YouTube Channels - Rental

by datasaurus

Extract structured data from any YouTube channel. Get reliable JSON datasets for subscriber counts, videos, descriptions, and more for analysis or apps.

200 runs

6 users

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About YouTube Channels - Rental

Need to pull clean, structured data from YouTube channels without the headache? This actor is my go-to for that. It's essentially a specialized web scraper built to handle YouTube's structure, fetching the details you actually need about any public channel. I've used it to gather everything from subscriber counts and video totals to full lists of uploaded content, descriptions, and even those custom channel links. The data comes back as structured JSON, which means it's ready to drop into a database, a spreadsheet, or feed directly into your analysis scripts. The reliability is what sold me. YouTube's pages can be tricky, but this tool is built to navigate them consistently, so you get the data on the first try. It's perfect for building competitor analyses, tracking channel growth over time, aggregating content for research, or populating your own applications with fresh YouTube data. You configure the target channel URLs, run it, and get a dataset you can trust. It saves you from writing and maintaining your own fragile scraping scripts, which is a win in my book.

What does this actor do?

YouTube Channels - Rental 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 Channels Scraper

Extracts detailed channel information from YouTube. Supports multiple input formats and returns structured JSON data.

Key Features

Flexible Inputs: Accepts channel handles (@SailingLaVagabonde), full URLs, or just the channel ID.
Comprehensive Data: Retrieves a wide range of channel details:
- Basic Info: Title, description, custom URL, publication date, country, and language.
- Statistics: View count, subscriber count (including hidden status), and video count.
- Branding: Keywords, default language, country, and thumbnail URLs.
- Status: Privacy settings, link status, upload capabilities, and "made for kids" flag.

How to Use

Create an account on Apify.
Provide your target channel identifiers in the actor's input.
Run the actor and retrieve the scraped data from the dataset.

Input Format

Provide a JSON object with a channels array. You can mix different identifier formats.

{
  "channels": [
    "@SailingLaVagabonde",
    "www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww"
  ]
}

Output Format

The actor outputs a JSON object for each channel. Below is an example structure.

{
  "channelId": "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww",
  "title": "Sailing La Vagabonde",
  "description": "We're a sailing channel documenting our journey...",
  "customUrl": "@SailingLaVagabonde",
  "publishedAt": "2014-08-19T02:27:29Z",
  "viewCount": 298051885,
  "subscriberCount": 1520000,
  "videoCount": 358,
  "hiddenSubscriberCount": false,
  "keywords": "sailing,travel,adventure,family,ocean",
  "country": "AU",
  "privacyStatus": "public",
  "isLinked": true,
  "longUploadsStatus": "eligible",
  "madeForKids": false,
  "topicCategories": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing"
  ],
  "thumbnails": {
    "default": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/...",
    "medium": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/...",
    "high": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/..."
  }
}

API Access

You can integrate this actor into your workflows using Apify's API, which offers RESTful endpoints, SDKs, and webhook support. Full API documentation is available on the Apify platform.