# YouTube Shorts Scraper (`parseforge/youtube-shorts-scraper`) Actor Collect Shorts from any YouTube channel with 37 data fields per video: views, likes, publish dates, hashtags, music credits, comments count, and full channel profiles. Sort by newest, most popular, or oldest. Filter by date range. Supports bulk channel processing. No API key or coding needed. - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/youtube-shorts-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** Videos, Social media, Other - **Stats:** 5 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. 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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 ![ParseForge Banner](https://github.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/blob/ad35ccc13ddd068b9d6cba33f323962e39aed5b2/banner.jpg?raw=true) ## πŸ“± YouTube Shorts Scraper > πŸ•’ **Last updated:** 2026-05-05 Collect complete data from any YouTube channel's Shorts library, without writing a single line of code. Extract views, likes, publish dates, descriptions, hashtags, music credits, comments count, and full channel info for every Short. Works across multiple channels in one run. > **The YouTube Shorts Scraper pulls up to 1,000,000 Shorts per channel with 35 data fields per item, sortable by newest, most popular, or oldest, with optional date filtering - all without a YouTube API key or browser.** Whether you're tracking competitor content, analyzing engagement trends, building a Shorts dataset for research, or monitoring a creator's publishing schedule, this tool handles it automatically. Search for terms like "YouTube Shorts data export," "collect Shorts metadata without API," "bulk Shorts scraper CSV," and "YouTube channel Shorts analyzer" and you'll find exactly what you need here. ### ✨ What Does It Do - πŸ“Š **View Count and Likes** - track engagement numbers for every Short to identify your best-performing content formats or benchmark against competitors - πŸ“… **Publish Dates** - monitor how frequently a channel posts and build historical timelines of Shorts activity - 🏷️ **Hashtags and Descriptions** - extract all hashtags and description text to analyze content strategy and trending topics - πŸ‘€ **Channel Collaborations** - identify creator mentions and collaborations tagged in Short descriptions to map influencer networks - 🎡 **Music Credits** - collect song, artist, and album info when available to analyze audio trends in viral Shorts - πŸ’¬ **Comments Count** - measure audience engagement per Short to find content that drives the most conversation - πŸ—‚οΈ **Content Category** - capture YouTube's assigned category (Entertainment, Education, Music, etc.) to segment your dataset by content type - a field missing from most competitor tools - πŸ“Ί **Full Channel Profile** - get subscriber count, total views, join date, location, and verified status alongside every Short ### 🎬 Demo Video Demo video coming soon. ### πŸ”§ Input - **YouTube Channels** - paste one or more channel handles (e.g. @nasa, @vsauce) or full channel URLs. The tool accepts @handle format, bare handles, or full youtube.com URLs - **Max Shorts per Channel** - set how many Shorts to collect per channel. Free users: up to 100. Paid users: up to 1,000,000. Leave blank to collect all Shorts - **Sort Shorts By** - choose how results are ordered: Newest first (default), Most popular first, or Oldest first - **Oldest Post Date** - enter a cutoff date (YYYY-MM-DD) to stop collecting Shorts older than that date. Only applies when sorting by Newest Example input: ```json { "channels": ["@nasa", "@vsauce", "@mkbhd"], "maxResultsShorts": 50, "sortChannelShortsBy": "POPULAR", "oldestPostDate": "2024-01-01" } ```` ### πŸ“Š Output Each Short includes 35 data fields. Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel. ```json { "videoId": "hqSL5V9yXBM", "title": "When You Sleep In Socks And Imagine An Icositetrachoron", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hqSL5V9yXBM", "viewCount": 5166119, "likes": 242728, "date": "2026-03-15T14:16:32-07:00", "duration": "00:00:20", "category": "Entertainment", "text": "song: \"Philadelphia\" by @jakechudnow", "hashtags": [], "descriptionLinks": [], "collaborators": ["https://www.youtube.com/@jakechudnow"], "musicCredits": [], "aiSummary": null, "commentsCount": 5200, "commentsTurnedOff": false, "isAgeRestricted": false, "isUnlisted": false, "order": 0, "channelName": "Vsauce", "channelHandle": "@Vsauce", "channelId": "UC6nSFpj9HTCZ5t-N3Rm3-HA", "numberOfSubscribers": 24700000, "isChannelVerified": true, "channelTotalViews": 6566582097, "channelTotalVideos": 640, "channelDescription": "Our World is Amazing.", "channelJoinedDate": "Jul 30, 2007", "channelLocation": null, "channelDescriptionLinks": ["https://www.curiositybox.com"], "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nSFpj9HTCZ5t-N3Rm3-HA", "channelAvatarUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/...", "channelBannerUrl": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/...", "scrapedAt": "2026-03-20T16:04:37.167Z" } ``` ### πŸ’Ž Why Choose the YouTube Shorts Scraper? Most YouTube Shorts tools on the market collect the basics and stop there. This one goes further - and does it faster. | Feature | our scraper | streamers/youtube-shorts-scraper | |---|---|---| | Views, likes, publish date | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Duration, thumbnails | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Hashtags and description text | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Comments count | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Channel info (subscribers, verified, bio, links) | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Sort by Newest / Popular / Oldest | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Date range filtering | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | **Content category (Entertainment, Music, etc.)** | βœ”οΈ | ❌ | | **Music credits (song, artist, album)** | βœ”οΈ | ❌ | | **AI-generated video summary** | βœ”οΈ | ❌ | | **Exact isUnlisted flag** | βœ”οΈ | ❌ | | **Date filter surcharge** | ❌ none | ⚠️ +$0.0013/Short extra | | Speed per Short | ⚑ ~0.56s | 🐒 ~16s | The speed difference matters. At 28x faster processing, a 1,000-Short dataset that takes 4+ hours with the competition finishes in under 10 minutes here. ### πŸ“‹ How to Use No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps: 1. **Sign Up**: [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) 2. **Find the Tool**: Search for "YouTube Shorts Scraper" in the Apify Store and open the actor 3. **Set Your Input**: Enter the channel handles you want to scrape and configure sort order or date filters 4. **Run It**: Click "Start" and watch results appear in real time That's it. No coding, no API keys, no complicated setup. Export your data as CSV, Excel, or JSON when it's done. ### 🎯 Business Use Cases - πŸ“Š **Content Strategist** - pull Shorts data from 10-20 competitor channels sorted by Most Popular to identify which formats, topics, and hashtags drive the highest engagement before your next content calendar - πŸ”¬ **Market Researcher** - collect Shorts published between specific dates across a set of brand accounts to build a dataset of video performance trends for quarterly reporting - 🎡 **Music Analyst** - extract music credits and hashtags from viral Shorts at scale to track which songs and artists are being used most frequently in high-view content - πŸ“£ **Influencer Manager** - monitor a creator roster by scheduling weekly runs against their channels to track publishing frequency, view growth, and comment engagement over time *** *** ### ✨ Why choose this Actor | | Capability | |---|---| | 🎯 | **Built for the job.** Scoped specifically to this data source so you skip the parser engineering entirely. | | πŸ”– | **Structured output.** Clean, typed fields ready for analysis, dashboards, or downstream pipelines. | | ⚑ | **Fast.** Optimized request patterns return results in seconds, not minutes. | | πŸ” | **Always fresh.** Every run pulls live data, so the dataset reflects the source as of run time. | | 🌐 | **No infra to manage.** Apify handles proxies, retries, scaling, scheduling, and storage. | | πŸ›‘οΈ | **Reliable.** Battle-tested across many runs and edge cases, with graceful error handling. | | 🚫 | **No code required.** Configure in the UI, run from CLI, schedule via cron, or call from any language with the Apify SDK. | > πŸ“Š Production-grade structured data without the engineering overhead of building and maintaining your own scraper. *** ### πŸ“ˆ How it compares to alternatives | Approach | Cost | Coverage | Refresh | Filters | Setup | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | **⭐ YouTube Shorts Scraper** *(this Actor)* | $5 free credit, then pay-per-use | Full source coverage | **Live per run** | Source-native filters supported | ⚑ 2 min | | Build your own scraper | Engineering hours | Full once built | Whenever you maintain it | Custom code | 🐒 Days to weeks | | Paid managed APIs | $$$ monthly | Vendor-defined | Live | Vendor-defined | ⏳ Hours | | Third-party data dumps | Varies | Subset, often stale | Periodic | None | πŸ•’ Variable | Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, server-side filtering, and no pipeline maintenance. *** ### πŸš€ How to use 1. πŸ“ **Sign up.