your own endpoint when a run succeeds or fails. ### Use with AI assistants (MCP) The output is clean, LLM-ready JSON. Call this Actor from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any agent framework through the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com) — ask your assistant to *"pull the comments on this video and tell me what viewers liked and disliked"* and let it run this Actor for you. ### Agent-ready: autonomous payments (x402 & Skyfire) This Actor is **agent-ready** — AI agents can discover it, run it and pay for it on their own. It uses [pay-per-event](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/publishing/monetize) pricing and [limited permissions](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development/permissions), so it qualifies for Apify's [agentic payments](https://docs.apify.com/agents/payments): - [x402](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/x402) — an open, HTTP-native payment protocol. Agents pay in USDC through the Apify MCP server — no Apify account needed. - [Skyfire](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/skyfire) — agent-to-service payments with pre-funded Skyfire tokens. Building an AI agent, MCP tool or data pipeline? This Actor is ready to plug in and pay as it goes. ### Ready-made examples Open one, change the fields, press Start — nothing to configure: - [Scrape YouTube comments of a video](https://apify.com/tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper/examples/scrape-youtube-comments-of-a-video) - [Analyze YouTube comments for sentiment](https://apify.com/tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper/examples/analyze-youtube-comments-for-sentiment) - [Find comments mentioning a keyword](https://apify.com/tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper/examples/find-comments-mentioning-a-keyword) ### Frequently asked questions about scraping YouTube comments #### Do I need an API key or a login? No. Paste your input, press Start. There is nothing to connect and no account on the target site to create. #### How do I export the results? Every run produces a dataset you can download as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read through the Apify API from your own code. You can also connect it to Make, Zapier or n8n. #### Can I run this on a schedule? Yes. Apify schedules run it every hour, day or week without you being there. With the monitoring option on, you only get comments posted since the last run. #### Can I call it from Python or JavaScript? Yes — the Apify API runs any Actor and returns the dataset, and the official Python and JavaScript clients wrap it in a few lines. AI agents can call it too, through Apify's MCP server. #### What does it cost? You pay per result, not per hour. Filters are applied before anything is charged, so narrowing the input directly lowers the bill. Pages that cannot be read are reported in the log and never charged. #### Is this data public? Everything collected here is what YouTube shows to anyone without logging in. Check the target site's terms and the rules that apply to you before using the data commercially. ### Related scrapers Other scrapers from the same maker, built the same way — no browser where it isn't needed, one flat price per result: - [YouTube Transcripts](https://apify.com/tindacloud/youtube-transcripts) - [Threads Scraper](https://apify.com/tindacloud/threads-scraper) - [Google News Scraper](https://apify.com/tindacloud/google-news-scraper) - [Website Contact & Email Scraper](https://apify.com/tindacloud/website-contact-scraper) ### Disclaimer This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. "YouTube" is named here only in a descriptive sense — to identify the publicly available website this Actor reads. It collects only publicly available information that anyone can see without logging in; you are responsible for making sure your use of the data complies with applicable laws, regulations and the terms of the source website. # Actor input Schema ## `videos` (type: `array`): Video URLs or IDs, e.g. “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ”. Shorts and live replays work too. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Top comments first, or newest first. ## `maxCommentsPerVideo` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many comments for each video (replies count toward it). ## `includeReplies` (type: `boolean`): Also fetch replies under each comment. Every reply carries its parentCommentId. ## `maxRepliesPerComment` (type: `integer`): Only used when replies are on. ## `minLikes` (type: `integer`): Only keep comments with at least this many likes. ## `searchTerms` (type: `array`): Keep only comments that contain one of these words. Useful for finding complaints or product mentions. ## `onlyNewComments` (type: `boolean`): Monitoring mode. Remembers the comments you already pulled for each video and returns only new ones (newest first). Run it on a schedule to watch reactions — you pay only for new comments. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Total limit across all videos. ## `proxy` (type: `object`): Apify Proxy is used by default — YouTube blocks datacenter requests without it. ## Actor input object example ```json { "videos": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" ], "sortBy": "top", "maxCommentsPerVideo": 100, "includeReplies": false, "maxRepliesPerComment": 10, "onlyNewComments": false, "maxResults": 1000, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): All results in a table view. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "videos": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "videos": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "videos": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" ] }' | apify call tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tindacloud/youtube-comments-scraper" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/0BgWfpff4q3R3HGL8/builds/MdPUkuE45Fp8MqJzm/openapi.json