YouTube Most Replayed Scraper

Overview

This Apify actor extracts structured data from YouTube's "Most Replayed" heatmap feature. It focuses specifically on replay analytics, showing which segments of a video are watched or rewatched most frequently. Unlike broader YouTube scrapers, it provides targeted insights into audience engagement patterns.

Key Features

• Replay Heatmap Data: Extracts start/end times and normalized intensity scores for the most replayed segments of a video.
• Video Metadata: Captures core video details including ID, title, channel, views, likes, comments, and upload date.
• Bulk Processing: Supports multiple video URLs in a single run.
• Multiple Export Formats: Outputs data in JSON, CSV, Excel, and API-ready formats.
• Integration Ready: Designed to work with automation workflows via API, Zapier, or Google Sheets.

How to Use

1. Log into your Apify account.
2. Locate the "YouTube Most Replayed Scraper" actor in the Apify store.
3. In the actor's input, provide one or more YouTube video URLs.
4. Configure any optional settings (like metadata inclusion).
5. Run the actor. It will process the URLs and extract the heatmap data.
6. Download or access the results from the dataset.

Input/Output

Input Example

Configure the actor using a JSON input. The urls array is required.

{
  "maxRetries": 3,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 20,
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ]
}

Output Example

The actor returns an array of objects containing video metadata and the replay analysis.

[
  {
    "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)",
    "channelOwner": "Rick Astley",
    "viewCount": "1694624700",
    "likes": "18549049",
    "comments": "2.4M",
    "dateText": "Oct 24, 2009",
    "relativeDate": "15 years ago",
    "replaySegments": [
      {
        "startTime": 12.5,
        "endTime": 18.2,
        "intensityScore": 0.95
      }
    ],
    "heatmapData": [...]
  }
]

The replaySegments array contains the timestamps and intensity scores for the most replayed parts of the video. The heatmapData provides a detailed breakdown of replay frequency across the entire video timeline.