YouTube Shorts Scraper API

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Call the API
One API call with up to 5,000 target URLs. Python and Node.js SDKs, CLI, MCP server, or any HTTP client.
Get structured data
Receive clean, parsed YouTube Shorts data in JSON, NDJSON, or CSV. Delivered via API, webhook, or cloud storage.

Scraper API Call

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer API_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '[{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuhE6PYnRMc","country":"","transcription_language":""},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfkjm2YRG-Q","country":"","transcription_language":""}]' "https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/trigger?dataset_id=gd_lk56epmy2i5g7lzu0k&format=json&uncompressed_webhook=true"

import requests
import json

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer API_TOKEN",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
payload = [{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuhE6PYnRMc","country":"","transcription_language":""},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfkjm2YRG-Q","country":"","transcription_language":""}]
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/trigger"
    "?dataset_id=gd_lk56epmy2i5g7lzu0k&format=json&uncompressed_webhook=true",
    headers=headers,
    json=payload,
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/trigger?dataset_id=gd_lk56epmy2i5g7lzu0k&format=json&uncompressed_webhook=true",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": "Bearer API_TOKEN",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify([{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuhE6PYnRMc","country":"","transcription_language":""},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfkjm2YRG-Q","country":"","transcription_language":""}]),
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Response payload

[
  {
    "timestamp": "2026-10-01",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MuzIhuF70w0\u0026bpctr=9999999999\u0026has_verified=1",
    "title": "2025 Hyundai Elantra Limited KY Louisville, Lexington, Elizabethtown, New Albany, Jeffersonvill...",
    "youtuber": "@oxmoorhyundai8215",
    "youtuber_md5": "adb999a580185c8f0a7c3d96299fa898",
    "video_url": "https:\/\/rr1---sn-2op5q5-5t.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?expire=1790838386\u0026ei=EbK9aqmGOuO_kucP1Nu-qQk\u0026ip=52.128.172.123\u0026...",
    "video_length": 61,
    "likes": null
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2026-10-01",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HhqahutUme0\u0026pp=0gcJCToMAYcqIYzv",
    "title": "Deep Plane, SMAS, or Ponytail: Which Facelift Is Actually Right for You? with Dr. Carl Truesdale",
    "youtuber": "@mirrormirrorwithamychang",
    "youtuber_md5": "2fd7abb6c625248b5440b187fd2a616f",
    "video_url": "https:\/\/rr8---sn-xun-p5id.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?expire=1790844161\u0026ei=oci9asHPEIr82_gPzJqEqQ0\u0026ip=216.254.113.47\u0026i...",
    "video_length": 1917,
    "likes": 24
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2026-10-01",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LqgIiuDo7DQ\u0026bpctr=9999999999\u0026has_verified=1",
    "title": "Buenos Días 🇨🇴🕊️☕🌳🦋🌺🌜 Bendiciones🍾🧚🏻‍♀️🎤💋💖",
    "youtuber": "@unaestrellaenelcielo994",
    "youtuber_md5": "4d16bce9c162db80e0c86bac65e2aff9",
    "video_url": "https:\/\/rr2---sn-5qtpoxu-jmwr.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?expire=1790842390\u0026ei=tsG9auX8G_u3obIP5vre2AM\u0026ip=rfcfebc7095d...",
    "video_length": 416,
    "likes": 198
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2026-10-01",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_sN-rEUvd0o\u0026bpctr=9999999999\u0026has_verified=1",
    "title": "I am ready for treat or treat. No tricks please. Mickey ❤️🐾 #bostonterrier #youtubeshorts #shorts",
    "youtuber": "@TheCoupleThatGrillsTogether",
    "youtuber_md5": "a474c3ddfda4985d8d413c1473c2c911",
    "video_url": "https:\/\/rr4---sn-8xgn5uxa-4g5k.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?expire=1790842133\u0026ei=tcC9atrANsmLvdIPzr6ryQ8\u0026ip=208.8.80.24...",
    "video_length": 13,
    "likes": 42
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2026-10-01",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xjgz22yREZk\u0026bpctr=9999999999\u0026has_verified=1",
    "title": "19 जून सूर्य बैठ चुके हैं उच्च राशि में, तुला राशि के तीन घटनाएं होकर रहेंगी तुरंत देखें | tula",
    "youtuber": "@tulahoroscope1364",
    "youtuber_md5": "35fdb8966127c5bda2cd8b8846015f82",
    "video_url": "https:\/\/rr4---sn-2onx5c-5p.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?expire=1790843564\u0026ei=TMa9auvLNueFut0P5J_cmAo\u0026ip=156.226.149.254...",
    "video_length": 485,
    "likes": 65
  }
]

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TERMINAL

Tell your agent:

Read https://brightdata.com/SKILL.md and get structured JSON for this YouTube video via the youtube_videos pipeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuhE6PYnRMc

Or run it yourself:

npx -p @brightdata/cli bdata login

bdata pipelines youtube_videos "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuhE6PYnRMc"

Or connect over MCP:

https://mcp.brightdata.com/mcp?token=YOUR_API_KEY

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