YouTube Scraper API: 7 endpoints

What is a YouTube scraper API?

A YouTube scraper API returns public YouTube data (channels, videos, search results, comments, playlists and transcripts) as JSON, without Google Cloud quota units.

YouTube endpoints

Each endpoint has its own page with the full field list, a code sample and the credit cost.

YouTube Channel Scraper API1 creditYouTube channel info by handle, channel ID or URL: title, description, approximate subscriber/video counts, avatar and banner.POST /v1/youtube/profile
YouTube Videos Scraper API1 creditA YouTube channel summary plus its latest uploads (max 30) with title, approximate views, relative publish time, duration and thumbnail, with the channel header (handle, description, banner, video count).POST /v1/youtube/videos
YouTube Video Scraper API1 creditA single YouTube video by URL or ID: title, description, exact views, likes, duration, publish date, category, keywords and channel.POST /v1/youtube/video
YouTube Search Scraper API1 creditSearch YouTube by keyword: videos, Shorts, channels and playlists with views, publish time, duration and channel. Optional type, popularity sort and upload-date filters.POST /v1/youtube/search
YouTube Comments Scraper API1 creditTop-level comments of a YouTube video by URL or ID, sorted by top or newest: text, author, likes, reply count, pinned and hearted flags, plus the total comment count.POST /v1/youtube/comments
YouTube Transcript API1 creditTranscript of a YouTube video from its captions: timed segments, joined plain text, chosen language and the list of available caption languages.POST /v1/youtube/transcript
YouTube Playlist Scraper API1 creditA YouTube playlist by URL or ID: title, description, owner channel, video and view counts, plus its videos (max 100) with views, publish time and duration.POST /v1/youtube/playlist

What you can build

Get transcripts of videos for summarization, search or RAG pipelines.
Track channel growth and the performance of new uploads.
Run keyword searches to monitor what is published about a topic.
Collect comments for sentiment analysis or product feedback.

Limitations: Unofficial API: not affiliated with or endorsed by the platform. Public data only, as a logged-out visitor sees it. Counts can be YouTube's rounded figures; comments are top-level only; transcripts exist only for videos with captions.

One request, clean JSON

Example: YouTube Channel Scraper API. Every YouTube endpoint uses the same request shape.

curl -X POST https://api.scrapeeverything.com/v1/youtube/profile \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username":"@MrBeast"}'

Full parameters and response fields are in the YouTube API reference. Prices per credit are on the pricing page.

YouTube scraper API: questions

How is this different from the YouTube Data API?

There is no Google Cloud project, OAuth or daily quota to plan around. You pay per successful request, and transcripts work for public videos you do not own.

Can I get transcripts in other languages?

Yes, when the video has a caption track in that language. Pass lang and check available_languages in the response.

Are YouTube Shorts supported?

Yes. Video, comments and transcript endpoints accept Shorts URLs, and search supports type shorts.

How much does the YouTube scraper API cost?

Each successful request costs 1 credits depending on the endpoint. New accounts get 100 free credits; failed requests are refunded and cache hits are free.

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YouTube Scraper API

YouTube endpoints

What you can build

One request, clean JSON

YouTube scraper API: questions

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