** [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) (takes 2 minutes). 2. 🌐 **Open the Actor.** Go to the YouTube Shorts Scraper page on the Apify Store. 3. 🎯 **Set input.** Configure the input fields in the form (or paste a JSON), then set maxItems. 4. πŸš€ **Run it.** Click **Start** and let the Actor collect your data. 5. πŸ“₯ **Download.** Grab your results in the **Dataset** tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML. > ⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: **3-5 minutes.** No coding required. *** ### πŸ’Ό Business use cases
#### πŸ“Š Data & Analytics - Build trend reports and dashboards from live source data - Feed BI tools, warehouses, and ML pipelines with structured records - Run periodic snapshots to track changes over time - Compare segments, regions, or categories with consistent fields #### 🏒 Operations & Strategy - Monitor competitor moves, pricing, and inventory shifts - Build internal directories and lookup tools backed by current data - Power workflows that depend on fresh source records - Cut manual data-gathering time from hours to minutes
#### 🎯 Marketing & Growth - Identify market opportunities and trending topics - Research target audiences and customer personas at scale - Power lead-generation pipelines with verified records - Track sentiment, reviews, or social signals over time #### πŸ› οΈ Engineering & Product - Prototype features that need real-world data without owning a crawler - Replace fragile in-house scrapers with a managed Actor - Wire datasets into your apps via the Apify API or webhooks - Skip the proxy, retry, and parsing maintenance entirely
*** ### 🌟 Beyond business use cases Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.
#### πŸŽ“ Research and academia - Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework - Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots - Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls - Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping #### 🎨 Personal and creative - Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches - Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics - Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters - Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
#### 🀝 Non-profit and civic - Transparency reporting and accountability projects - Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data - Community-run databases for local issues - Investigative journalism on public records #### πŸ§ͺ Experimentation - Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data - Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend - Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora - Test dashboard concepts with live input
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πŸ’³ Do I need a paid Apify plan to run this actor? No. You can start right now on the free Apify plan, which includes **$5 in free monthly credit**. That is enough to run this actor several times and explore the output before committing to anything. Paid plans unlock higher limits, more concurrent runs, and larger datasets. [Create a free Apify account here](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) to get started.
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πŸ“ How many items can I scrape per run? Free users are limited to **10 items per run** so you can preview the output and confirm the actor works for your use case. Paid users can raise maxItems up to **1,000,000** per run. [Upgrade here](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) if you need full scale.
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πŸ“€ How do I export the data? Every Apify dataset can be downloaded in one click from the console as CSV, JSON, JSONL, Excel, HTML, XML, or RSS. You can also pull results programmatically via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) or stream them into BigQuery, S3, and other destinations through built-in integrations.
