Youtube Video Scraper

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Search YouTube and extract video metadata including titles, full descriptions, view counts, channel info, and more. Supports advanced filters for upload date, duration, sort order, and country targeting.

Key Features

• Advanced Search Filters — Filter by upload date (hour/today/week/month/year), duration (short/medium/long), and sort order (relevance/date/views/rating)
• Full Video Descriptions — Fetches complete descriptions from each video page, not just search snippets
• Multi-Keyword Search — Process multiple search keywords in a single run
• Country Targeting — Get localized results for 30+ countries
• YouTube Shorts Support — Include or exclude Shorts from results
• Automatic Deduplication — Removes duplicate videos across keyword searches
• Progress Tracking — Real-time status updates in the Apify Console

Quick Start

1. Click Try for free on the YouTube Video Scraper page
2. Enter your search keywords
3. Configure filters (optional)
4. Click Start
5. Download results in JSON, CSV, Excel, or other formats

Input Configuration

{
"searches":["JavaScript tutorial","React hooks"],
"maxResults":50,
"maxPerSearch":20,
"uploadDate":"week",
"duration":"medium",
"sortBy":"viewCount",
"country":"US",
"includeShorts":true
}

Output Data

Each video result includes:

{
"videoId":"tDGiWn0flK8",
"title":"From Zero to Your First Agentic AI Workflow in 26 Minutes",
"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDGiWn0flK8",
"thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tDGiWn0flK8/maxresdefault.jpg",
"duration":"26:23",
"durationSeconds":1583,
"channelName":"Nate Herk | AI Automation",
"channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/@nateherk",
"viewCount":34000,
"uploadTime":"3 days ago",
"description":"Full video description text...",
"isShort":false,
"searchKeyword":"AI automation",
"extractedAt":"2026-02-27T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Use Cases

• Market Research — Analyze trending topics and competitor content
• Content Strategy — Find inspiration and track performance metrics
• Academic Research — Collect data for social media studies
• Brand Monitoring — Track brand mentions and engagement
• SEO Analysis — Research keywords and video optimization strategies

How It Works

1. The scraper searches YouTube with your keywords and filters
2. For each search, it scrolls through results to collect video cards
3. It visits each video page to fetch the full description
4. Results are deduplicated and saved progressively to the dataset
5. The scraper survives platform migrations and can resume from where it left off

Limitations

• View counts are approximate (e.g., "1.2M" → 1200000)
• Upload times are relative ("3 days ago"), not exact dates
• YouTube may rate-limit very large scraping jobs
• Maximum 500 videos per run, 100 per keyword

FAQ

Q: Why are view counts approximate? A: YouTube search results display abbreviated view counts (e.g., "1.2M views"). The scraper converts these to numbers, which may differ slightly from exact counts.

Q: Can I search in languages other than English? A: Yes! Enter keywords in any language. The scraper interface uses English for consistency, but search results are based on your keyword language and selected country.

Q: What happens if the scraper is interrupted? A: Results are saved progressively. If the scraper is interrupted, all previously saved videos are kept in your dataset. The scraper also supports migration resume.

Q: How do I get results for a specific country? A: Use the country parameter with a two-letter country code (e.g., "TW" for Taiwan, "JP" for Japan).

YouTube Video Scraper — built for reliable, scalable video data extraction.

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