Scrape YouTube search results for a keyword
20 videos each for two searches.
{
"searchQueries": [
"bali villa tour",
"n8n tutorial"
],
"resultType": "video",
"maxResultsPerQuery": 20
}Social media data
YouTube Search Scraper: search results as rows, with YouTube's filters
Type any search the way you would on YouTube and get the results as rows: title, views, age, duration, channel and position. Choose videos, Shorts or channels, and use YouTube's filters for upload date, duration, popularity, live, subtitles and 4K. No API key and no quota.
6 users91.7% successful runs (30 days)
What data you get
title | Video or channel title |
views | View count |
age | How long ago it was uploaded |
duration | Video length |
channel | Channel name |
position | Rank in the search results |
subscribers | Subscriber count (channel results) |
handle | Channel handle (channel results) |
How it works
- Open the scraper on Apify and sign up (free).
- Enter routes, dates and options in the form.
- Click Start and download results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call the API.
Pricing
$0.50 per 1,000 rows
You pay per search result returned. Results skipped by the minimum-views filter are not charged, and there is no run fee.
Apify gives $5 free credits every month — enough to test this scraper at no cost.
Example tasks
Ready-made inputs. Copy one into the scraper form or send it through the API.
Most popular iPhone 17 review videos this week
Uploaded this week, sorted by popularity.
{
"searchQueries": [
"iphone 17 review"
],
"uploadDate": "week",
"sortBy": "popularity",
"maxResultsPerQuery": 50
}Find viral Bangkok street food Shorts
Shorts with over 100k views only.
{
"searchQueries": [
"street food bangkok"
],
"resultType": "shorts",
"minViews": 100000,
"maxResultsPerQuery": 40
}Find YouTube channels about Python and web scraping
Channel results with subscribers and handle.
{
"searchQueries": [
"python tutorial",
"web scraping"
],
"resultType": "channel",
"maxResultsPerQuery": 30
}Use cases
- YouTube creators: see what ranks for a keyword before making a video.
- SEO and content teams: track positions for target searches over time.
- Brands: find the most-viewed videos and channels in a niche.
- Researchers: collect fresh uploads for a topic with the upload-date filter.
FAQ
Do I need a YouTube API key?
No. The scraper reads public search results without an API key or quota.
Can I get only Shorts or channels?
Yes. Set the result type to video, Shorts or channel; channels come with subscribers, handle and description.
How do I get only the newest videos?
Use the upload date filter (last hour, today, this week, month or year).
Is it legal to scrape YouTube?
The scraper collects only publicly visible data from YouTube, without logging in. Whether your use is lawful depends on your country and purpose: respect local law and the site's terms, and avoid collecting or storing personal data you don't need.
How do I get the data into my app or spreadsheet?
Run it from the Apify API or the Python and JavaScript clients, or connect it to Make, n8n, Zapier or Google Sheets. Results export to JSON, CSV or Excel.