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YouTube Crawler

Crawl YouTube at scale across videos, channels, Shorts, and comments. Collect public data such as video URL, video ID, title, description, channel name, channel URL, subscriber count, view count, likes, comment count, duration, date posted, tags, transcript, and much more.

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Available YouTube crawlers

Remove the need to develop and maintain the infrastructure. Simply extract high volume YouTube web data, and ensure scalability and reliability using YouTube web scraper APIs or YouTube no-code scrapers.

Youtube - Videos posts - Search videos by keyword and then apply relevant video filters

URL, Title, Youtuber, Youtuber md5, Video url, Video length, Likes, Views, and more.

8.7K+

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Youtube - Videos posts - Collect YouTube posts by hashtags

URL, Title, Youtuber, Youtuber md5, Video url, Video length, Likes, Views, and more.

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748+

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Youtube - Videos posts - Discovery records by Explore page URL

URL, Title, Youtuber, Youtuber md5, Video url, Video length, Likes, Views, and more.

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748+

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Youtube - Videos posts - Discovery videos by podcast url

URL, Title, Youtuber, Youtuber md5, Video url, Video length, Likes, Views, and more.

8.7K+

748+

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YouTube - Channels

URL, Handle, Handle md5, Banner img, Profile image, Name, Subscribers, Description, and more.

4.8K+

541+

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YouTube - Channels - Collects channel by keyword related to the channel or video's of the channel

URL, Handle, Handle md5, Banner img, Profile image, Name, Subscribers, Description, and more.

4.8K+

541+

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Youtube - Comments

Comment id, Comment text, Likes, Replies, Username, Username md5, User channel, Date, and more.

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116+

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Data Collection

Automated proxy management
Full browser rendering
CAPTCHA solving

Performance at Scale

Unlimited concurrency
Batch & scheduled collection
Job management APIs

Data Delivery

Data validation & discovery
Data parsing (JSON or CSV)
Webhook or API delivery

CODE EXAMPLES

Easily crawl YouTube data without worrying about being blocked.

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

[
  {
    "db_source": "1789616772790",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-17",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IE9XQ_NznqA\u0026bpctr=9999999999\u0026has_verified=1",
    "title": "Tambahan Penghasilan 250.000 Per Bulan Tahun 2022, Bagi Guru ASN Memenuhi Syarat",
    "youtuber": "@baharuddiniskandar7291",
    "youtuber_md5": "7ad09401dfeac27430c246262905bd2e",
    "video_url": "https:\/\/rr1---sn-bvvbaxivnuxqjvhj5nu-p5qs.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?expire=1789636057\u0026ei=eVmraq_QENC0kucPyoLdqQU\u0026ip=...",
    "video_length": 241
  },
  {
    "db_source": "1789616772790",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-17",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7K7jvvg6rtg\u0026bpctr=9999999999\u0026has_verified=1",
    "title": "sakupen hell $100",
    "youtuber": "@crapideot",
    "youtuber_md5": "29c3a14f62eb0065641da204f2cd1f2f",
    "video_url": "https:\/\/rr2---sn-0opoxu-bqall.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?expire=1789634908\u0026ei=_FSrar-bJO-6ir4Prq7A4Ao\u0026ip=rb3c2a569d4f...",
    "video_length": 65
  },
  {
    "db_source": "1789616772790",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-17",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bUpVIxn9R28\u0026bpctr=9999999999\u0026has_verified=1",
    "title": "[NEW] Sada Baby x Damjonboi x Detroit Type Beat 2021 \u0022Bloxk\u0022",
    "youtuber": "@beatsbymax4403",
    "youtuber_md5": "d1884a17e2e356625a35843d95507dd0",
    "video_url": "https:\/\/rr5---sn-2onx5c-5p.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?expire=1789632892\u0026ei=HE2rapXxHt_tsfIPh73p8QE\u0026ip=154.215.25.209\u0026...",
    "video_length": 188
  },
  {
    "db_source": "1789616772790",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-17",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e7oHemxNYpQ\u0026bpctr=9999999999\u0026has_verified=1",
    "title": "[방구석 노래방] 금지된 경호 - 유세윤(Feat. 권혁수) (삼둘 Cover)",
    "youtuber": "@csh_132",
    "youtuber_md5": "58c451da72a43776917230e95e298ca4",
    "video_url": "https:\/\/rr5---sn-xun-p5id.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?expire=1789632579\u0026ei=40uraqfMAvmh-coP8avV8Qc\u0026ip=208.2.111.7\u0026id=o...",
    "video_length": 294
  },
  {
    "db_source": "1789616772790",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-17",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2byyvfiIC1g\u0026bpctr=9999999999\u0026has_verified=1",
    "title": "Rudy Zandbergen - Dat ben",
    "youtuber": "@bdollekens",
    "youtuber_md5": "06e920fc8461af234a827ff3a3eea069",
    "video_url": "https:\/\/rr2---sn-a5meknzr.googlevideo.com\/videoplayback?expire=1789635479\u0026ei=N1erasLjIbWQsfIP5P2RgA8\u0026ip=208.21.127.9\u0026id=...",
    "video_length": 178
  }
]

