Youtube Comments Scraper (Pay Per Results)

Youtube Comments Scraper (Pay Per Results)

by easy_peasy_api

Extract YouTube comments, likes, and commenter details into JSON with a simple scraper. Perfect for developers and researchers who need clean data fast.

450 runs
21 users
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About Youtube Comments Scraper (Pay Per Results)

Need to pull YouTube comments for a project, but dreading the manual work? I've been there. This scraper is what I use when I need to gather comment data fast. You just feed it the video URLs you're interested in, and it handles the rest, returning everything in a clean, structured JSON file. It grabs the full comment text, the number of likes each one has, and details about the person who posted it—username, channel URL, that sort of thing. It's incredibly straightforward. For me, the real value is in the analysis. If you're a researcher studying social sentiment or a developer building an application that needs comment data, this automates the tedious part. You get all the raw material in one place, ready for you to process, analyze, or feed into your models. The pay-per-results model is also a plus; you only pay for what you actually scrape, which is perfect for testing or smaller, targeted projects. It just works, and it saves a ton of time.

What does this actor do?

Youtube Comments Scraper (Pay Per Results) 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

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

YouTube Comments Scraper

Extract structured data from YouTube comments by providing a video URL. This actor operates on a pay-per-result model.

Overview

This tool scrapes comments from YouTube videos. You provide a video URL, and it returns comment details like text, author, timestamps, and engagement metrics. Data can be downloaded in JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, or HTML formats.

Key Features

  • Targeted Data Extraction: Pulls comments from specified YouTube videos.
  • Structured Output: Returns comment text, author name and ID, posting date (relative timestamp), like count, reply count, and author avatar URL.
  • Author Context: Flags whether a comment author is verified, the channel owner (creator), a music artist, or the current user.
  • Flexible Export: Download results in JSON, CSV, XML, RSS, Excel, or HTML Table formats.
  • Pay-Per-Result Pricing: Costs $1.8 per 1,000 successfully scraped comments.

How to Use

  1. Create an account on Apify.
  2. Open the YouTube Comments Scraper actor.
  3. Input one or more YouTube video URLs.
  4. Click "Start" and wait for the run to finish.
  5. Download your dataset from the actor's results section.

Input/Output

Input: A JSON object containing an array of YouTube video URLs.

{
  "url": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw"
  ]
}

Output: An array of comment objects stored in the dataset. A typical result includes:

{
  "video_id": "rYEDA3JcQqw",
  "author_id": "UCcXm2Edf3g2-YlTiZI7bs2g",
  "author_name": "@Jiftoo",
  "content": "It feels so weird coming back to old songs having learned English",
  "published_time": "4 years ago",
  "avatar": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/...",
  "like": "25 k",
  "reply": "260",
  "is_verified": false,
  "is_current_user": false,
  "is_creator": false,
  "is_artist": false
}

Categories

AUTOMATION SOCIAL_MEDIA VIDEOS

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

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Actor Information

Developer
easy_peasy_api
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
450
Active Users
21

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