YouTube Channel Scraper
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from $2.99 / 1,000 channel, video & playlist records
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YouTube Channel Scraper
Extract public channel, video, playlist, subtitle, and comment metadata from YouTube channels with yt-dlp.
YouTube Channel Scraper
Pricing
from $2.99 / 1,000 channel, video & playlist records
Extract public channel, video, playlist, subtitle, and comment metadata from YouTube channels with yt-dlp.
You can access the YouTube Channel Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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