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Data: Google Maps places with contacts, YouTube video data and transcripts, job listings (Indeed, LinkedIn, 13 boards), Google Ads Transparency, TikTok comments, Pinterest, Airbnb, Redfin, AliExpress, app stores, live sports, website and SEO checks, Shopify store tech stacks, and onchain token / address risk checks.","url":"https://agent-data.centorprat.workers.dev/tools/youtube-comments-scraper-max?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"sort":{"enum":["top","newest"],"type":"string","description":"Comment order."},"videos":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"},"maxItems":5,"description":"YouTube video URLs (watch, shorts, youtu.be) or 11-character ids."},"includeReplies":{"type":"boolean","description":"Also scrape the replies under each comment."},"maxCommentsPerVideo":{"type":"integer","maximum":500,"description":"Top-level comments per video (replies come on top)."},"maxRepliesPerComment":{"type":"integer","maximum":20,"description":"Cap on replies per comment."}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"items":[{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw&lc=UgzuC3zzpRZkjc5Qzsd4AaABAg","text":"We're so honored that the first ever YouTube video was filmed here!","likes":4800000,"author":"(reviewer)","isReply":false,"videoId":"jNQXAC9IVRw","commentId":"UgzuC3zzpRZkjc5Qzsd4AaABAg","isHearted":true,"replyCount":986,"publishedTime":"6 years ago","authorChannelId":null,"authorIsCreator":false,"parentCommentId":null,"authorIsVerified":true}]}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.15","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","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":"$0.15/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.15","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.15","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_EX1GjuzpqR0Gg0fIxVRSp","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.15","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Scrapes up to 500 top-level comments and 20 replies per comment from up to 5 YouTube videos, returning author info, likes, timestamps, pinned/hearted status, and direct comment links — no API key or quota needed.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you scrape the top 200 comments (with up to 10 replies each) from these two YouTube videos — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyz789 — sorted by top, and include the author names, like counts, and timestamps?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Competitor video audience analysis","prompt":"Pull the top 300 comments from this competitor's YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ — sorted by top comments, include up to 15 replies per comment — I want to see what viewers are saying, their usernames, and how many likes each comment got."},{"title":"Brand sentiment monitoring on YouTube","prompt":"Scrape the 500 newest comments from these three YouTube videos about our product launch — https://youtu.be/abc111, https://youtu.be/abc222, https://youtu.be/abc333 — no replies needed, just the top-level comments with timestamps and like counts so I can gauge sentiment."},{"title":"Research pinned and hearted creator comments","prompt":"Get up to 100 top comments from this YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exampleID including replies (up to 5 per comment), and flag which ones are pinned or hearted by the creator — I'm studying how creators engage with their audiences."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a structured list of comments for each requested video, including: comment text, author name, author channel ID, like count, reply count, pinned and hearted flags, publish timestamp, direct link to the comment, and optionally nested reply threads (each reply with the same fields). Failed video lookups are not charged.","failureModes":["Video URL or ID is invalid or the video is private/deleted — that video is skipped and not charged","Requested more than 5 videos — request is rejected by schema validation","maxCommentsPerVideo or maxRepliesPerComment exceed allowed maximums (500 and 20 respectively) — schema validation error","Video has comments disabled — returns empty comment list for that video","Network or scraping timeout for a specific video — that video may be excluded from results"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need bulk YouTube comment data (up to 500 comments across up to 5 videos) with rich metadata like likes, replies, pinned/hearted status, and author channel IDs — without needing a YouTube Data API key or worrying about quota exhaustion. It is more cost-effective per comment than lighter-tier scrapers and handles reply threads natively. Prefer it over the YouTube Data API when you need quota-free, key-free access, or when scraping at scale for research, sentiment analysis, or competitive intelligence.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-29T12:36:12.607Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"youtube-comments-scraper-max-tier-bd6513d5"}