# Youtube Search (`danek/youtube-search`) Actor YouTube crawler and video scraper. More then using the YouTube API. - **URL**: https://apify.com/danek/youtube-search.md - **Developed by:** [Jan Danecki](https://apify.com/danek) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Videos - **Stats:** 265 total users, 10 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 11 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.20 / 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. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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 Search Scraper Scrap all necessary data from youtube search results. No need for a youtube account or api sdk key. ### Ultra fast and super light. Our Youtube Search Scraper is designed to be as fast and efficient as possible. It is optimized to use as little memory as possible. It can operate with just 128MB of memory, which is the lowest setting available on the Apify platform thus making it the most cost-effective solution for scraping Youtube videos. It also reduce network traffic resulting in another cost saving. ### Cost Our Youtube Search Scraper is available for $10 per month, plus run costs. You can take advantage of a free trial for a few days to assess its suitability for your needs. If you are already subscribed to an Apify plan, run cost may be included. Refer to [apify pricing page](https://apify.com/pricing) for detailed information. For cost optimization, the scraper can be run on the lowest settings (128MB memory). ### Output ```json [ { "kind": "youtube#searchResult", "id": { "kind": "youtube#video", "videoId": "yMl16hkeQow" }, "snippet": { "channelId": "UC9mrd19dfBDZzY7M0w8GanA", "title": "Apify Complete Tutorial For Beginners", "thumbnails": [ { "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yMl16hkeQow/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCOgCEMoBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLBdUlo0hxBF_aaX1HhRkhvOiY1r1A", "width": 360, "height": 202 } ], "channelTitle": "Review Central", "channelHandle": "@reviewcentral69", "timestamp": "1 year ago", "duration": 637, "views": 7234, "badges": [], "channelApproval": null, "channelThumbnails": [ { "url": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/wHHKcxHTzgCiA79QVJUtrAq0pyZRaNoQQUpY90Js750XKYb1Z3obPQjKUsLsu33yQv6o5Rsj=s68-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj", "width": 68, "height": 68 } ], "detailedMetadataSnippet": [ { "text": "Apify", "bold": true } ], "chapters": [] } } // ... ] ``` ## Try our Scrappers: - Do you need custom solution? [Contact us!](mailto:kontakt@danek.tech?subject=Custom%20Scrapper) - [ALL scrappers](https://apify.com/danek) ### Roadmap We are actively working to increase this efficiency. Do you need something ASAP? Do you need any other feature? Let us know in issue section! # Actor input Schema ## `search_term` (type: `string`): No description ## `max_videos` (type: `integer`): Max number of videos to scrape. Upper limit is 100. Contact us for higher limits. ## Actor input object example ```json { "search_term": "apify", "max_videos": 10 } ``` # 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 = { "search_term": "apify", "max_videos": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("danek/youtube-search").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "search_term": "apify", "max_videos": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("danek/youtube-search").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "search_term": "apify", "max_videos": 10 }' | apify call danek/youtube-search --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,danek/youtube-search" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/gJvjeCYNraSfhIaNd/builds/lcBfQ1sbz5bx58c1X/openapi.json