# YouTube Shorts Educational Videos for Kids

**Use case:** 

Find public YouTube Shorts about educational videos for kids, with titles, URLs, view counts, likes, comment counts and publish dates when details are included. For other topics, change the searchQueries value. Results are examples for research and benchmarking; the task does not assess child safety.

## Input

```json
{
  "inputMode": "search",
  "channelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
  ],
  "hashtags": [
    "#shorts"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [
    "kids learning shorts"
  ],
  "shortUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pfUG56htjBc"
  ],
  "sortShortsBy": "newest",
  "maxShorts": 20,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "includeMembersOnly": false,
  "oldestPostDate": "",
  "market": "US"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "videoId": {
    "label": "Video ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "thumbnailUrl": {
    "label": "Thumbnail",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "viewCount": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "viewCountText": {
    "label": "Views (text)",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "likes": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "commentsCount": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "duration": {
    "label": "Duration",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Duration (sec)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "publishDate": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "uploadDate": {
    "label": "Uploaded (UTC)",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "soundTitle": {
    "label": "Sound",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "matchedSoundTitle": {
    "label": "Matched Sound",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "captionLanguages": {
    "label": "Captions",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "hashtags": {
    "label": "Hashtags",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelUrl": {
    "label": "Channel URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "channelId": {
    "label": "Channel ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelUsername": {
    "label": "Username",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelDescription": {
    "label": "Channel Desc",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelJoinedDate": {
    "label": "Joined",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelLocation": {
    "label": "Channel Location",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelAvatarUrl": {
    "label": "Avatar",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "channelBannerUrl": {
    "label": "Banner",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "channelTotalVideos": {
    "label": "Total Videos",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "channelTotalViews": {
    "label": "Total Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "numberOfSubscribers": {
    "label": "Subscribers",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "isChannelVerified": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "isMembersOnly": {
    "label": "Members Only",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "inputChannelUrl": {
    "label": "Input URL",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sourceType": {
    "label": "Source Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "order": {
    "label": "Order",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "commentsTurnedOff": {
    "label": "Comments Off",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped At",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The YouTube Shorts Metadata Extractor for Channels & Hashtags Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "YouTube Shorts Educational Videos for Kids". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/RBX7qqTCDTCfEbffn) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "YouTube Shorts Educational Videos for Kids" task

The YouTube Shorts Metadata Extractor for Channels & Hashtags Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like input mode, channel urls, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "YouTube Shorts Educational Videos for Kids" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as title, type, video id, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "YouTube Shorts Educational Videos for Kids" task via API](https://apify.com/vexaloom-labs/youtube-shorts-metadata-extractor-for-channels.md).

## FAQ

### How do I find YouTube Shorts videos about kids learning?

The kids learning Shorts task searches YouTube Shorts for “kids learning Shorts” and returns up to 20 results.

### What details can I get for YouTube Shorts videos?

Titles, links, view and like counts, comment counts, durations, publish dates and other details are available in the kids learning Shorts task when YouTube exposes them.

### How can I change the YouTube Shorts search keyword?

Set the search phrase to any topic you want, such as cooking; the kids learning Shorts task is currently set to “kids learning Shorts”.

### How many YouTube Shorts results can I get?

The kids learning Shorts task is capped at 20 results per search query; maxShorts sets the limit for each query.

### How much does it cost to get 20 YouTube Shorts results?

At the Free plan’s result rate, 20 results from the kids learning Shorts task cost at most $0.02, plus Apify platform usage for the run.

### Do I need a YouTube login or API key to search Shorts?

The kids learning Shorts task reads YouTube public pages and needs no YouTube account or API key.

### Can I download the YouTube Shorts search results?

Results from the kids learning Shorts task land in a dataset you can download as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS or an HTML table.

### Can I run the YouTube Shorts search on a schedule or through an API?

You can run the kids learning Shorts task on a schedule, through the Apify API, or with integrations such as Zapier, Make and n8n.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Shorts Metadata Extractor for Channels & Hashtags](https://apify.com/vexaloom-labs/youtube-shorts-metadata-extractor-for-channels.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/vexaloom-labs/youtube-shorts-metadata-extractor-for-channels.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/vexaloom-labs/youtube-shorts-metadata-extractor-for-channels.md

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