YouTube Comments Scraper A powerful tool for extracting YouTube comments, replies, and engagement metrics. ## 🎯 Data Extraction - Comment text in (HTML and plain text formats) - Author information - Channel information - Published and lasted updated timestamps - Engagement metrics (likes, reply counts) - Comment thread information ## 📊 Purpose - Content analysis - Audience engagement tracking - Social media research - Community management - Sentiment analysis - Market research ## 🚀 Getting Started 1. Create your Apify account 2. Input video URLs or IDs 3. Run and collect your data ## 📥 Input Parameters json { "video_urls": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W001vfAvNvg", "www.youtube.com/shorts/3VdiAJvpAuA", "W001vfAvNvg", "3VdiAJvpAuA" ], "max_results": 100, "order": "relevance", "moderation_status": "published" } ## 📤 Output Fields json { "id": "Ugx_HZFD2Q-sGU-3CdZ4AaABAg", "commentHtml": "Hey guys, how do you like the Bonin Islands so far?! 🐋 Download &#39;SeaPeople App&#39; to stay up to date with our journey in real time (it&#39;s FREE!): <a href=\"https://dashboard.seapeopleapp.com/group/8bd5246f-8395-49a4-ba02-94ae5cfa49c8?utm_source=SLV&amp;utm_medium=YT&amp;utm_campaign=Jan+2024+update\">https://dashboard.seapeopleapp.com/group/8bd5246f-8395-49a4-ba02-94ae5cfa49c8?utm_source=SLV&amp;utm_medium=YT&amp;utm_campaign=Jan+2024+update</a>", "comment": "Hey guys, how do you like the Bonin Islands so far?! 🐋 Download 'SeaPeople App' to stay up to date with our journey in real time (it's FREE!): https://dashboard.seapeopleapp.com/group/8bd5246f-8395-49a4-ba02-94ae5cfa49c8?utm_source=SLV&utm_medium=YT&utm_campaign=Jan+2024+update", "author": "@SailingLaVagabonde", "publishedAt": "2025-04-28T19:40:21Z", "updatedAt": "2025-04-28T19:40:21Z", "likeCount": 155, "canRate": true, "viewerRating": null, "canReply": true, "totalReplyCount": 7, "isTopLevelComment": "TopLevelComment", "parentCommentId": null, "authorChannelId": "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww", "authorIsChannelOwner": true, "authorChannelUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/@SailingLaVagabonde", "authorProfileImageUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/idehYrFJqFfE-LL6offHIhZJlc28vwSd881LKYH-F9vEgtUWTpmDLbiZ08nD6_w_3a89R7hE=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj", "videoId": "W001vfAvNvg", "videoTitle": "7 days at Sea to find THIS! (Raw, Unfiltered cut)", "channelId": "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww", "channelTitle": "Sailing La Vagabonde" } ## 💡 Key Advantages - Scrape comments and replies from both YouTube Videos and YouTube Shorts - No proxies required - Maintains comment threading structure - Exports in multiple formats (JSON, CSV, Excel) - Rate limit compliance ## ✏️ API Access Access via Apify's API: - RESTful endpoints - SDK integration - Webhook support - Automated workflows Full API documentation is available on the Apify platform. *Keywords: YouTube comments, data extraction, API integration, social media analytics, engagement metrics, content analysis