# YouTube Email Scraper (`seemuapps/youtube-email-scraper`) Actor

Find publicly-posted contact emails from any YouTube channel — scans channel descriptions and recent video descriptions in bulk.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-email-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrew](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Social media, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $50.00 / 1,000 youtube channel scanneds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## YouTube Email Scraper

Find publicly-posted contact emails from any YouTube channel - scans channel About descriptions and recent video descriptions in bulk.

### What you get

For every YouTube channel you submit, one dataset row with:

- **emails** - deduplicated list of every email address found (lowercased, cleaned of trailing punctuation, no-reply/example/image-domain false positives filtered out)
- **emailSources** - audit trail showing whether each match came from the channel description or a specific video description (with the video's URL and title)
- **channelId, channelName, channelUrl** - canonical channel identity
- **channelDescription** - the channel's About description (truncated to 1000 chars)
- **subscriberCount** - public subscriber/follower count
- **videosScanned** - how many recent video descriptions were actually scanned
- **status** - `success` or `error`, plus an `error` message if something went wrong

### Use cases

- **Sponsorship outreach** - build a contact list of creators in your niche for brand deal pitches
- **Podcast booking** - find creators publishing their email so you can pitch them as guests
- **Sales prospecting** - identify creators who run businesses or agencies and reach the right inbox
- **Agency partnerships** - source talent for management or representation deals
- **Journalism and research** - contact creators directly for interviews, quotes, or story leads

### How to use

1. Paste channel URLs or handles into **YouTube Channel URLs** - `@mkbhd`, `https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd`, `/c/`, `/user/`, or `/channel/UC...` formats all work
2. Set **Max Videos to Scan** (default 5) - how many recent video descriptions to check per channel; set 0 to scan only the About page
3. Leave **Proxy Mode** on **Residential** (default) - switch to **Auto** if you want to try cheaper paths first
4. Run the actor - one dataset row per channel appears in the **Dataset** tab
5. Export to JSON, CSV, or Google Sheets directly from the Apify console

### Output format

Each dataset record:

```json
{
  "inputUrl": "@mkbhd",
  "channelId": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
  "channelName": "Marques Brownlee",
  "channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
  "channelDescription": "MKBHD: Quality Tech Videos | YouTuber/Host…",
  "subscriberCount": 19500000,
  "emails": ["business@example.com"],
  "emailSources": [
    {
      "email": "business@example.com",
      "source": "videoDescription",
      "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123",
      "videoTitle": "Video title here"
    }
  ],
  "videosScanned": 5,
  "proxyUsed": "residential",
  "status": "success",
  "error": null
}
```

### Notes & limits

- **Up to 10 channels per run.** For larger jobs, schedule multiple runs.
- **Only scrapes publicly-visible emails** - emails behind YouTube's "View email" captcha button on the channel About page are not accessible programmatically.
- **Email coverage depends on the creator** - some put their email in every video description, others only in the About page, and some don't post one at all. An empty `emails` list with `status: "success"` means we scanned the channel but found nothing public.
- **For best coverage, set Max Videos to 5-10** (default 5). Higher values find more emails but each run takes longer.
- **Channel descriptions are truncated to 1000 characters** in the output - emails are extracted from the full text before truncation.
- **Use the emails you find responsibly - comply with the recipient's stated contact preferences, the CAN-SPAM Act, GDPR, and YouTube's Terms of Service.**

### Related YouTube actors

Part of a complete YouTube toolkit - explore the rest of the suite:

- [YouTube Channel Videos Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-channel-videos-scraper) - List every video on a channel with metadata
- [YouTube Video Metadata Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-video-metadata-scraper) - Bulk video metadata - views, tags, chapters, more
- [YouTube Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-transcript-scraper) - Full transcripts and timestamped captions
- [YouTube Comment Insights](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-comment-insights) - Sentiment, keywords, and topics from comments
- [YouTube Channel Growth Analyzer](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-channel-growth-analyzer) - Growth metrics, cadence, and best posting time
- [YouTube Similar Channels Finder](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-similar-channels-finder) - Find similar and competitor channels
- [YouTube Sponsorship & Brand Deal Tracker](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-sponsorship-tracker) - Extract sponsors, brand deals, and promo codes
- [YouTube Creator Contact Finder](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-creator-contact-finder) - Find a creator's email and social links
- [YouTube Thumbnail Downloader](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-thumbnail-downloader) - Download video thumbnails in every size
- [YouTube Video Downloader](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-video-downloader) - Download videos as MP4 up to 1440p
- [YouTube to MP3 Converter](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-to-mp3) - Convert videos to MP3 audio (128-320 kbps)
- [YouTube MCP Server](https://apify.com/seemuapps/youtube-mcp) - All YouTube tools for AI agents via MCP

# Actor input Schema

## `channelUrls` (type: `array`):

YouTube channel URLs or handles. Accepts @handle, /c/, /channel/, /user/, or full URL. Up to 10 per run.

## `maxVideosToScan` (type: `integer`):

Number of recent videos to scan per channel. 0 = scan only the About description. Higher values find more emails but take longer.

## `proxyMode` (type: `string`):

Residential is the default and works for most YouTube content. Auto tries no proxy first, then datacenter, then residential - useful only if you want to save proxy bandwidth on channels that happen to fetch without one.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channelUrls": [
    "@mkbhd"
  ],
  "maxVideosToScan": 5,
  "proxyMode": "residential"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One record per channel: inputUrl, channelId, channelName, channelUrl, channelDescription, subscriberCount, emails (deduplicated), emailSources (audit trail with source + video URL/title), videosScanned, proxyUsed, status (success|error), error.

# 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 = {
    "channelUrls": [
        "@mkbhd"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seemuapps/youtube-email-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 = { "channelUrls": ["@mkbhd"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seemuapps/youtube-email-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 '{
  "channelUrls": [
    "@mkbhd"
  ]
}' |
apify call seemuapps/youtube-email-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,seemuapps/youtube-email-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/UjjQvK1AnJSiB5Kpe/builds/epa06vFxMWjtOzn8M/openapi.json