# Youtube Channel Finder (`contacts-api/youtube-channel-finder`) Actor

Locate creators and channels effortlessly with our YouTube Profile Finder. Find YouTube profiles by keyword for research, partnerships, and lead generation.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/contacts-api/youtube-channel-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Lead Heaven](https://apify.com/contacts-api) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media, Other
- **Stats:** 20 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$9.99/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## 📺 YouTube Channel Finder - Fast & Unlimited Search

**The Fastest Way to Find YouTube Channels by Keyword.**
Discover thousands of YouTube channels in seconds using advanced search operators.
No login required. No quotas. Just pure, high-speed channel discovery.

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### ✨ Key Features

- **⚡ Blazing Fast**: Scrape thousands of channels in minutes.
- **🔍 Niche Targeting**: Find creators by keywords (e.g., "tech reviewer", "gaming channel", "fitness coach").
- **🌍 Global Reach**: Target any country or region with precision.
- **🛡️ 100% Safe**: **No Google/YouTube login required.** We do not interact with YouTube API.
- **💰 Cost-Effective**: Extremely cheap to run compared to official APIs.
- **🆓 Free Tier**: **100 CHANNELS FREE** per run!

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### 🛠️ How It Works

This actor bypasses YouTube's API quota limits by scraping search engines instead.

1. **Input**: You provide niche keywords (e.g., "iphone review") and a target country.
2. **Search**: The actor constructs advanced queries (`site:youtube.com/@ "keyword"`) to find relevant channels.
3. **Extraction**: It extracts clean channel URLs and description snippets directly from search results.
4. **Output**: You get a list of valid YouTube channel links ready for enrichment or connection.

> **Note**: This actor accurately identifies channels but does *not* consume YouTube API quota or extracting hidden emails. This makes it incredibly fast and scalable.

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### 📝 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **`keywords`** | `array` | `["tech reviewer", "fitness"]` | List of keywords to search. |
| **`country`** | `string` | `"United States"` | Target country for the search. |

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### 📦 Output Data Format

The actor delivers a clean JSON dataset of found channels.

#### JSON Example

```json
{
  "keyword": "tech",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
  "description_snippet": "Quality Tech Videos | YouTuber | Geek | Consumer Electronics...",
  "source": "Search Engine"
}
```

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### 💡 Best Practices

- **Use Category Keywords**: Keywords like "Review", "Unboxing", "Tutorial" help find specific types of creator content.
- **Niche Down**: Instead of just "Gaming", try "Minecraft Mod Reviews" or "Indie Game Developer" for better targeting.
- **Scale Up**: Since this method is safe, feel free to run it for thousands of results (Paid plans).

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### 🚀 Use Cases

- **Influencer Marketing**: Build massive lists of potential creators to review your product.
- **Market Research**: Analyze competitors in your niche.
- **Talent Scouting**: Find rising stars and content creators quickly.

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### 💎 Pricing & Limits

- **Free Users**: Capped at **100 channels per run**.
- **Premium Users**: **Unlimited** channels.

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### 📞 Support & Feedback

We value your feedback! If you have feature requests, bug reports, or need custom scraping solutions, please contact us:

**📧 Email:** <leadheavencontact@gmail.com>

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#### Keywords

*youtube channel finder, influencer finder, youtube scraper, creator search, social media discovery, influencer marketing*

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

List of keywords to search for YouTube channels (e.g., 'tech reviewer', 'fitness', 'gaming').

## `country` (type: `string`):

Select the target country for leads.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "fitness"
  ],
  "country": "United States"
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "fitness"
    ],
    "country": "United States"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("contacts-api/youtube-channel-finder").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": ["fitness"],
    "country": "United States",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("contacts-api/youtube-channel-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "fitness"
  ],
  "country": "United States"
}' |
apify call contacts-api/youtube-channel-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=contacts-api/youtube-channel-finder",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/V96R7da7kH9K25eD6/builds/fNNuh025gEj4St0dL/openapi.json