YouTube Video Details Scraper ## Overview The YouTube Video Details Scraper is an Apify actor that extracts comprehensive metadata from a single YouTube video or Short. It provides detailed information such as title, uploader, views, comments, subtitles, and more, with flexible options to filter Shorts and customize output. ## Features - Comprehensive Metadata: Extracts title, video ID, uploader, upload date, duration, view count, like count, description, categories, tags, thumbnail, URL, subtitles, chapters, and comment count. - Shorts Support: Identifies Shorts with a short boolean attribute; options to include only Shorts or exclude them. - Comments Extraction: Optionally fetches comments with author, text, likes, and timestamp. - Subtitles: Optionally retrieves available subtitles in multiple languages. - Proxy Support: Configurable proxy to avoid YouTube rate-limiting. - Output Formats: Data stored in Apify’s dataset, exportable as JSON or CSV, with a table view in Apify UI. - Cross-Language Access: Run via Apify’s REST API or SDKs (Python, Node.js, etc.) for integration with any language. ## Input Configuration The actor accepts a JSON input with the following fields: | Field | Type | Description | Required | Default | |---------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------| | video_url | String | YouTube video or Shorts URL (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123) | Yes | - | | include_comments | Boolean | Fetch video comments (increases runtime) | No | false | | include_subtitles | Boolean | Fetch available subtitles | No | false | | shorts_only | Boolean | Only process if the video is a Short | No | false | | exclude_shorts | Boolean | Skip if the video is a Short | No | false | | proxy | String | Proxy URL (e.g., http://user:pass@host:port) | No | "" | Note: shorts_only and exclude_shorts are mutually exclusive. Example Input: json { "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ipUgXH6jw", "include_comments": true, "include_subtitles": true, "shorts_only": false, "exclude_shorts": false, "proxy": "http://user:pass@proxy.example.com:8080" } ## Output Format The actor outputs data to Apify’s dataset, viewable as a table in the Apify UI or exportable as JSON/CSV. Each record contains: | Field | Type | Description | Format | |-----------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------|----------| | title | String | Video title | Text | | video_id | String | Unique video ID | Text | | uploader | String | Uploader name | Text | | uploader_id | String | Uploader ID | Text | | upload_date | String | Upload date (YYYYMMDD) | Date | | duration | Integer | Duration in seconds | Number | | view_count | Integer | Number of views | Number | | like_count | Integer | Number of likes | Number | | description | String | Video description | Text | | categories | Array | Video categories | JSON | | tags | Array | Video tags | JSON | | thumbnail | String | Thumbnail URL | Text | | url | String | Video URL | Text | | subtitles | Object | Subtitles (if requested) | JSON | | chapters | Array | Video chapters | JSON | | comment_count | Integer | Number of comments | Number | | short | Boolean | Is the video a Short | Boolean | | comments | Array | List of comments (if requested) | JSON | | error | String | Error message if scraping failed | Text | Example Output: json { "title": "React Native vs Flutter - I built the same chat app with both", "video_id": "X8ipUgXH6jw", "uploader": "Fireship", "uploader_id": "@Fireship", "upload_date": "20211004", "duration": 612, "view_count": 2343818, "like_count": 60982, "description": "A side-by-side comparison of React Native and Flutter. I built a mobile chat app with both frameworks to understand differences in developer experience, tooling, code, and performance. \n\n🔥 Use discount code O2LdtRD6 for 30% off fireship.io/pro \n\n#flutter #react #versus\n\n🔗 Resources\n\nPerformance Comparison https://medium.com/swlh/flutter-vs-native-vs-react-native-examining-performance-31338f081980\n\nReact Native Demo https://fireship.io/lessons/react-native-firebase-chat-demo/\nFlutter Chat Demo https://fireship.io/lessons/flutter-firebase-chat-demo/\n\n📚 Chapters\n\n00:00 React Native vs Flutter\n00:57 Language\n01:41 Ecosystem\n02:04 Philosophy\n02:42 Architecture\n04:00 Developer Experience\n05:45 Tooling\n07:39 Code\n09:13 Performance\n\n\n🎨 My Editor Settings\n\n- Atom One Dark \n- vscode-icons\n- Fira Code Font\n\n🔖 Topics Covered\n\n- Comparing Flutter to React Native\n- Mobile app development\n- Native iOS and Android Development\n- Cross-platform app performance", "categories": [ "Science & Technology" ], "tags": [ "webdev", "app development", "lesson", "tutorial" ], "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/X8ipUgXH6jw/maxresdefault.webp", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ipUgXH6jw", "subtitles": null, "chapters": [ { "start_time": 0.0, "title": "React Native vs Flutter", "end_time": 57.0 }, { "start_time": 57.0, "title": "Language", "end_time": 101.0 }, { "start_time": 101.0, "title": "Ecosystem", "end_time": 124.0 }, { "start_time": 124.0, "title": "Philosophy", "end_time": 162.0 }, { "start_time": 162.0, "title": "Architecture", "end_time": 240.0 }, { "start_time": 240.0, "title": "Developer Experience", "end_time": 345.0 }, { "start_time": 345.0, "title": "Tooling", "end_time": 459.0 }, { "start_time": 459.0, "title": "Code", "end_time": 553.0 }, { "start_time": 553.0, "title": "Performance", "end_time": 612 } ], "comment_count": 1500, "short": false }