YouTube Video Details Scraper Scrape comprehensive information about YouTube videos including metadata, statistics, captions, and engagement metrics. ## Use Cases - Content Analysis: Extract video metadata and performance metrics - Engagement Tracking: Monitor views, likes, and comment counts - SEO Research: Analyze video titles, descriptions, and tags - Competitive Intelligence: Study successful video strategies - Transcript Extraction: Get video subtitles and captions - Trend Analysis: Monitor video performance over time ## Input Parameters | Field | Type | Required | Description | Example | Default | | ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------- | ----------------- | ------- | | type | string | Yes | Scraper type | video_details | - | | videoIds | array | Yes | Array of YouTube video IDs | ["arj7oStGLkU"] | - | | geo | string | No | ISO 3166-2 country code | US | US | | lang | string | No | Language code | en | en | | extend | string | No | Extended info: 1 (full) or 2 (lite) | 1 | - | | maxItem | number | No | Maximum items to fetch | 10 | 100 | ### Example Input json { "type": "video_details", "videoIds": ["arj7oStGLkU", "dQw4w9WgXcQ"], "geo": "US", "lang": "en", "extend": "1" } ## Output Schema ### Video Details Object json { "id": "arj7oStGLkU", "title": "Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED", "description": "Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense...", "channel": { "id": "UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug", "name": "TED", "handle": "@TED", "thumbnails": [...] }, "stats": { "viewCount": "60453248", "likeCount": "2032690", "commentCount": "13245" }, "duration": "844", "publishDate": "2016-04-06", "thumbnails": [...], "keywords": ["TED", "procrastination", "productivity"], "category": "People & Blogs", "subtitles": { "available": true, "languages": ["en", "es", "fr", ...] }, "isLiveContent": false, "isFamilySafe": true } ## Data Fields ### Basic Information - id: YouTube video ID - title: Video title - description: Full video description - duration: Video length in seconds - publishDate: Upload date (ISO format) ### Channel Information - channel.id: Channel ID - channel.name: Channel name - channel.handle: Channel handle (@username) - channel.thumbnails: Channel avatar images ### Statistics (with extend=1) - stats.viewCount: Total views - stats.likeCount: Number of likes - stats.commentCount: Number of comments ### Media Assets - thumbnails: Video thumbnail images (multiple sizes) - subtitles: Available caption languages - storyboards: Preview thumbnails for video scrubbing ### Metadata - keywords: Video tags - category: YouTube category - isLiveContent: Whether it's a live stream - isFamilySafe: Content rating - allowedCountries: Regions where video is available ## Notes - Free tier limited to 100 videos - Extended info (extend=1) provides like/comment counts - Geo and lang parameters affect localized data - Some data may be restricted based on video privacy settings