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Use it to scrape one or multiple YouTube channels: channel info, URL, total number of subscribers, v…","url":"https://apify-api-git-br-better-actor-pay-merit-systems.vercel.app/api/actors/streamers/youtube-channel-scraper/call","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method","bodyType","body"],"properties":{"body":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["startUrls","maxResults","maxResultsShorts","maxResultStreams"],"properties":{"startUrls":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"object","required":["url"],"properties":{"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri"},"method":{"type":"string"},"headers":{"type":"object","propertyNames":{"type":"string"},"additionalProperties":{"type":"string"}},"payload":{"type":"string"},"userData":{"type":"object","propertyNames":{"type":"string"},"additionalProperties":{}}},"additionalProperties":false},"description":"Enter a link to a channel . You can also import a CSV file or Google Sheet with a list of URLs."},"maxResults":{"type":"integer","default":0,"maximum":999999,"minimum":0,"description":"Limit the number of regular videos (not streams, not shorts) you want to get from one channel. If you use several urls on the input you will get this number for each channel."},"sortVideosBy":{"enum":["NEWEST","POPULAR","OLDEST"],"type":"string","description":"Maps to the sorting buttons on the top of the channel's 'Videos', 'Shorts' and 'Live' pages."},"oldestPostDate":{"type":"string","pattern":"^(\\d{4})-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])(T[0-2]\\d:[0-5]\\d(:[0-5]\\d)?(\\.\\d+)?Z?)?$|^(\\d+)\\s*(minute|hour|day|week|month|year)s?$","description":"Only posts uploaded after or on this date will be scraped. Alternatively, specify how old the scraped videos should be in days. Putting 1 day will get you only today's posts, 2 days - yesterday's and today's, and so on. 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See field descriptions for the simplified shape; native Apify input also accepted (passed through).","additionalProperties":{}},"options":{"type":"object","properties":{"build":{"type":"string","maxLength":100,"minLength":1},"memory":{"type":"integer","maximum":32768,"minimum":128},"maxItems":{"type":"integer","maximum":100000,"minimum":1}},"description":"Optional Apify run options.","additionalProperties":false}},"additionalProperties":false},"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["POST","PUT","PATCH"],"type":"string"},"bodyType":{"enum":["json","form-data","text"],"type":"string"}},"additionalProperties":false}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":{"request":{"input":{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/@TechLinked"}],"maxResults":3,"sortVideosBy":"NEWEST","maxResultStreams":1,"maxResultsShorts":2}},"response":{"run":{"id":"5Dev0JGXEZKbeiz8H","status":"READY","actorId":"67Q6fmd8iedTVcCwY","startedAt":"2026-06-09T04:33:33.265Z","usageTotalUsd":0,"defaultDatasetId":"kMzxiphFfZu8DBRRJ"},"token":"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJydW5JZCI6IjVEZXYwSkdYRVpLYmVpejhIIiwiYWN0b3JJZCI6InN0cmVhbWVycy95b3V0dWJlLWNoYW5uZWwtc2NyYXBlciIsImRlZmF1bHREYXRhc2V0SWQiOiJrTXp4aXBoRmZadThEQlJSSiIsInciOiIweDljYzQyZjNkOTI0NWI4NjdhY2NjZDYzMGI0M2Y5MDZjMTY2NWIxNzYiLCJpYXQiOjE3ODA5Nzk2MTMsImV4cCI6MTc4MzU3MTYxM30.6EC8y7nzBRK4buVOCUz_OsVQe6IMPWlWb9-WNzdS_Wc"}},"exampleRequest":{"input":{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/@TechLinked"}],"maxResults":3,"sortVideosBy":"NEWEST","maxResultStreams":1,"maxResultsShorts":2}},"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.01","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"settled","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.01/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_JwFKegRMWXGS74XMrvmt4","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.01","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":null,"unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Scrapes YouTube channel data including subscriber counts, channel info, videos, and metadata without API quota limits","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you scrape the YouTube channel info for @MrBeast and @PewDiePie — I need their subscriber counts, total video uploads, and channel URLs?","exampleUseCases":null,"resultDescription":"Returns a signed token for polling the actor status and fetching results, which include channel name, URL, subscriber count, total video count, channel description, and other metadata for each requested YouTube channel.","failureModes":["Invalid or non-existent YouTube channel URL returns empty results","Private or terminated channels may return no data","Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks execution","Rate limiting or Apify actor queue delays may increase latency","Malformed channel handle or ID causes actor input validation error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need YouTube channel data without being constrained by YouTube Data API quotas or rate limits, especially for bulk channel lookups or when you lack a YouTube API key. Ideal for competitor research, influencer vetting, or aggregating channel stats at scale.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T00:34:08.975Z","isFirstParty":false}