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Scrape YouTube videos, channels, and search results. Extract titles, views, comments, and metadata.

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▶️ YouTube Scraper — Videos, Channels & Search

Extract YouTube video data, channel statistics, and search results without the official API. No quotas, no limits, no API key required.

What does it do?

Feature	Description
🎬 Video scraping	Title, views, likes, duration, description, tags, publish date
📺 Channel scraping	Name, subscribers, video count, total views, country, join date
🔍 YouTube search	Search any query and get full data for top results
⚡ Fast & reliable	No API key needed, no quotas

Data Extracted (Videos)

Field	Example
Title	"Never Gonna Give You Up"
Views	1,500,000,000
Likes	15,000,000
Duration	"3:33"
Publish Date	"2009-10-25"
Description	"The official video for..."
Tags	["music", "rick astley", "80s"]
Category	"Music"
Comments	2,500,000
Channel	"Rick Astley"
Subscribers	"14.2M"
Thumbnail	HD URL

Data Extracted (Channels)

Field	Example
Name	"MrBeast"
Subscribers	"340M"
Video Count	850
Total Views	60,000,000,000
Country	"US"
Join Date	"Feb 20, 2012"
Description	"New videos every..."
Keywords	["challenge", "philanthropy"]

Input Examples

Scrape specific videos:

{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "https://youtu.be/jNQXAC9IVRw"
  ]
}

Scrape channels:

{
  "channelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@PewDiePie"
  ]
}

Search YouTube:

{
  "searchQueries": ["best AI tools 2024", "python tutorial"],
  "maxResults": 5
}

Use Cases

Content Research

Find trending videos in your niche. Analyze what works (views, engagement, tags).

Competitor Analysis

Track competitor channels — subscribers, upload frequency, view counts.

SEO & Marketing

Extract video tags and descriptions to optimize your own YouTube content.

Data Journalism

Collect video metrics for stories about viral content, misinformation, or trends.

API Access

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("travelmonitorlab/youtube-scraper").call(
    run_input={"videoUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"]}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item['title']} - {item.get('viewCount', 0)} views")

FAQ

Do I need a YouTube API key? No. This scraper works without any API key or quota.

Can I scrape comments? Currently, the scraper extracts the comment count but not individual comments.

How many videos can I scrape? Hundreds per run. Rate limiting is built in to avoid blocks.

Does it work with YouTube Shorts? Yes! Shorts URLs are automatically detected and scraped.

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