YouTube Channel Scraper

Get every video, Short and live stream from any YouTube channel for $0.50 per 1,000 videos, with views, duration, dates and channel stats.

📦 What you get

Paste one or more channels. We return one row per video with:

• Video ID, URL, title, type (video, short or live), views, duration, relative publish time and thumbnail.
• Channel info in every row: subscribers, total videos, total views, country, join date, verified badge and avatar.
• Optional video details: exact likes, comment count, exact views, publish date, full description and hashtags.

You can take the Videos, Shorts and Live tabs in one run, each with its own limit, sorted by latest, most popular or oldest.

A basic row (real output for @mkbhd):

{
  "videoId": "2reQut8WNGc",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2reQut8WNGc",
  "title": "Macbook PROLED XDR Impressions: They Said They Wouldn't!",
  "type": "video",
  "isLiveNow": false,
  "tab": "videos",
  "channelId": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
  "channelName": "Marques Brownlee",
  "channelHandle": "@mkbhd",
  "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
  "viewCount": 9600000,
  "viewCountText": "9.6M views",
  "duration": "10:54",
  "durationSeconds": 654,
  "publishedTimeText": "2 days ago",
  "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2reQut8WNGc/hqdefault.jpg",
  "order": 1,
  "input": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
  "status": "ok",
  "channelSubscriberCount": 21400000,
  "channelSubscriberCountText": "21.4M subscribers",
  "channelVideoCount": 1863,
  "channelViewCount": 5852141824,
  "channelCountry": "United States",
  "channelJoinedDate": "2008-03-21",
  "channelIsVerified": true,
  "channelAvatar": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/qu4TmIaYUlS41-dJ9gZ7DUR3nilvmB5_11i6OKSdvNnBNiyOusZP1bMN6ICnuxtjFBb6ioKgRQ=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj"
}

A row with video details on (real output for @mkbhd, description shortened here):

{
  "videoId": "ESABTN4VtrA",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESABTN4VtrA",
  "title": "iPhone Duo Review: First Generation Fun!",
  "type": "video",
  "isLiveNow": false,
  "tab": "videos",
  "channelId": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
  "channelName": "Marques Brownlee",
  "channelHandle": "@mkbhd",
  "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
  "viewCount": 13354260,
  "viewCountText": "13M views",
  "duration": "29:05",
  "durationSeconds": 1745,
  "publishedTimeText": "13 days ago",
  "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ESABTN4VtrA/hqdefault.jpg",
  "order": 2,
  "input": "@mkbhd",
  "status": "ok",
  "channelSubscriberCount": 21400000,
  "channelSubscriberCountText": "21.4M subscribers",
  "channelVideoCount": 1863,
  "channelViewCount": 5860083118,
  "channelCountry": "United States",
  "channelJoinedDate": "2008-03-21",
  "channelIsVerified": true,
  "channelAvatar": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/qu4TmIaYUlS41-dJ9gZ7DUR3nilvmB5_11i6OKSdvNnBNiyOusZP1bMN6ICnuxtjFBb6ioKgRQ=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
  "likeCount": 206144,
  "commentCount": 15481,
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-21",
  "description": "What it's actually like to use the first folding iPhone - Duo...",
  "hashtags": [],
  "detailsStatus": "ok"
}

Export the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, XML or HTML, or read it through the Apify API.

💰 Pricing

You pay only for video rows. Each video is charged once per run.

Event	Price
Video (basic row)	$0.50 per 1,000 videos
Video with details	$1.00 per 1,000 videos
Channel not found, empty channel, unavailable tab, invalid input, run summary	Free

Higher Apify plans get lower prices: $0.45 / $0.40 / $0.30 per 1,000 videos on Starter / Scale / Business, and $0.90 / $0.80 / $0.60 with details.

If details cannot be fetched for a video, the row is charged as a basic video.

Examples:

Run	Cost
1,000 latest videos	$0.50
A whole channel with 26,000 videos	about $13
2,000 videos with details	$2.00

Set a maximum cost per run in Apify Console and the run stops when it reaches it.

⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Default	Notes
channels	list of strings	none	Channel URLs, @handles, channel IDs (UC...), or old /c/ and /user/ URLs. One per line.
maxVideos	integer	50	Videos per channel from the Videos tab. 0 skips the tab.
maxShorts	integer	0	Shorts per channel from the Shorts tab. 0 skips the tab.
maxStreams	integer	0	Live streams per channel (past and live now) from the Live tab. 0 skips the tab.
sortBy	latest, popular, oldest	latest	Same as the sort buttons on the channel page. Applies to every tab.
oldestPostDate	string	empty	Only videos newer than this. A date like 2026-01-31 or a relative time like "30 days", "2 weeks", "3 months". Works with sortBy = latest. Not applied to Shorts.
includeVideoDetails	boolean	false	Adds exact likes, comment count, exact views, publish date, description and hashtags. Slower, priced as video with details.
includeChannelInfo	boolean	true	Adds subscribers, total videos, total views, country, join date, verified badge and avatar to every row.
maxConcurrency	integer	5	Channels processed at the same time (1 to 20).

