# YouTube Video Data Scraper 🎥 (`easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper`) Actor

A powerful YouTube video data extractor that fetches comprehensive metadata. Perfect for content analysis, research, and marketing insights. Supports batch processing with built-in rate limiting and error handling.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 33 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

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

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# README

## YouTube Video Data Scraper 🎥

### Features ✨

- Extracts detailed information from YouTube videos
- Supports batch processing of multiple video URLs
- Built-in rate limiting with random delays to prevent API throttling
- Robust error handling and retry mechanism
- Clean and structured JSON output

### Use Cases 🎯

- Content analysis and research
- Video metadata collection
- Social media monitoring
- Marketing analytics
- Content creator insights

### Input Parameters 📋

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| videoUrls | Array/String | YouTube video URL(s) to scrape |
| maxItems | Number | Maximum number of items to process (optional) |

### Output Data Structure 📊

The actor returns detailed video information including:

- Video title and description
- View count, likes, and comments
- Upload date and channel information
- Recording details and location data (if available)
- Video statistics and engagement metrics

### Usage Tips 💡

1. Ensure valid YouTube video URLs are provided
2. Consider API quota limitations when processing large batches
3. Use maxItems parameter to limit the number of processed videos
4. Monitor console logs for processing status

#### Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

```json
{
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
}
```

#### Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the **Storage** tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

```json
[
	{
		"kind": "youtube#video",
		"etag": "82hsmnSotUkZNJTQBJBrT7vCzHo",
		"id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
		"snippet": {
			"publishedAt": "2009-10-25T06:57:33Z",
			"channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
			"title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
			"description": "The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. \n\nNever: The Autobiography 📚 OUT NOW! \nFollow this link to get your copy and listen to Rick’s ‘Never’ playlist ❤️ #RickAstleyNever\nhttps://linktr.ee/rickastleynever\n\n“Never Gonna Give You Up” was a global smash on its release in July 1987, topping the charts in 25 countries including Rick’s native UK and the US Billboard Hot 100.  It also won the Brit Award for Best single in 1988. Stock Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced the track which was the lead-off single and lead track from Rick’s debut LP “Whenever You Need Somebody”.  The album was itself a UK number one and would go on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide.\n\nThe legendary video was directed by Simon West – who later went on to make Hollywood blockbusters such as Con Air, Lara Croft – Tomb Raider and The Expendables 2.  The video passed the 1bn YouTube views milestone on 28 July 2021.\n\nSubscribe to the official Rick Astley YouTube channel: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/YTSubID\n\nFollow Rick Astley:\nFacebook: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/FBFollowID \nTwitter: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TwitterID \nInstagram: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/InstagramID \nWebsite: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/storeID \nTikTok: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TikTokID\n\nListen to Rick Astley:\nSpotify: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/SpotifyID \nApple Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AppleMusicID \nAmazon Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AmazonMusicID \nDeezer: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/DeezerID \n\nLyrics:\nWe’re no strangers to love\nYou know the rules and so do I\nA full commitment’s what I’m thinking of\nYou wouldn’t get this from any other guy\n\nI just wanna tell you how I’m feeling\nGotta make you understand\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\nWe’ve known each other for so long\nYour heart’s been aching but you’re too shy to say it\nInside we both know what’s been going on\nWe know the game and we’re gonna play it\n\nAnd if you ask me how I’m feeling\nDon’t tell me you’re too blind to see\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\n#RickAstley #NeverGonnaGiveYouUp #WheneverYouNeedSomebody #OfficialMusicVideo",
			"thumbnails": {
				"default": {
					"url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/default.jpg",
					"width": 120,
					"height": 90
				},
				"medium": {
					"url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/mqdefault.jpg",
					"width": 320,
					"height": 180
				},
				"high": {
					"url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg",
					"width": 480,
					"height": 360
				},
				"standard": {
					"url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/sddefault.jpg",
					"width": 640,
					"height": 480
				},
				"maxres": {
					"url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/maxresdefault.jpg",
					"width": 1280,
					"height": 720
				}
			},
			"channelTitle": "Rick Astley",
			"tags": [
				"rick astley",
				"Never Gonna Give You Up",
				"nggyu",
				"never gonna give you up lyrics",
				"rick rolled",
				"Rick Roll",
				"rick astley official",
				"rickrolled",
				"Fortnite song",
				"Fortnite event",
				"Fortnite dance",
				"fortnite never gonna give you up",
				"rick roll",
				"rickrolling",
				"rick rolling",
				"never gonna give you up",
				"80s music",
				"rick astley new",
				"animated video",
				"rickroll",
				"meme songs",
				"never gonna give u up lyrics",
				"Rick Astley 2022",
				"never gonna let you down",
				"animated",
				"rick rolls 2022",
				"never gonna give you up karaoke"
			],
			"categoryId": "10",
			"liveBroadcastContent": "none",
			"defaultLanguage": "en",
			"localized": {
				"title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
				"description": "The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. \n\nNever: The Autobiography 📚 OUT NOW! \nFollow this link to get your copy and listen to Rick’s ‘Never’ playlist ❤️ #RickAstleyNever\nhttps://linktr.ee/rickastleynever\n\n“Never Gonna Give You Up” was a global smash on its release in July 1987, topping the charts in 25 countries including Rick’s native UK and the US Billboard Hot 100.  It also won the Brit Award for Best single in 1988. Stock Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced the track which was the lead-off single and lead track from Rick’s debut LP “Whenever You Need Somebody”.  The album was itself a UK number one and would go on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide.\n\nThe legendary video was directed by Simon West – who later went on to make Hollywood blockbusters such as Con Air, Lara Croft – Tomb Raider and The Expendables 2.  The video passed the 1bn YouTube views milestone on 28 July 2021.\n\nSubscribe to the official Rick Astley YouTube channel: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/YTSubID\n\nFollow Rick Astley:\nFacebook: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/FBFollowID \nTwitter: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TwitterID \nInstagram: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/InstagramID \nWebsite: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/storeID \nTikTok: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TikTokID\n\nListen to Rick Astley:\nSpotify: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/SpotifyID \nApple Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AppleMusicID \nAmazon Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AmazonMusicID \nDeezer: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/DeezerID \n\nLyrics:\nWe’re no strangers to love\nYou know the rules and so do I\nA full commitment’s what I’m thinking of\nYou wouldn’t get this from any other guy\n\nI just wanna tell you how I’m feeling\nGotta make you understand\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\nWe’ve known each other for so long\nYour heart’s been aching but you’re too shy to say it\nInside we both know what’s been going on\nWe know the game and we’re gonna play it\n\nAnd if you ask me how I’m feeling\nDon’t tell me you’re too blind to see\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\n#RickAstley #NeverGonnaGiveYouUp #WheneverYouNeedSomebody #OfficialMusicVideo"
			},
			"defaultAudioLanguage": "en"
		},
		"statistics": {
			"viewCount": "1610518889",
			"likeCount": "18100612",
			"favoriteCount": "0",
			"commentCount": "2376330"
		},
		"recordingDetails": {

		}
	},
    ...
]
```

# Actor input Schema

## `videoUrls` (type: `array`):

List of YouTube video URLs to process

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of videos to process

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  ],
  "maxItems": 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 '<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("easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper").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("easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper").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 '{}' |
apify call easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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 <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` 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/WxHMjGu3aQJzOoeDN/builds/fMG7xAMs57QPM8agg/openapi.json