πŸ“… Can I schedule the actor to run automatically? Yes. Use the Apify scheduler to run the actor on any cadence, from hourly to monthly. Results are saved to your dataset and can be delivered to webhooks, email, Slack, cloud storage, or automation tools such as Zapier and Make. ***
### πŸ”— Integrate YouTube Shorts Scraper with any app - [Make](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/make) - Automate workflows - [Zapier](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/zapier) - Connect 5000+ apps - [GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github) - Version control integration - [Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack) - Get notifications - [Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte) - Data pipelines - [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) - Export to spreadsheets Use webhooks to trigger downstream actions the moment a run finishes - push results to a database, send a Slack alert, or update a Google Sheet automatically. ### πŸ”Œ Integrate with any app YouTube Shorts Scraper connects to any cloud service via [Apify integrations](https://apify.com/integrations): - [**Make**](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/make) - Automate multi-step workflows - [**Zapier**](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/zapier) - Connect with 5,000+ apps - [**Slack**](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack) - Get run notifications in your channels - [**Airbyte**](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte) - Pipe results into your warehouse - [**GitHub**](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github) - Trigger runs from commits and releases - [**Google Drive**](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) - Export datasets straight to Sheets You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes. Push fresh data into your product backend, or alert your team in Slack. *** ### πŸ’‘ More ParseForge Actors - [Youtube Channel Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/youtube-channel-scraper) - Collect full channel profiles, subscriber counts, video stats, and metadata from any YouTube channel - [YouTube Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/youtube-scraper) - Extract video listings, metadata, and engagement data from YouTube search results and channel pages - [Youtube Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/youtube-comments-scraper) - Collect comments, replies, and AI-powered sentiment analysis from any YouTube video - [Socialblade Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/socialblade-scraper) - Track subscriber growth, view trends, and ranking data for YouTube channels over time - [Auto Video Thumbnail Generator](https://apify.com/parseforge/auto-video-thumbnail-generator) - Generate custom thumbnails for videos automatically without design tools Browse our complete collection of [data extraction tools](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more. ### πŸ†˜ Need Help? - Check the FAQ section above for common questions - Visit the [Apify support page](https://docs.apify.com) for documentation and tutorials - Contact us to request a new scraper, propose a custom project, or report an issue at [Tally contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) ### ⚠️ Disclaimer > This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube, Google LLC, or any of their subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.## πŸ—ƒοΈ What YouTube Shorts Data Can You Extract? YouTube Shorts Scraper can gather any kind of data from YouTube channels, such as: | | | | |---|---|---| | πŸ–ΌοΈ Thumbnail URL | πŸ†” Video ID | πŸ“ Title | | πŸ”— Short URL | πŸ‘οΈ View count | ❀️ Like count | | πŸ“… Publish date | ⏱️ Duration | πŸ—‚οΈ Category | | πŸ“„ Description text | 🏷️ Hashtags | πŸ”— Description links | | πŸ‘€ Collaborators | 🎡 Music credits | πŸ€– AI summary | | πŸ’¬ Comments count | 🚫 Comments off | πŸ”ž Age restricted | | πŸ”’ Unlisted | πŸ”’ Order index | πŸ“Ί Channel name | | πŸ”– Channel handle | πŸ†” Channel ID | πŸ‘₯ Subscribers | | βœ… Verified | πŸ‘οΈ Channel total views | 🎬 Channel total videos | | πŸ“ Channel description | πŸ“… Channel joined date | πŸ“ Channel location | | πŸ”— Channel links | 🌐 Channel URL | πŸ–ΌοΈ Channel avatar | | πŸ–ΌοΈ Channel banner | πŸ• Scraped timestamp | πŸ”΄ Error (if any) | ### 🎬 Demo Video Demo video coming soon. ### πŸ”§ Input - **YouTube Channels** - paste one or more channel handles (e.g. @nasa, @vsauce) or full channel URLs. The tool accepts @handle format, bare handles, or full youtube.com URLs - **Max Shorts per Channel** - set how many Shorts to collect per channel. Free users: up to 100. Paid users: up to 1,000,000. Leave blank to collect all Shorts - **Sort Shorts By** - choose how results are ordered: Newest first (default), Most popular first, or Oldest first - **Oldest Post Date** - enter a cutoff date (YYYY-MM-DD) to stop collecting Shorts older than that date. Only applies when sorting by Newest Example input: ```json { "channels": ["@nasa", "@vsauce", "@mkbhd"], "maxResultsShorts": 50, "sortChannelShortsBy": "POPULAR", "oldestPostDate": "2024-01-01" } ``` ### πŸ“Š