Scraper API Call

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer API_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '[{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast/about"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/@jaidenanimations/about"}]' "https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/trigger?dataset_id=gd_lk538t2k2p1k3oos71&format=json&uncompressed_webhook=true"

import requests
import json

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer API_TOKEN",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
payload = [{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast/about"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/@jaidenanimations/about"}]
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/trigger"
    "?dataset_id=gd_lk538t2k2p1k3oos71&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_lk538t2k2p1k3oos71&format=json&uncompressed_webhook=true",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": "Bearer API_TOKEN",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify([{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast/about"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/@jaidenanimations/about"}]),
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Response payload

[
  {
    "db_source": "1789599567413",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-16",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@animalaidunlimited",
    "handle": "@AnimalAidUnlimited",
    "handle_md5": "a8af19aa91f41e31d6b7430901edf1f9",
    "banner_img": "https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/0iWhQU1dvXlpr2BvZ5cHChhPV6ewEWzQXCQCSzC-9fXBeBNxZQZC6cm7FENOA6oiHUhtX9rB-Q=w2560-fcrop...",
    "profile_image": "https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/ytc\/AIdro_k_Nkem7XDFFIS0o-rN8X-SqtMkLk_vk-y4Qj2Bqw26szg=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
    "name": "Animal *** U********, I***a"
  },
  {
    "db_source": "1789599567413",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-16",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@animalrescue",
    "handle": "@AnimalRescue",
    "handle_md5": "bb75a0d44540147c5849b34d82ae847c",
    "banner_img": "https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/6w3lF2L5a7tmcR6f79g2tS5R5PD__b4wuM5zO-E0fWoJ-9Rll418a2kYQEKkCkv3gj1gAYKgBg=w2560-fcrop...",
    "profile_image": "https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/ckmEIcO2rW9r9XoVsbqH2j3hfP7tgkDme4xjQasRgAryBlbB9YEM-KOtjiBePQyXliLLvBrv=s160-c-k-c0x0...",
    "name": "Animal R****e"
  },
  {
    "db_source": "1789599567413",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-16",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@theurbanrescueranch",
    "handle": "@TheUrbanRescueRanch",
    "handle_md5": "ddd115947707fad0d0f31f11506f4c9f",
    "banner_img": "https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/lClTvTP4m-w2JOO0SzOUlN59O_EqAgnq9ptaO3M4HNkZzd5WGJEDIcvHqWO4aLdj8aNCKC7U_g=w2560-fcrop...",
    "profile_image": "https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/Xel5KaAQvbZXo19Q19pXwx9oqMKYSFSJoqu6B6v9DMRp5xcNNJyXuBleAeYLHq6rTca3V1T0OQ=s160-c-k-c0...",
    "name": "The U***n R****e R***h"
  },
  {
    "db_source": "1789599567413",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-16",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@animal_in_crisis",
    "handle": "@animal_in_crisis",
    "handle_md5": "56f69b64972ead77b56e3fee0aa6663c",
    "banner_img": "https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/wsPwKq9qGm1mP0ojAJYfCrpkBRIQKGy5I2OqFPuV315QWFfFpy8KcGmh4RuI3Ub1qMsuNHGfHg=w2560-fcrop...",
    "profile_image": "https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/6aExH6wa7MFT02Ni-6sgIOj5PclbP5xWpV_y1LBL91g6a2020zd4KuZ4OnGhkG6sNboTUJuE2g=s160-c-k-c0...",
    "name": "Kritter K**b"
  },
  {
    "db_source": "1789599567413",
    "timestamp": "2026-09-16",
    "url": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thedodokids",
    "handle": "@TheDodoKids",
    "handle_md5": "b5c6fadbeb8b26e0ccf7a6dcfe0be13a",
    "banner_img": "https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/XRwU7FN3BkcBtiL5qV9UcTwTp63RlFQLik-nQl8RT5qZAQk1mlX3Cr_O4b3bJSfPBEATBfxO=w2560-fcrop64...",
    "profile_image": "https:\/\/yt3.googleusercontent.com\/ytc\/AIdro_nbNDTa_LJ0XnA7uaiGt2omn-qRgOJhvx_frtOc3C_e2a4=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
    "name": "Dodo K**s"
  }
]

Scraper API Call

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer API_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '[{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAi3VTSdTxU","sort_by":""},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09839DpTctU","sort_by":""}]' "https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/trigger?dataset_id=gd_lk9q0ew71spt1mxywf&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=XAi3VTSdTxU","sort_by":""},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09839DpTctU","sort_by":""}]
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/trigger"
    "?dataset_id=gd_lk9q0ew71spt1mxywf&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_lk9q0ew71spt1mxywf&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=XAi3VTSdTxU","sort_by":""},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09839DpTctU","sort_by":""}]),
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Response payload

