Youtube Playlist Scraper

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Extract comprehensive data from YouTube playlists including video URLs, titles, thumbnails, view counts, like/dislike ratios, upload dates, and duration for every video. This scraper efficiently handles rate limiting, pagination, and data parsing while ensuring compliance with YouTube's terms of service.

Key Features

• Extracts complete metadata for all videos in YouTube playlists
• Handles rate limiting and pagination automatically
• Implements proxy support and user-agent rotation to minimize blocking risks
• Robust error handling and progress tracking
• Export functionality to JSON/CSV formats
• Pay-per-event monetization model for Actor owners
• Compliant with YouTube's terms of service

How to Use

1. Create a new task in Apify Console
2. Add one or more YouTube playlist URLs to scrape (must contain youtube.com/playlist)
3. Configure proxy settings if needed (recommended for large extractions)
4. Set maximum number of videos to extract (optional)
5. Run the Actor
6. Download results in JSON or CSV format

Input Configuration

• Playlist URLs: Enter the URLs of YouTube playlists you want to scrape (must contain youtube.com/playlist)
• Maximum Videos: Limit the number of videos to extract (0 for unlimited)
• Proxy Configuration: Configure proxies to prevent IP blocking

Output Example

{
"id":"dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"title":"Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg",
"viewCount":1000000000,
"likeCount":10000000,
"dislikeCount":100000,
"likeRatio":0.98,
"uploadDate":"2009-10-24",
"duration":212,
"channelName":"RickAstleyVEVO",
"channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
"playlistId":"PL7u4BG8iCLjkCzP5krcHZ-X5DsUl0xdg9",
"playlistTitle":"Popular Videos"
}

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Integration Options

This Actor works well with:

• Data analysis tools
• Content research workflows
• Social media monitoring systems
• YouTube channel performance tracking