# PeerTube Video Intelligence (`straightforward_hydra/peertube-video-intelligence`) Actor

Browse, search and pull channel videos from PeerTube — the open, no-key Fediverse video platform. Any instance. No key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/straightforward\_hydra/peertube-video-intelligence.md
- **Developed by:** [Dev D](https://apify.com/straightforward_hydra) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 videos

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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".

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- **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`.
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- **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

## PeerTube Video Intelligence 📹

**Browse, search, and pull channel videos from PeerTube — the open, no-key Fediverse video platform (YouTube alternative). No API key, no proxy.**

PeerTube is decentralized video hosting on the Fediverse. This actor gives you clean, structured access to any instance — or the **whole network** at once:

- 📺 **Browse videos** — most-viewed / trending / newest on an instance, with views, likes, duration, category.
- 🔎 **Search videos** — by keyword. **Set the instance to `sepiasearch.org` to search the entire PeerTube network** in one run.
- 📁 **Channel & account videos** — every video from a specific channel or account.

Perfect for **video/creator research, content aggregation, media monitoring, and building open-video apps**.

> Uses PeerTube's public **REST API** — no key, no login, pure JSON. Works on any instance.

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### Modes

- 📺 **Videos** — browse an instance's videos.
- 🔎 **Search** — keyword search (network-wide via `sepiasearch.org`).
- 📁 **Channel** — a channel's videos.
- 👤 **Account** — an account's videos.

### Features

- ✅ **No API key, no proxy** — official PeerTube API.
- ✅ **Any instance + network-wide search** — one actor covers the whole PeerTube network.
- ✅ **Rich metadata** — views, likes/dislikes, duration, category, language, channel/host.
- ✅ **Federated** — results span many instances.

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### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| **Instance** | Instance domain (or `sepiasearch.org` for network-wide search). |
| **Mode** | videos / search / channel / account. |
| **Query** | Search text (search mode). |
| **Handle** | `name@instance` (channel/account modes). |
| **Sort** | Views / trending / hot / likes / newest / oldest. |
| **NSFW** | Exclude / include / only. |
| **Category IDs / Language codes** | Filters (videos mode). |
| **Max results** | Cap on videos. |

#### Example — network-wide search

```json
{
  "instance": "sepiasearch.org",
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "blender tutorial",
  "sort": "-views"
}
```

#### Example — most-viewed Science & Tech videos on an instance

```json
{
  "instance": "framatube.org",
  "mode": "videos",
  "sort": "-views",
  "categoryOneOf": ["15"]
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "id": 1234,
  "uuid": "9c9de5e8-…",
  "name": "What is PeerTube?",
  "description": "…",
  "duration_seconds": 113,
  "views": 146425,
  "likes": 33,
  "dislikes": 0,
  "category": "Science & Technology",
  "language": "en",
  "channel_display_name": "A propos de PeerTube",
  "channel_host": "framatube.org",
  "account_name": "framasoft",
  "published_at": "2018-10-01T10:00:00Z",
  "thumbnail_url": "https://framatube.org/lazy-static/thumbnails/…",
  "url": "https://framatube.org/videos/watch/9c9de5e8-…",
  "instance": "framatube.org"
}
```

### Run it on a schedule

Track a channel's new uploads or a topic's trending videos over time — pipe to a sheet, database or webhook.

### Notes & limitations

- Uses **public** endpoints — no key.
- Common PeerTube category IDs: 1 Music, 2 Films, 3 Vehicles, 15 Science & Technology, 11 News & Politics, 13 Education, 15 How To.
- `sepiasearch.org` searches the whole network; a normal instance shows its own + federated content.
- Data source: the queried PeerTube instance(s).

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#### Keywords

PeerTube, Fediverse, video, YouTube alternative, decentralized video, ActivityPub, video scraper, video search, creator research, media monitoring, open video, channel videos, video metadata, views, SepiaSearch, content aggregation, streaming, self-hosted video, no key, open API.

# Actor input Schema

## `instance` (type: `string`):

PeerTube instance domain, e.g. "framatube.org", "tilvids.com". TIP: set to "sepiasearch.org" to search across the WHOLE PeerTube network in search mode.

## `mode` (type: `string`):

videos = browse instance videos; search = search by keyword; channel/account = a channel's or account's videos.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Text to search for.

## `handle` (type: `string`):

For channel/account modes, e.g. "myChannel@framatube.org".

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Sort order.

## `nsfw` (type: `string`):

Include NSFW videos.

## `categoryOneOf` (type: `array`):

Filter by PeerTube category IDs, e.g. \["15"] (Science & Technology), \["1"] (Music), \["2"] (Films). Numeric IDs.

## `languageOneOf` (type: `array`):

Filter by language, e.g. \["en", "fr"].

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of videos to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "instance": "framatube.org",
  "mode": "videos",
  "sort": "-views",
  "nsfw": "false",
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("straightforward_hydra/peertube-video-intelligence").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("straightforward_hydra/peertube-video-intelligence").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 '{}' |
apify call straightforward_hydra/peertube-video-intelligence --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=straightforward_hydra/peertube-video-intelligence",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Mef3XmP3XgjHqIalW/builds/fOJHvrpw6UkmFnex5/openapi.json