YouTube Channel Profile Scraper

Extract detailed information from YouTube channel "About" pages efficiently and reliably. Perfect for creator research, competitor analysis, and channel verification.

🚀 Features

• Extract channel information from YouTube "About" pages
• Support for multiple channels in a single run
• Clean and structured JSON output
• Handle non-existing or invalid channels gracefully
• Automatic rate limiting and retry mechanism

📋 Input

The actor accepts the following input parameter:

Field	Type	Description
username	string	YouTube channel username/handle to scrape (without @ symbol)

Input Example

{
    "username": "MrBeast"
}

📊 Output

The actor outputs a JSON array containing detailed information for each channel:

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Channel name
handle	string	Channel handle/username
description	string	Channel description/about text
location	string	Channel location (if available)
joinDate	string	Date when the channel was created
totalViews	number	Total channel views
subscribers	number	Number of subscribers
links	array	Array of related links
email	string	Business email (if available)

Output Example

[
    {
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@mrbeast",
        "handle": "@MrBeast",
        "handle_md5": "dd748d5dfc88b91ea388429c3c685874",
        "banner_img": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/5KWiriZZ_KEoEdSMFTJKj2M6vR_XSiRZeQ-ix0cvG3TGZuGoi8sfAjrSiZAP0GzXBkmF8ZGytw=w2560-fcrop64=1,00005a57ffffa5a8-k-c0xffffffff-no-nd-rj",
        "profile_image": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/nxYrc_1_2f77DoBadyxMTmv7ZpRZapHR5jbuYe7PlPd5cIRJxtNNEYyOC0ZsxaDyJJzXrnJiuDE=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
        "name": "MrBeast",
        "subscribers": 450000000,
        "Description": "SUBSCRIBE FOR A COOKIE!\nNew MrBeast or MrBeast Gaming video every single Saturday at noon eastern time!\nAccomplishments:\n- Raised $20,000,000 To Plant 20,000,000 Trees\n- Removed 30,000,000 pounds of trash from the ocean\n- Helped 2,000 people walk again\n- Helped 1,000 blind people see\n- Helped 1,000 deaf people hear\n- Built wells in Africa\n- Built and gave away 100 houses\n- Adopted every dog in a shelter (twice)\n- Given millions to charity\n- Started my own snack company Feastables\n- Started my own software company Viewstats\n- Started Lunchly, a tasty, better-for-you lunch option\n- Gave away a private island (twice)\n- Gave away 1 million meals\n- I counted to 100k\n- Ran a marathon in the world's largest shoes\n- Survived 50 hours in Antarctica\n- Recreated Squid Game in real life\n- Created the largest competition show with 1000 people (Beast Games)\n- Gave $5,000,000 to one person\n- Passed T-Series to become most subscribed YouTube channel \ud83e\udd79\nyou get it, I appreciate all of you so much :)\n",
        "videos_count": 918,
        "created_date": "2012-02-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "views": 99949105530,
        "Details": {
            "location": "United States"
        },
        "Links": [
            "teamwater.org",
            "instagram.com/mrbeast",
            "twitter.com/MrBeast",
            "facebook.com/mrbeast"
        ],
        "identifier": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
        "id": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
        "has_podcast": false,
        "top_videos": [
            {
                "Image_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3RmOvxilbPM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEnCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxkIARUAAIhCGAHYAQHiAQoIGBACGAY4AUAB&rs=AOn4CLAdm-Ll6WLOBIUbD23US6bw4vx52A",
                "title": "100 People Vs World\u2019s Biggest Trap! 30 minutes",
                "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RmOvxilbPM",
                "views": 25127051,
                "posted_time": "21 hours ago"
            },
            {
                "Image_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Oo9EbArcQ1c/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEnCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxkIARUAAIhCGAHYAQHiAQoIGBACGAY4AUAB&rs=AOn4CLB4l9fseWrOtJayye_0Zll0EXFNIw",
                "title": "I Saved 1,000 Animals From Dying 17 minutes",
                "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo9EbArcQ1c",
                "views": 94358641,
                "posted_time": "2 weeks ago"
            }
        ],
        "timestamp": "2025-11-09T14:04:06.554Z"
    }
]

💡 Usage Tips

1. Single Channel: Process one YouTube channel per run
2. Rate Limits: The actor handles YouTube's rate limits automatically
3. Error Handling: Invalid or non-existent channels are handled gracefully
4. Timeout: Default timeout is 300 seconds per request

📈 Use Cases

• Influencer Marketing Research
• Competitor Analysis
• Channel Verification
• Creator Database Building
• Social Media Analytics
• Business Contact Discovery