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YouTube Channel Scraper — 3x Cheaper, 10x Faster ⚡

Scrape YouTube channel stats and video metadata using the official YouTube Data API v3. No browser, no Puppeteer — just blazing-fast API calls that return 1,000 videos in under 30 seconds.

💡 Why this actor? Official API = no breakage when YouTube updates their UI. Structured, complete data every time.

✨ Key Features

• ⚡ Blazing fast — 1,000 videos in ~15-30 seconds (vs 5+ min with browser scrapers)
• 💰 3x cheaper — $0.001/result vs $0.003-0.005 for Puppeteer-based alternatives
• 🔒 100% reliable — Official YouTube API, never breaks on UI changes
• 📊 Complete metadata — tags, categories, languages, thumbnails, engagement metrics
• 🔄 Auto key rotation — spread quota across multiple API keys automatically
• 📺 Flexible input — accepts @handles, URLs, channel IDs, or plain names

💰 How Much Does It Cost?

You save 60-80% on every run. Plus zero compute wasted on browser rendering.

🚀 Getting Started (3 Steps)

1. Get a free YouTube API key → Google Cloud Console (10,000 units/day free)
2. Set your API key as environment variable YOUTUBE_API_KEYS in actor settings
3. Run the actor with your channel list — that's it!

📥 Input Example

{
"channelNames":["@MrBeast","https://youtube.com/@veritasium"],
"numberOfVideos":50,
"includeChannelInfo":true
}

All these formats work: @MrBeast · MrBeast · https://youtube.com/@MrBeast · UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA

📤 Example Output

Video Data

{
"type":"video",
"title":"$456,000 Squid Game In Real Life!",
"description":"I recreated every game from Squid Game...",
"videoId":"0e3GPea1Tyg",
"videoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e3GPea1Tyg",
"coverImage":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0e3GPea1Tyg/maxresdefault.jpg",
"author":"MrBeast",
"channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
"viewCount":456000000,
"likeCount":12000000,
"commentCount":850000,
"subscriberCount":250000000,
"publishedAt":"2021-11-24T17:00:10Z",
"duration":"25:41",
"tags":["squid game","mrbeast","challenge"],
"categoryId":"24",
"defaultAudioLanguage":"en"
}

Channel Data

{
"type":"channel",
"channelId":"UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
"name":"MrBeast",
"customUrl":"@mrbeast",
"description":"SUBSCRIBE FOR A COOKIE!",
"country":"US",
"joinedDate":"2012-02-20T00:43:50Z",
"subscriberCount":250000000,
"videoCount":800,
"viewCount":45000000000,
"keywords":"mrbeast philanthropy challenges"
}

🎯 Use Cases

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need a YouTube API key? Yes — get one free at Google Cloud Console. Each key gets 10,000 units/day (enough for ~125,000 videos). You can add multiple keys for higher throughput.

Q: How fresh is the data? Real-time. Every run fetches live data directly from YouTube's API.

Q: What export formats are available? JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), XML, and RSS — all from the Apify console.

Q: What about quota limits? Scraping 50 videos from a known channel costs ~4 quota units. With 10,000 units/day per key, you can scrape ~125,000 videos daily with a single free key.

📋 Output Fields

⚡ Performance

🔗 Integration Examples

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("joyouscam35875/youtube-channel-scraper").call(run_input={"channelUrls":["@MrBeast"],"maxVideos":10,"youtubeApiKey":"YOUR_KEY"})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)

Node.js

import{ ApifyClient }from'apify-client';
const client =newApifyClient({token:'YOUR_API_TOKEN'});
const run =await client.actor('joyouscam35875/youtube-channel-scraper').call({"channelUrls":["@MrBeast"],"maxVideos":10,"youtubeApiKey":"YOUR_KEY"});
const{ items }=await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

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