YouTube Channel Scraper Scrape comprehensive channel information, videos, playlists, and community content from YouTube channels. ## Use Cases - Channel Analytics: Monitor channel growth and engagement - Content Strategy: Analyze successful channel strategies - Competitor Research: Track competing channels - Playlist Discovery: Find organized content collections - Community Monitoring: Track community posts and engagement - Shorts Analysis: Analyze short-form content performance ## Scraper Types ### channel_about Get comprehensive channel information and metadata. ### channel_videos Fetch all videos from a channel with sorting options. ### channel_shorts Get all YouTube Shorts from a channel. ### channel_playlists List all playlists created by the channel. ### channel_community Get community posts and updates. ## Input Parameters | Field | Type | Required | Description | Example | Default | | ------------------ | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------ | -------- | | type | string | Yes | Scraper type | channel_videos | - | | channelIds | array | Cond. | Array of channel IDs | ["UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug"] | - | | channelUsernames | array | Cond. | Array of channel usernames | ["TED"] | - | | sortBy | string | No | Sort order | newest | newest | | maxItem | number | No | Max items per channel | 50 | 100 | | resumeToken | string | No | Continue from previous fetch | - | - | | geo | string | No | ISO 3166-2 country code | US | US | | lang | string | No | Language code | en | en | Note: Either channelIds or channelUsernames must be provided. ## Sort Options - newest (default): Most recent first - popular: Most viewed/liked first - oldest: Oldest first - date_added: For playlists ## Example Inputs ### Get Channel Information json { "type": "channel_about", "channelUsernames": ["TED"], "geo": "US", "lang": "en" } ### Get Channel Videos json { "type": "channel_videos", "channelIds": ["UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug"], "sortBy": "popular", "maxItem": 50 } ### Get Channel Shorts json { "type": "channel_shorts", "channelUsernames": ["MrBeast"], "sortBy": "newest", "maxItem": 100 } ### Get Channel Playlists json { "type": "channel_playlists", "channelIds": ["UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug"], "sortBy": "date_added" } ## Output Schema ### Channel About Object json { "id": "UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug", "name": "TED", "handle": "@TED", "description": "The TED Talks channel features...", "thumbnails": [...], "banners": [...], "subscriberCount": "24.5M", "videoCount": "4,523", "viewCount": "4,123,456,789", "joinedDate": "Mar 1, 2006", "country": "US", "links": [ { "title": "Website", "url": "https://www.ted.com" } ], "stats": { "subscribers": "24500000", "videos": "4523", "views": "4123456789" } } ### Video Object json { "videoId": "arj7oStGLkU", "title": "Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator", "thumbnails": [...], "duration": "844", "viewCount": "60453248", "publishedTimeText": "7 years ago", "publishedAt": "2016-04-06", "badges": ["CC"] } ### Playlist Object json { "playlistId": "PLMC9KNkIncKseYxDN2niH6glGRWKsLtde", "title": "Today's Hits 2025", "videoCount": 200, "thumbnails": [...], "firstVideoId": "xxx...", "lastUpdate": "Updated yesterday" } ### Community Post Object json { "postId": "Ugkxxx...", "text": "New video coming soon!", "publishedTimeText": "2 days ago", "likeCount": 1245, "commentCount": 89, "images": [...], "poll": null, "backstageAttachment": null } ## Notes - Free tier limited to 100 items per run - Both channel ID and username (@handle) are supported - Pagination continues automatically until maxItem - State saved for resuming interrupted scrapes - Some channels may have restricted content - Community posts available only on eligible channels