YouTube Shorts Scraper

Scrapes YouTube Shorts data from channels, returning video stats, engagement metrics, and channel details. You can process up to 100 channels in a single run.

Key Features

• Multi-Channel Scrape: Process up to 100 YouTube channels simultaneously.
• Flexible Input: Accepts channel URLs, handles (@username), or raw channel IDs.
• Sorting: Retrieve shorts sorted by latest, popular, or oldest.
• High Volume: Scrape up to 10,000 shorts per channel.
• Comprehensive Data: Output includes video metadata (views, likes, comments, duration, tags) and detailed channel information (subscriber count, total views, description, verification status).

Pricing: Pay-Per-Result at $1 per 1,000 results. Volume discounts apply for Bronze ($0.90), Silver ($0.75), and Gold ($0.60) account tiers. You only pay for results received.

How to Use

Configure the actor with an input object. The only required parameter is channels.

Input Parameters

Input Example

{
  "channels": [
    "kurzgesagt",
    "@MrBeast",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@pewdiepie",
    "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
    "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA"
  ],
  "maxResults": 500,
  "sortBy": "popular"
}

Output

The actor returns a dataset where each item is a JSON object containing full details for a single short.

{
  "title": "Short Video Title",
  "type": "shorts",
  "id": "VIDEO_ID",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID",
  "viewCount": 1000000,
  "likes": 50000,
  "commentsCount": 1000,
  "duration": "00:00:59",
  "text": "Video description...",
  "hashtags": ["#trending", "#viral"],
  "channelName": "Channel Name",
  "channelId": "CHANNEL_ID",
  "numberOfSubscribers": 5000000,
  "channelTotalViews": 1000000000,
  "engagement": {
    "viewCount": 1000000,
    "likeCount": 50000,
    "commentCount": 1000
  },
  "aboutChannelInfo": {
    "channelDescription": "Channel description...",
    "channelJoinedDate": "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "isChannelVerified": true
  }
}

Use Cases

• Content and competitor analysis for YouTube Shorts.
• Market research to identify trends and popular content formats.
• Building datasets for analytics and performance tracking.
• Influencer discovery based on engagement metrics.
• SEO research for successful hashtags and keywords.

Related Actors

• YouTube Search API Actor: Search YouTube videos with full metadata, handling pagination automatically.
• YouTube Channel Scraper: Scrape comprehensive data from YouTube channels.