# ▶️ YouTube Data Scraper - Videos, Channels, Comments & Stats (`unrivaled_fortress/youtube-video-data-extractor`) Actor

Extract public YouTube video, channel and comment data: titles, views, likes, duration, transcripts and channel stats. For content research, SEO and sentiment analysis. Pay per result. Try free — no API key, instant results.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/unrivaled\_fortress/youtube-video-data-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [David An](https://apify.com/unrivaled_fortress) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

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?

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 Data Scraper - Videos, Channels & Comments

**Extract public YouTube video, channel and comment data** — titles, views, likes, transcripts and channel stats.

### ✨ Features

- 🎬 Video: title, description, views, likes, duration
- 📝 Comments with author and timestamp
- 📺 Channel: subscriber count, total videos, description
- 📈 Trending and search results support
- 📊 Export as JSON / CSV / Excel

### 💡 Use Cases

- **Content research**: analyze top-performing videos
- **Sentiment analysis**: extract and classify comments
- **Influencer vetting**: channel stats and engagement metrics

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***

**Crafted by [David Ahn](https://apify.com/unrivaled_fortress)** · Built with [Apify](https://apify.com) + [Crawlee](https://crawlee.dev)

### ⭐ Leave a Review

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### 📌 Changelog

- **v1.0** — Public release
- **v1.1** — Added more output fields and clearer error messages
- **v1.2** — Performance and reliability improvements

### 🔧 Support

Issues or feature requests? Open an issue directly on this Actor's *Issues* tab — average response time: under 24h.

***

**Crafted by [David Ahn](https://apify.com/unrivaled_fortress)** · Built with [Apify](https://apify.com) + [Crawlee](https://crawlee.dev) (open-source)

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Single URL or array of URLs to scrape

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of pages to crawl per URL

## `includeText` (type: `boolean`):

Extract clean readable text from the page

## `includeMetadata` (type: `boolean`):

Extract title, description, headings, links

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for scraping

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com"
    }
  ],
  "maxPages": 1,
  "includeText": true,
  "includeMetadata": true,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "urls": [
        {
            "url": "https://example.com"
        }
    ],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("unrivaled_fortress/youtube-video-data-extractor").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 = {
    "urls": [{ "url": "https://example.com" }],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("unrivaled_fortress/youtube-video-data-extractor").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 '{
  "urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com"
    }
  ],
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call unrivaled_fortress/youtube-video-data-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Be9Y5LERgKDdkRIzf/builds/INb7EYH5CKP31SNAn/openapi.json