YouTube Community Posts Scraper
by api-empire
Scrape YouTube community posts for text, images, polls, and engagement data. Automate audience research, sentiment analysis, and trend tracking at scale.
Opens on Apify.com
About YouTube Community Posts Scraper
Want to know what a YouTube community is really talking about? The YouTube Community Posts Scraper lets you pull that raw, unfiltered content straight from any channel's community tab. I use it to grab everything—text updates, shared images, active polls, precise timestamps, and all the engagement numbers like likes and votes. It’s perfect for when you need to understand audience sentiment, spot emerging trends before they blow up, or generate leads by seeing what topics genuinely resonate. The setup is straightforward, and once it's running, you can automate the whole collection process to gather data at scale without manual work. It’s become a go-to for my research because it’s reliable and gets the job done without unnecessary complexity.
What does this actor do?
YouTube Community Posts Scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.
Key Features
- Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
- Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
- API access for integration with your applications
- Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
- Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation
How to Use
- Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
- Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
- Configure the input parameters as needed
- Run the actor and download your results
Documentation
YouTube Community Posts Scraper
Overview
This Apify actor scrapes the Community tab of YouTube channels. It extracts structured data from community posts, including text, author, engagement metrics, and attachments. It's designed for content analysis, audience research, and lead generation, focusing specifically on community posts rather than video comments or general channel data.
Key Features
- Targeted Scraping: Extracts data from YouTube community posts, distinct from comment or video scrapers.
- Multi-Post & Bulk Operations: Fetches and processes posts in bulk for trend analysis.
- Comprehensive Data Points: Captures post ID, author, text, date, likes, comment counts, poll choices, attached images/videos/thumbnails, and attachment type.
- Flexible Output: Exports data in JSON, CSV, XML, or HTML formats.
- Integrated Comment Scraping: Can retrieve comments on community posts for deeper engagement analysis.
- Direct Operation: Runs without requiring proxies.
- API & Integration Ready: Can be integrated into workflows via the Apify API or accessed via its GitHub repository.
How to Use
- Log into your Apify account.
- Find the "YouTube Community Posts Scraper" actor in the Apify store.
- In the actor's input field, provide the URL of the target YouTube channel.
- (Optional) Set a limit for the maximum number of posts to scrape.
- Select your preferred output format (JSON, CSV, XML, HTML).
- Start the run. The actor will scrape the community tab and compile the data.
- Download the results from the dataset once the run completes.
Input/Output
Input: A YouTube channel URL (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/@channelname). Optionally, a maximum post count.
Output: A structured dataset containing the following fields for each community post:
* postId
* author
* postText
* date
* likes
* comments
* pollChoices (if applicable)
* videoThumbnail (if applicable)
* images (if applicable)
* attachmentType
Data is delivered in the chosen format (JSON, CSV, XML, or HTML) and is ready for download or integration via the Apify API.
Categories
Common Use Cases
Market Research
Gather competitive intelligence and market data
Lead Generation
Extract contact information for sales outreach
Price Monitoring
Track competitor pricing and product changes
Content Aggregation
Collect and organize content from multiple sources
Ready to Get Started?
Try YouTube Community Posts Scraper now on Apify. Free tier available with no credit card required.
Start Free TrialActor Information
- Developer
- api-empire
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 20
- Active Users
- 3
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