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Fast YouTube data extraction: videos, channels, comments, playlists, and analytics data.

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YouTube Fast Scraper

Extract video data from YouTube channels, playlists, and individual videos. Get view counts, likes, comments, duration, hashtags, thumbnails, and uploader info. Uses yt-dlp for reliable extraction. No API key required (optional enrichment with YouTube Data API).

Features

Channels, Playlists, and Videos — scrape any YouTube URL
Full video metrics — views, likes, comments
Duration and thumbnails — ISO duration and thumbnail URLs
Hashtag extraction — from video tags and descriptions
YouTube Shorts detection — automatic identification
Subtitle download — optional auto-generated captions
Optional API enrichment — provide YouTube Data API key for accurate stats
Multiple proxy strategies — automatic failover for reliability

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
`startUrls`	`object[]`	required	YouTube URLs (channel, playlist, or video)
`maxItems`	`integer`	`50`	Maximum number of videos to scrape
`downloadSubtitles`	`boolean`	`false`	Extract auto-generated captions

Example Input

{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@TrendHunterTV" }],
  "maxItems": 10
}

Output

Each video produces one object:

Field	Type	Description
`id`	`string`	YouTube video ID
`url`	`string`	Full video URL
`title`	`string`	Video title
`description`	`string`	Video description
`viewCount`	`integer`	Number of views
`likes`	`integer`	Number of likes
`commentsCount`	`integer`	Number of comments
`duration`	`string`	ISO 8601 duration (e.g. `PT3M12S`)
`durationSecs`	`integer`	Duration in seconds
`uploadDate`	`string`	Upload date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`thumbnail`	`string`	Thumbnail image URL
`hashtags`	`string[]`	Tags and hashtags from description
`uploader`	`string`	Channel/uploader name
`uploaderUrl`	`string`	Channel URL
`uploaderFollowers`	`integer`	Channel subscriber count
`channelId`	`string`	YouTube channel ID
`isShort`	`boolean`	Whether the video is a YouTube Short

Output Example

{
  "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up",
  "description": "The official video for...",
  "viewCount": 1500000000,
  "likes": 15000000,
  "commentsCount": 2500000,
  "duration": "PT3M33S",
  "durationSecs": 213,
  "uploadDate": "2009-10-25",
  "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg",
  "hashtags": ["rickastley", "nevergonnagiveyouup"],
  "uploader": "Rick Astley",
  "uploaderUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@RickAstleyYT",
  "uploaderFollowers": 8200000,
  "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
  "isShort": false
}

Pricing

Pay Per Event (PPE) — $0.0005 per video extracted.

Free tier included with Apify subscription.

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