Output YouTube Shorts Scraper can gather any kind of data from YouTube channels, such as: | πŸ–ΌοΈ Thumbnail URL | πŸ†” Video ID | πŸ“ Title | |---|---|---| | πŸ”— Short URL | πŸ‘οΈ View count | ❀️ Like count | | πŸ“… Publish date | ⏱️ Duration | πŸ—‚οΈ Category | | πŸ“„ Description text | 🏷️ Hashtags | πŸ”— Description links | | πŸ‘€ Collaborators | 🎡 Music credits | πŸ€– AI summary | | πŸ’¬ Comments count | 🚫 Comments off | πŸ”ž Age restricted | | πŸ”’ Unlisted | πŸ”’ Order index | πŸ“Ί Channel name | | πŸ”– Channel handle | πŸ†” Channel ID | 🌐 Channel URL | | πŸ–ΌοΈ Channel avatar | πŸ–ΌοΈ Channel banner | πŸ“ Channel description | | πŸ“… Channel joined date | πŸ“ Channel location | πŸ‘οΈ Channel total views | | 🎬 Channel total videos | πŸ‘₯ Subscribers | βœ… Verified | | πŸ”— Channel links | πŸ”— Input channel URL | πŸ“‹ Source tab | ### πŸ’Ž Why Choose the YouTube Shorts Scraper? Most YouTube Shorts tools on the market collect the basics and stop there. This one goes further - and does it faster. | Feature | our scraper | streamers/youtube-shorts-scraper | |---|---|---| | Views, likes, publish date | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Duration, thumbnails | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Hashtags and description text | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Comments count | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Channel info (subscribers, verified, bio, links) | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Sort by Newest / Popular / Oldest | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | Date range filtering | βœ”οΈ | βœ”οΈ | | **Content category (Entertainment, Music, etc.)** | βœ”οΈ | ❌ | | **Music credits (song, artist, album)** | βœ”οΈ | ❌ | | **AI-generated video summary** | βœ”οΈ | ❌ | | **Exact isUnlisted flag** | βœ”οΈ | ❌ | | **Date filter surcharge** | ❌ none | ⚠️ +$0.0013/Short extra | | Speed per Short | ⚑ ~0.56s | 🐒 ~16s | The speed difference matters. At 28x faster processing, a 1,000-Short dataset that takes 4+ hours with the competition finishes in under 10 minutes here. ### πŸ“‹ How to Use No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps: 1. **Sign Up**: [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) 2. **Find the Tool**: Search for "YouTube Shorts Scraper" in the Apify Store and open the actor 3. **Set Your Input**: Enter the channel handles you want to scrape and configure sort order or date filters 4. **Run It**: Click "Start" and watch results appear in real time That's it. No coding, no API keys, no complicated setup. Export your data as CSV, Excel, or JSON when it's done. ### 🎯 Business Use Cases - πŸ“Š **Content Strategist** - pull Shorts data from 10-20 competitor channels sorted by Most Popular to identify which formats, topics, and hashtags drive the highest engagement before your next content calendar - πŸ”¬ **Market Researcher** - collect Shorts published between specific dates across a set of brand accounts to build a dataset of video performance trends for quarterly reporting - 🎡 **Music Analyst** - extract music credits and hashtags from viral Shorts at scale to track which songs and artists are being used most frequently in high-view content - πŸ“£ **Influencer Manager** - monitor a creator roster by scheduling weekly runs against their channels to track publishing frequency, view growth, and comment engagement over time ### πŸ”— Integrate YouTube Shorts Scraper with any app - [Make](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/make) - Automate workflows - [Zapier](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/zapier) - Connect 5000+ apps - [GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github) - Version control integration - [Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack) - Get notifications - [Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte) - Data pipelines - [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) - Export to spreadsheets Use webhooks to trigger downstream actions the moment a run finishes - push results to a database, send a Slack alert, or update a Google Sheet automatically. ### πŸ’‘ More ParseForge Actors - [Youtube Channel Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/youtube-channel-scraper) - Collect full channel profiles, subscriber counts, video stats, and metadata from any YouTube channel - [YouTube Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/youtube-scraper) - Extract video listings, metadata, and engagement data from YouTube search results and channel pages - [Youtube Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/youtube-comments-scraper) - Collect comments, replies, and AI-powered sentiment analysis from any YouTube video - [Socialblade Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/socialblade-scraper) - Track subscriber growth, view trends, and ranking data for YouTube channels over time - [Auto Video Thumbnail Generator](https://apify.com/parseforge/auto-video-thumbnail-generator) - Generate custom thumbnails for videos automatically without design tools Browse our complete collection of [data extraction