Example: latest 100 videos and 50 Shorts from two channels.

{
  "channels": ["@mkbhd", "https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium"],
  "maxVideos": 100,
  "maxShorts": 50
}

Example: last 30 days of videos with likes and comments.

{
  "channels": ["@mkbhd"],
  "maxVideos": 500,
  "oldestPostDate": "30 days",
  "includeVideoDetails": true
}

Example: most popular Shorts and live streams.

{
  "channels": ["@NASA", "@Alysha3"],
  "maxVideos": 0,
  "maxShorts": 100,
  "maxStreams": 20,
  "sortBy": "popular"
}

📋 Output fields

Basic fields (every video row):

Field	Description
videoId	YouTube video ID
url	Video URL (Shorts use the /shorts/ URL)
title	Video title
type	video, short or live
isLiveNow	true while a stream is live
tab	videos, shorts or streams
viewCount	Views as a number. Rounded as YouTube shows them in the list (9.6M = 9600000), exact with details
viewCountText	Views as YouTube shows them, like "9.6M views" or "86 watching"
duration	H:MM:SS or M:SS
durationSeconds	Duration in seconds
publishedTimeText	Relative time, like "2 days ago"
thumbnail	Thumbnail URL (480x360)
order	Position in the tab (1 = first)
input	The channel as you entered it
status	ok for video rows
channelId, channelName, channelHandle, channelUrl	Channel identity

Channel info (with includeChannelInfo):

Field	Description
channelSubscriberCount	Subscribers as a number (21.4M = 21400000)
channelSubscriberCountText	Subscribers as YouTube shows them
channelVideoCount	Total public videos
channelViewCount	Total channel views
channelCountry	Country, when the channel shows it
channelJoinedDate	Channel creation date, YYYY-MM-DD
channelIsVerified	Verified badge
channelAvatar	Avatar URL

Video details (with includeVideoDetails):

Field	Description
likeCount	Exact likes. Empty when the channel hides them
commentCount	Exact comment count. Empty when comments are off
publishedAt	Publish date, YYYY-MM-DD
description	Full video description
hashtags	Hashtags shown above the title
detailsStatus	ok, or failed when details could not be fetched (the row is then charged as a basic video)

Service rows (free) have status, reason, input and, when known, channelId and tab:

status	Meaning
channel_not_found	The channel does not exist or the link is wrong
no_videos	The channel has no public videos, Shorts or streams
tab_unavailable	The channel has no such tab (for example no Shorts)
invalid_input	The line is not a YouTube channel, or the date is not valid
error	Something failed for this channel; other channels go on
run_summary	Written only when the run returns no videos, with the reason

To keep only videos, filter the dataset by status = ok.

🎯 Common uses

• Export YouTube channel videos to CSV, Excel or JSON.
• Get a full YouTube channel video list with views and dates.
• YouTube Shorts scraper for any channel, sorted by popular.
• List all live streams of a channel, past and live now.
• Competitor channel monitoring: compare views, upload rate and engagement.
• Track channel uploads on a schedule and catch new videos with oldestPostDate.
• No API key, no YouTube Data API quota, no login.

📝 Limits and notes

• Subscriber counts are rounded by YouTube (21.4M), so channelSubscriberCount is rounded too.
• Shorts have no date and no duration in the channel list, so publishedTimeText and duration are empty for Shorts.
• oldestPostDate uses the relative time YouTube shows ("3 months ago"), so it is approximate. With video details on it uses the exact publish day.
• Streams that are live now have no view count. Check isLiveNow; viewCountText then shows the watching count.
• Very large channels work. We tested a channel with 26,000+ videos.
• Only public content is collected. Private, unlisted and members-only videos are not included.

❓ FAQ

Do I need a YouTube API key or account? No. Paste channel links and run.

Can I scrape many channels in one run? Yes. Add as many channels as you like. Each one gets its own limits per tab, and a failed channel does not stop the others.

Am I charged for channels that do not exist? No. Channels not found, empty channels, missing tabs and the run summary are free.

How fast is it? A basic listing takes a few seconds per 1,000 videos. Video details need extra requests per video, so they take longer.

Can I get only new videos since my last run? Yes. Use sortBy = latest and set oldestPostDate, for example "7 days", and schedule the run in Apify Console.

🛠️ Support

Found a bug or need a field? Open an issue on the Issues tab of this Actor. We read every one and fix fast.