[
  {
    "timestamp": "2026-09-17",
    "comment_id": "UgxzJuvkUn433X9F6np4AaABAg",
    "comment_text": "Pappu ka  kel katham hogaya 😅",
    "likes": 5,
    "replies": 0,
    "username": "@ud***ull***131***",
    "username_md5": "280a69c9689c204ac12dd4a3b8708a22",
    "user_channel": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@udayaullal4131"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2026-09-17",
    "comment_id": "UgwTtEuQ3OW0XVaKH694AaABAg",
    "comment_text": "Eske khilaaf shakt karybai ki jay.",
    "likes": 3,
    "replies": 0,
    "username": "@ra***der***nua******",
    "username_md5": "318056738098fbaf16c6a65c612f189d",
    "user_channel": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ravinderthenua7755"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2026-09-17",
    "comment_id": "UgxKv4RlJVneQ3aD0tJ4AaABAg",
    "comment_text": "The reason for attacking retired Army Officer ?",
    "likes": 2,
    "replies": 0,
    "username": "@ko***cha***rje******",
    "username_md5": "cf3b088042fc26f298e3348d1b640c87",
    "user_channel": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@koralchatterjee9051"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2026-09-17",
    "comment_id": "UgyK9NpEFdPcUAMrfSt4AaABAg",
    "comment_text": "उसे पकडने की कोई जरुरत नहीं बाहर के बाहर ही एन्काऊंटर कर दो हरामी का",
    "likes": 0,
    "replies": 0,
    "username": "@vi***pan***81",
    "username_md5": "d5bb7264fb84a91816b47093208419e3",
    "user_channel": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@vijaypanse381"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2026-09-17",
    "comment_id": "UgzUdUUQgvBC6MewYVZ4AaABAg",
    "comment_text": "Jaldi se kadi se kadi karwai honi chahiye",
    "likes": 1,
    "replies": 0,
    "username": "@Gu***alG***ar-******",
    "username_md5": "2a3931e38345df086d1dccb9d762ab3e",
    "user_channel": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GurdyalGujjar-qg5kg"
  }
]

API for Seamless YouTube Data Access

Comprehensive, Scalable, and Compliant Web Data Extraction

Tailored to your workflow

Get structured data in JSON, NDJSON, or CSV files through Webhook or API delivery.

Built-in infrastructure and unblocking

Get maximum control and flexibility without maintaining proxy and unblocking infrastructure. Easily scrape data from any geo-location while avoiding CAPTCHAs and blocks.

Battle-proven infrastructure

Bright Data’s platform powers 50,000+ companies worldwide, offering peace of mind with 99.99% uptime, access to 400M+ real user IPs covering 195 countries.

Industry leading compliance

Our privacy practices comply with data protection laws, including the EU data protection regulatory framework, GDPR, and CCPA.

Simplified YouTube crawling

YouTube Channels Crawler

Crawl YouTube channels and extract channel data at scale. Extract details such as channel name, subscribers, videos count, total views, created date, and much more.

YouTube Posts Crawler

Crawl YouTube videos and gather content details. Collect YouTube data such as: title, views, likes, number of comments, date posted, video length, description, tags, and much more.

YouTube Shorts Crawler

Crawl YouTube Shorts and gather content details. Collect YouTube data such as: short_id, short_title, views, likes, URL, creator_handle, comments, and more. Enjoy complete control, flexibility, and scalability without concerns about infrastructure, proxy servers, or being blocked.

YouTube Comments Crawler

Crawl YouTube comments and extract data from YouTube for sentiment analysis. Extract details such as comment ID, comment text, likes, replies, and much more.

YouTube crawling use cases

Consumer sentiment and brand monitoring

YouTube comments, likes, and reply threads capture long-form audience reactions that are far more considered than responses on any short-form platform. Crawl comment and video data across your own and competitor channels to track how brand and product sentiment evolves over time, surface recurring feedback themes, and catch reputational issues before they spread. The combination of video context and comment depth makes YouTube one of the richest sentiment sources available.

Content strategy and video performance analysis

Crawl video-level data including titles, view counts, likes, comment counts, durations, tags, and transcripts to understand exactly what content formats and topics drive engagement in any niche. Identify patterns across high-performing videos to inform your own content planning, optimize metadata strategy, and benchmark publishing cadence against channels competing for the same audience. Transcript data adds a layer of text-based analysis unavailable on any other video platform.

Competitive channel intelligence

A competitor's YouTube channel is a public record of their content investment, audience growth, and messaging strategy. Crawl channel-level data including subscriber counts, total views, video output, and top-performing content to benchmark your presence against the market and identify gaps worth capitalizing on. Tracking these metrics over time reveals where competitors are doubling down and where they are pulling back.

Leading the way in ethical web data collection

We have set the gold standard for ethical and compliant web data practices. Our peer network is built on trust, with every member personally opting in and the guarantee of zero personal data collection. We champion the collection of only publicly available data, backed by an industry-leading Know Your Customer process and a transparent Acceptable Use Policy. Our global, multilingual Compliance & Ethics team, the first of its kind, ensures we stay ahead of regulatory changes and best practices.