# YouTube Channel & Video Scraper — Stats, No API Key (`vujeen/youtube-channel-video-scraper`) Actor
Scrape public YouTube data without an API key: channel profiles (subscribers, description) and video stats (views, likes, duration, publish date, category, keywords). By channel, @handle or video URL. No login, no quota.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/vujeen/youtube-channel-video-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [FEDOR TRYAKIN](https://apify.com/vujeen) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
Pay per usage
This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage
## What's an Apify Actor?
Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".
## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.
In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):
```bash
pip install apify-client
```
In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):
````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash
In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).
If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).
For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).
# README
## YouTube Channel & Video Scraper — Stats, No API Key
Scrape public YouTube data **without an API key and without quotas**:
channel profiles and video statistics, by **@handle**, **channel ID/URL**,
or **video URL**. No login, no Google Cloud project, no daily limits.
> Most "YouTube" actors only **download** videos or grab emails. This one
> gives you clean **structured data** — the numbers you actually analyze.
### What you get
**Per video:**
| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `title` | `"Never Gonna Give You Up"` |
| `views` | `1782486532` |
| `likes` | `19153985` |
| `lengthSeconds` | `213` |
| `publishDate` | `2009-10-24` |
| `category` | `Music` |
| `channelTitle` / `channelId` | author info |
| `keywords` | video tags |
| `shortDescription` | description text |
**Per channel:** name, channel ID, subscriber count, description, and its
latest videos.
### Why this scraper
- **No API key, no quota** — the official YouTube Data API caps you at
10,000 units/day; this reads public pages directly.
- **Handles, IDs or URLs** — give `@MrBeast`, a `UC…` ID, or a full URL.
- **Channel + video in one run** — profile, latest videos, and full stats.
- **Always explicit** — every channel/video returns a status, never a
silent empty result.
### Use cases
- **Influencer research** — vet creators by real subscriber and view data.
- **Competitor & trend tracking** — monitor what channels publish and how
it performs (views, likes, engagement).
- **Content analytics** — pull stats for a list of videos for dashboards.
- **Alerting** — run on a Schedule, diff datasets, get notified of new
uploads via integrations (Slack, email, webhooks).
### Input
```json
{
"channels": ["@MrBeast", "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA"],
"videoUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"],
"maxVideosPerChannel": 15,
"enrichChannelVideos": false
}
````
- `channels` — handles, channel IDs or channel URLs.
- `videoUrls` — video URLs or 11-char IDs (always full stats).
- `maxVideosPerChannel` — how many latest videos per channel (up to ~15).
- `enrichChannelVideos` — `true` opens each channel video's page for full
stats (likes, duration, category); `false` = fast feed data only.
### Output example
```json
{
"type": "video",
"source": "videoPage",
"videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up",
"channelTitle": "Rick Astley",
"channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
"views": 1782486532,
"likes": 19153985,
"lengthSeconds": 213,
"publishDate": "2009-10-24",
"category": "Music",
"keywords": ["rick astley", "nggyu"],
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
}
```
### FAQ
**Do I need a YouTube/Google API key?** No — only public pages.
**Are there daily quotas?** No, unlike the official Data API.
**Can I get more than 15 videos per channel?** The channel feed exposes the
latest ~15; combine with explicit `videoUrls` for any specific videos.
**Can I monitor a channel on a schedule?** Yes — create a Task, attach a
Schedule, and consume new uploads via API, webhooks or integrations.
# Actor input Schema
## `channels` (type: `array`):
Channel handles (@MrBeast), channel IDs (UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA) or channel URLs.
## `videoUrls` (type: `array`):
Video URLs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..., youtu.be/...) or 11-char video IDs. Always scraped with full stats.
## `maxVideosPerChannel` (type: `integer`):
How many latest videos to take from each channel feed (up to ~15 available via feed).
## `enrichChannelVideos` (type: `boolean`):
Fetch full stats (likes, duration, category, keywords) for every channel video by opening its page. Slower and costs more; off = fast feed data (views, title, date) only.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"channels": [
"@MrBeast"
],
"videoUrls": [],
"maxVideosPerChannel": 15,
"enrichChannelVideos": false
}
```
# 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 = {
"channels": [
"@MrBeast"
]
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vujeen/youtube-channel-video-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 = { "channels": ["@MrBeast"] }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vujeen/youtube-channel-video-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"channels": [
"@MrBeast"
]
}' |
apify call vujeen/youtube-channel-video-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=vujeen/youtube-channel-video-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "YouTube Channel & Video Scraper — Stats, No API Key",
"description": "Scrape public YouTube data without an API key: channel profiles (subscribers, description) and video stats (views, likes, duration, publish date, category, keywords). By channel, @handle or video URL. No login, no quota.",
"version": "1.0",
"x-build-id": "AoOyVEoigSOEpfuQD"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/vujeen~youtube-channel-video-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-vujeen-youtube-channel-video-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/vujeen~youtube-channel-video-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-vujeen-youtube-channel-video-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/vujeen~youtube-channel-video-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-vujeen-youtube-channel-video-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"channels": {
"title": "Channels",
"type": "array",
"description": "Channel handles (@MrBeast), channel IDs (UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA) or channel URLs.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"videoUrls": {
"title": "Video URLs or IDs",
"type": "array",
"description": "Video URLs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..., youtu.be/...) or 11-char video IDs. Always scraped with full stats.",
"default": [],
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"maxVideosPerChannel": {
"title": "Max videos per channel",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 15,
"type": "integer",
"description": "How many latest videos to take from each channel feed (up to ~15 available via feed).",
"default": 15
},
"enrichChannelVideos": {
"title": "Full stats for channel videos",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Fetch full stats (likes, duration, category, keywords) for every channel video by opening its page. Slower and costs more; off = fast feed data (views, title, date) only.",
"default": false
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```