YouTube Shorts Scraper

Extract YouTube Shorts data from any public channel quickly and affordably. This actor scrapes video details, statistics, and channel information, outputting structured data for analysis. It's built for speed, handling up to 1000 shorts in under 15 minutes.

Key Features

• Channel-Based Scraping: Input a channel URL to extract all its Shorts. Supports @username, /c/, and /channel/ URL formats.
• Comprehensive Data: For each Short, captures:
  • Core metadata: ID, title, description, publish date, duration, and thumbnail URL.
  • Engagement stats: views, likes, and comment count.
  • Channel context: channel name, URL, and subscriber count.
  • Direct video URL.
• Cost-Effective & Fast: Pricing starts at $0.05 for 100 Shorts. Processing 1000 Shorts costs $0.50 and typically completes in under 15 minutes.
• Configurable Execution:
  • Set a limit of 1 to 1000 Shorts per channel.
  • Run with up to 50 channels simultaneously.
  • Enable Stealth Mode (recommended) to rotate user agents and add random delays, helping avoid detection.
  • Toggle Debug Mode for detailed logging and error troubleshooting.
• Robust Handling: Includes concurrent processing, automatic error recovery, rate limiting, and support for large channels.

How to Use

1. Provide Input: In the actor's input, specify one or more YouTube channel URLs.
2. Configure Settings:
   • Set shortsLimit to define the maximum number of Shorts to scrape per channel (1-1000).
   • Enable stealthMode for most runs.
   • Enable debugMode only if you need to troubleshoot.
3. Run the Actor: Start the execution. Monitor progress via the log.
4. Get Output: Once finished, download the dataset in your preferred format (JSON, CSV, Excel, etc.) from the actor's results.

Input & Output

Input Configuration (Example in JSON):

{
  "channelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@ExampleChannel",
    "https://www.youtube.com/c/AnotherExample"
  ],
  "shortsLimit": 100,
  "stealthMode": true,
  "debugMode": false
}

Output Data:
The actor returns an array of items. Each item represents one YouTube Short and contains the following key fields:

• id: The unique YouTube video ID.
• title: The title of the Short.
• description: The full video description.
• views: Total view count.
• likes: Total like count.
• comments: Total comment count.
• duration: The length of the Short (e.g., "59 seconds").
• datePosted: The publication date.
• channelName: The name of the creator's channel.
• channelUrl: The full URL to the channel.
• channelSubscribers: The channel's subscriber count.
• videoUrl: The direct URL to the Short.
• thumbnailUrl: A high-resolution URL for the video thumbnail.

Use Cases: This data is suited for performance tracking, competitor analysis, content research, and engagement trend monitoring. The tool is designed for scraping publicly available data for educational and research purposes, in compliance with platform rate limits.