tools](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more. ### πŸ†˜ Need Help? - Check the FAQ section above for common questions - Visit the [Apify support page](https://docs.apify.com) for documentation and tutorials - Contact us to request a new scraper, propose a custom project, or report an issue at [Tally contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) ### ⚠️ Disclaimer > This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube, Google LLC, or any of their subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. *** ### πŸ”— Recommended Actors - [**πŸ” Google Search Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/google-search-scraper) - Multi-engine SERP results with country and language targeting - [**πŸ—ΊοΈ Nominatim OSM Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/nominatim-osm-scraper) - Geocode addresses via OpenStreetMap - [**πŸ“Š Indexmundi Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/indexmundi-scraper) - Global demographic and economic indicators - [**πŸ“° RAG Web Browser**](https://apify.com/parseforge/rag-web-browser) - Crawl and extract clean text from any URL for AI retrieval - [**🌐 Website Content Crawler**](https://apify.com/parseforge/website-content-crawler) - Crawl entire sites and export structured content > πŸ’‘ **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more reference-data scrapers. # Actor input Schema ## `channels` (type: `array`): List of YouTube channel handles or URLs to scrape Shorts from. Accepts @handle format (e.g. @nasa), full URL (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/@nasa), or bare handle (e.g. nasa). ## `maxResultsShorts` (type: `integer`): Free users: Limited to 100. Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000. Leave empty to get all Shorts. ## `sortChannelShortsBy` (type: `string`): Order in which Shorts are returned. NEWEST = most recent first (default). POPULAR = most viewed first. OLDEST = oldest first. ## `oldestPostDate` (type: `string`): Stop scraping when a Short's publish date is older than this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Only works with Sort=NEWEST. Leave empty to get all Shorts. ## Actor input object example ```json { "channels": [ "@nasa", "@vsauce", "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd" ], "maxResultsShorts": 10, "oldestPostDate": "2024-01-01" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Dataset of YouTube Shorts with all extracted fields. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "channels": [ "@nasa" ], "maxResultsShorts": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/youtube-shorts-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ 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); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "channels": ["@nasa"], "maxResultsShorts": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/youtube-shorts-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "channels": [ "@nasa" ], "maxResultsShorts": 10 }' | apify call parseforge/youtube-shorts-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/youtube-shorts-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "YouTube Shorts Scraper", "description": "Collect Shorts from any YouTube channel with 37 data fields per video: views, likes, publish dates, hashtags, music credits, comments count, and full channel profiles. Sort by newest, most popular, or oldest. Filter by date range. Supports bulk channel processing. No API key or coding needed.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "JAXeloWQjXRwvyHXk" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/parseforge~youtube-shorts-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-youtube-shorts-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~youtube-shorts-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-youtube-shorts-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~youtube-shorts-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-youtube-shorts-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "channels" ], "properties": { "channels": { "title": "YouTube Channels", "type": "array", "description": "List of YouTube channel handles or URLs to scrape Shorts from. Accepts @handle format (e.g. @nasa), full URL (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/@nasa), or bare handle (e.g. nasa).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxResultsShorts": { "title": "Max Shorts per Channel", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Free users: Limited to 100. Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000. Leave empty to get all Shorts." }, "sortChannelShortsBy": { "title": "Sort Shorts By", "enum": [ "NEWEST", "POPULAR", "OLDEST" ], "type": "string", "description": "Order in which Shorts are returned. NEWEST = most recent first (default). POPULAR = most viewed first. OLDEST = oldest first." }, "oldestPostDate": { "title": "Oldest Post Date", "type": "string", "description": "Stop scraping when a Short's publish date is older than this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Only works with Sort=NEWEST. Leave empty to get all Shorts." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```