YouTube Shorts Scraper

Scrapes detailed metadata for YouTube Shorts from specified channels.

Overview

This actor extracts structured data from YouTube Shorts videos. Provide one or more channel handles, and it returns a dataset containing video details, channel information, and engagement metrics. It's designed for automation and data collection use cases.

Key Features

• Channel-based scraping: Input YouTube channel handles (e.g., @gordonramsay).
• Configurable limits: Retrieve up to 10,000 Shorts per run.
• Sortable results: Order results by date or relevance.
• Comprehensive data: Fetches video metadata, descriptions, keywords, and performance stats (likes, views, comments).
• Includes channel info: Returns channel display name, subscriber count, and total Shorts count alongside each video.

How to Use

1. Specify Inputs:
   • Channel handles: Provide one or more handles, like @BBCNews.
   • Limit: Set the maximum number of Shorts to retrieve (max 10,000).
   • Sort order: Choose how to sort the results.
   • RAM: Start with 256MB. Increase memory for larger datasets.
2. Run the actor. It will begin processing and outputting data immediately.
3. The results are delivered as a structured JSON dataset.

Input/Output

Input: Configure the actor with channel handles, a result limit, and a sort order.

Output: A JSON array of Shorts objects. Each object includes:

{
  "channelDisplayName": "All-In Podcast",
  "channelHandle": "@allin",
  "channelId": "UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg",
  "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@allin",
  "channelSubscriberCount": 809000,
  "channelShortsCount": 148,
  "id": "ennSJ8uk1QU",
  "date": "2025-04-04T23:21:10Z",
  "title": "Antonio Gracias Breaks Down SHOCKING Immigration Data ",
  "description": "Full episode: https://youtu.be/OjhA9p3ZXW0...",
  "keywords": ["chamath", "tech", "news", "politics"],
  "lengthSeconds": 100,
  "shortsURL": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ennSJ8uk1QU",
  "videoURL": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ennSJ8uk1QU",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ennSJ8uk1QU/default.jpg",
  "likes": 237,
  "commentCount": 10,
  "viewCount": 5383
}

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