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Youtube Scraping Tool
YouTube Scraping Tool lets you search and extract YouTube videos quickly and efficiently. Collect metadata for both regular videos and Shorts, with automated pagination handling and full statistics.
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Overview
YouTube Scraping Tool allows you to search and collect YouTube videos efficiently.
Supports both regular videos and Shorts, automatically handles pagination, and provides detailed metadata and statistics for each video.
Key Features
- Search by one or multiple keywords (
search_queries). - Limit the number of videos per query (
max_videos). - Detects video type: regular or shorts.
- Collects video metadata:
- Title, URL, and Channel name
- Views and view text
- Publication date
- Duration (formatted and in seconds)
- Thumbnail
- Video type (regular / short)
- Automatic handling of pagination with continuation tokens.
- Saves results to Dataset and full JSON (
OUTPUT.json). - Generates statistics including:
- Total videos collected
- Total views
- Unique channels
- Shorts vs regular videos
- Oldest and newest video dates
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
search_queries | string or array[string] | Search keywords (comma-separated string or array) | "Python tutorial, Django" |
max_videos | integer | Maximum number of videos per query | 10 |
Output
- Dataset: Each video object is saved individually.
- OUTPUT.json: Complete JSON including results, metadata, and statistics.
Example Video Object
{ "videoId": "abc123", "title": "Python Tutorial for Beginners", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123", "channelName": "Tech Channel", "views": 12345, "viewsText": "12,345 views", "publishedAt": "2024-03-15", "duration": "10:35", "durationSeconds": 635, "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/abc123/hqdefault.jpg", "query": "Python tutorial", "video_type": "regular", "timestamp": "2026-04-03T12:00:00Z" }
Usage Examples
Single query
{ "search_queries": "Python tutorial", "max_videos": 5 }
Multiple queries
{ "search_queries": ["Python tutorial", "Django framework"], "max_videos": 10 }
Notes
- Automatically handles pagination to retrieve multiple pages of results.
- Differentiates between Shorts and regular videos based on YouTube data.
- Includes logging of progress and top videos in Actor logs.
This actor is perfect for content research, competitor analysis, or building YouTube datasets.
