YouTube Search Channel This Apify Actor is designed to search for YouTube channels based on specific keywords. It retrieves detailed information about the channels, including metadata such as channel name, URL, description, and more. ## How to Use ### 1. Input Configuration The Actor requires an input JSON object to define the search parameters. The structure of the input is as follows: json { "keywords": "nike", "size": 10, "sort": "Relevance" } - keywords: (Required) The search keywords, e.g., nike, nike shoes. - size: (Required) The number of channels to retrieve. Default is 10. Minimum is 1, and maximum is 100. - sort: (Required) The sort order of the results. Options are: - Relevance - Upload_date - View_count - Rating ### 2. Output Data The Actor returns an array of objects containing information about the YouTube channels. The structure of each object is as follows: json { "id": "UC123456789", "uniqueName": "@nike", "name": "Nike", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@nike", "thumbnail": "https://example.com/thumbnail.jpg", "description": "This is an example channel description.", "subscriberCountText": "100 subscribers" } - id: The unique ID of the channel. - uniqueName: The unique name of the channel (e.g., @nike). - name: The name of the channel. - url: The URL of the channel. - thumbnail: The URL of the channel's thumbnail image. - description: The description of the channel. - subscriberCountText: The total number of subscribers on the channel. ### 3. Running the Actor 1. Deploy the Actor on the Apify platform. 2. Provide the input JSON in the Actor's input configuration. 3. Run the Actor to search for channels. 4. Retrieve the output dataset containing the channel details. ### 4. Example Use Case To search for the top 5 YouTube channels related to nike: 1. Set the input as: json { "keywords": "nike", "size": 5, "sort": "Relevance" } 2. Run the Actor. 3. Retrieve the output dataset containing the channel details. ## Notes - This Actor uses YouTube's public interface and may be subject to rate limits or restrictions. - Ensure that the input keywords are valid and relevant. - The Actor is optimized for performance but may require adjustments based on YouTube's response behavior.