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YouTube Playlist Scraper

Your all-in-one tool for extracting data from YouTube playlists; including podcasts, courses, and releases. Retrieve rich details such as titles, descriptions, thumbnails, full video and channel metadata, and engagement statistics.

😋 Features 😋

• Get complete playlist details including title, description, thumbnail, full channel and video metadata, and engagement statistics. Works across normal playlists, podcasts, courses, and releases.
• Easily switch proxy country to avoid hidden videos and region-restricted content.
• View a detailed summary stored in the key-value store after each run. Each input URL is categorized as either complete, hasHiddenVideos, incomplete, unavailable, or failed.

Interested in other YouTube scraping tools?

Are you looking for full YouTube video and shorts metadata including engagement statistics and transcripts. Check out our YouTube Metadata Scraper.

👩‍🍳 Input 👩‍🍳

Example

{
"startURLs":[
"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMvsN4LH5cSH-_-FOZVIrkrXa37hNthny"
],
"useProxy":true,
"proxyCountry":"ANY",
}

🍖 Output 🍖

Example

[
{
"input":"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ_voP4Q3cfdvAY-XP1-uq5NzJ1sZGtwj",
"id":"PLQ_voP4Q3cfdvAY-XP1-uq5NzJ1sZGtwj",
"url":"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ_voP4Q3cfdvAY-XP1-uq5NzJ1sZGtwj",
"title":"The Best of Son Heung min",
"description":null,
"playlistType":"Playlist",
"thumbnail":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mH5wcYC8oxM/hqdefault.jpg",
"videoCount":5,
"viewCount":2590,
"hiddenVideoCount":0,
"channelID":"UCG5qGWdu8nIRZqJ_GgDwQ-w",
"channelURL":"https://www.youtube.com/@premierleague",
"channelUsername":"premierleague",
"channelDisplayName":"Premier League",
"videos":[
{
"index":1,
"id":"mH5wcYC8oxM",
"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH5wcYC8oxM",
"title":"Son Heung-min: 10 Years of Smiles, Goals, and Greatness 🇰🇷",
"thumbnail":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mH5wcYC8oxM/hqdefault.jpg",
"length":"7:24",
"lengthSeconds":444,
"viewCount":"410K",
"relativeUploadTime":"2 months ago",
"channelId":"UCG5qGWdu8nIRZqJ_GgDwQ-w",
"channelURL":"https://www.youtube.com/@premierleague",
"channelUsername":"premierleague",
"channelDisplayName":"Premier League"
},
{
"index":2,
"id":"shkGWuni26w",
"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shkGWuni26w",
"title":"11 of Son Heung-min's Best Moments in the Premier League",
"thumbnail":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/shkGWuni26w/hqdefault.jpg",
"length":"7:06",
"lengthSeconds":426,
"viewCount":"1.1M",
"relativeUploadTime":"2 months ago",
"channelId":"UCG5qGWdu8nIRZqJ_GgDwQ-w",
"channelURL":"https://www.youtube.com/@premierleague",
"channelUsername":"premierleague",
"channelDisplayName":"Premier League"
},
{
"index":3,
"id":"2NaoEy7VszY",
"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NaoEy7VszY",
"title":"Son's Triple Seals Victory | Spurs 6-2 Leicester City | 2022/23 Premier League Highlights",
"thumbnail":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2NaoEy7VszY/hqdefault.jpg",
"length":"8:29",
"lengthSeconds":509,
"viewCount":"101K",
"relativeUploadTime":"8 months ago",
"channelId":"UCG5qGWdu8nIRZqJ_GgDwQ-w",
"channelURL":"https://www.youtube.com/@premierleague",
"channelUsername":"premierleague",
"channelDisplayName":"Premier League"
},
{
"index":4,
"id":"BXDp8iMF7J0",
"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXDp8iMF7J0",
"title":"Son Heung-min names FAVOURITE Premier League moment for Spurs | Ultimates",
"thumbnail":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BXDp8iMF7J0/hqdefault.jpg",
"length":"6:59",
"lengthSeconds":419,
"viewCount":"96K",
"relativeUploadTime":"1 year ago",
"channelId":"UCG5qGWdu8nIRZqJ_GgDwQ-w",
"channelURL":"https://www.youtube.com/@premierleague",
"channelUsername":"premierleague",
"channelDisplayName":"Premier League"
},
{
"index":5,
"id":"7aMutyZelts",
"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aMutyZelts",
"title":"'I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL...' 😢 Heartwarming moment Heung-Min Son surprises Spurs fan | Fan Mail",
"thumbnail":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7aMutyZelts/hqdefault.jpg",
"length":"6:30",
"lengthSeconds":390,
"viewCount":"400K",
"relativeUploadTime":"1 year ago",
"channelId":"UCG5qGWdu8nIRZqJ_GgDwQ-w",
"channelURL":"https://www.youtube.com/@premierleague",
"channelUsername":"premierleague",
"channelDisplayName":"Premier League"
}
]
}
]

❔ FAQ ❔

What does the RUN_SUMMARY file contain?

The RUN_SUMMARY file is created after each run and stored in the key-value store. It divides each playlist input URL into 5 categories:

• complete - this URL was successfully processed and all videos are complete.
• hasHiddenVideos - this URL was successfully processed but there are some hidden videos. This is usually due to location issues and you can solve this by turning the proxy on and setting an appropraite location. Check the Input section for more details.
• incomplete - Some videos were gotten but processing failed before it was completed.
• unavailable - The playlist is unavailable for some reason. Either it has been deleted or it is invalid
• failed - Processing failed completely and no videos were gotten.

Feedback

We’re always working on improving the performance of our Actors. So if you’ve got any technical feedback for YouTube Playlist scraper or simply found a bug, please create an issue on the Actor’s Issues tab in Apify Console.