Youtube Search And Channel Scraper

Youtube Search And Channel Scraper

by simpleapi

Automatically extract YouTube search results and channel data—including videos, metrics, and tags—for research, competitor analysis, and trend tracking.

16 runs
2 users
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About Youtube Search And Channel Scraper

Need to pull structured data from YouTube without the headache of building a scraper yourself? I've been there. This actor is essentially your automated research assistant for YouTube. You give it a search term or a channel URL, and it goes to work, fetching the details you actually need: video titles, links, view counts, likes, descriptions, tags, and upload dates. It neatly packages all that messy public data into a clean, usable format like JSON or CSV. I use it regularly for a few key jobs. First, for keyword and content research—seeing what's really ranking for a topic. Second, for keeping an eye on competitors by tracking their latest uploads and performance. And third, for spotting trends by monitoring search results over time. It saves hours of manual copying and pasting, letting you focus on analyzing the data instead of collecting it. If your work involves understanding YouTube, this tool gets you the raw material quickly and reliably.

What does this actor do?

Youtube Search And Channel Scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

  • Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
  • Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
  • API access for integration with your applications
  • Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
  • Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

YouTube Search and Channel Scraper

An Apify actor that automates data extraction from YouTube search results and channels. It returns structured data (JSON, CSV, Excel) for videos, channels, and playlists, eliminating the need for manual browsing and copying.

Key Features

  • Structured Data Extraction: Pulls details like video titles, descriptions, view/like counts, comments, publish dates, channel info, and thumbnail URLs.
  • Search & Channel Scraping: Accepts search queries or direct YouTube channel URLs as input.
  • Filtering Options: Supports filters for results count, upload date, video duration, and sorting by relevance.
  • Developer-Friendly Output: Returns clean JSON, making it easy to integrate with dashboards, databases, or other applications.
  • Managed Execution: Runs on the Apify platform, handling proxies and scalability.

How to Use

  1. Access the Actor: Find the "YouTube Search Scraper" actor in the Apify Store.
  2. Configure Input: In the actor's input, set your queries (search terms or channel URLs) and adjust optional parameters like maxResults.
  3. Run: Start the actor. It will process the request and collect data.
  4. Get Results: Download the dataset from the actor's run output in your preferred format (JSON, CSV, Excel).

Input / Output

Input Configuration (JSON):

{
  "queries": ["your search term or channel URL here"],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "searchFilters": { /* optional filters */ }
}

Example Output Snippet (JSON):

[
  {
    "title": "Video Title Example",
    "type": "video",
    "channelName": "Example Channel",
    "date": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "views": 150000,
    "likes": 5000,
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/example.jpg",
    "channelId": "UC_example123",
    "channelUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/@ExampleChannel",
    "numberOfSubscribers": 1000000
  }
]

Categories

AUTOMATION LEAD_GENERATION SOCIAL_MEDIA

Common Use Cases

Market Research

Gather competitive intelligence and market data

Lead Generation

Extract contact information for sales outreach

Price Monitoring

Track competitor pricing and product changes

Content Aggregation

Collect and organize content from multiple sources

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Actor Information

Developer
simpleapi
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
16
Active Users
2

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