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scraping-youtube-channel-info

Extracts YouTube channel metadata, subscriber counts, video counts, and descriptions using apidojo's YouTube Channel Scraper on Apify. Triggers when the user asks to: get YouTube channel information, scrape YouTube channel stats, fetch subscriber count for a YouTube channel, export channel metadata in bulk, find YouTube channels by keyword, get channel descriptions and tags, check if a YouTube channel is verified, or research YouTube channels by niche. Returns channel name, subscriber count, video count, description, verification status, and keywords per channel. Ideal for influencer researchers, competitive analysts, and YouTube marketers.

What it does

The skill document

Scraping Youtube Channel Info

Raw data collection. No assumed use case — returns the full dataset for downstream analysis.

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Notes
`startUrls`	array	Optional	`[]`	YouTube channel URLs
`youtubeHandles`	array	Optional	`[]`	YouTube handles (e.g. `@kurzgesagt`)
`keywords`	array	Optional	`[]`	Search keywords to find channels
`gl`	string	Optional	`us`	Country code (e.g. `US`)
`hl`	string	Optional	`en`	Language code (e.g. `en`)
`sort`	string	Optional	`r`	Sort order
`maxItems`	number	Optional	Unlimited	Maximum channels to return
`customMapFunction`	string	Optional	—	JavaScript function to transform each output object

How to Run

Using run_actor.js (recommended)

# Quick answer (table)
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper" --input '{"keywords": ["cooking channel"], "gl": "us", "maxItems": 20}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper" --input '{"keywords": ["cooking channel"], "gl": "us", "maxItems": 20}' --output results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper" --input '{"keywords": ["cooking channel"], "gl": "us", "maxItems": 20}' --output results.json --format json

REST API fallback

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["cooking channel"], "gl": "us", "maxItems": 20}'

If Apify MCP is available: Use the Apify MCP call_actor tool with actor apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper and the input above.

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	YouTube channel ID
`name`	string	Channel name
`url`	string	Channel URL
`description`	string	Channel description
`subscriberCount`	number	Subscriber count
`videosCount`	number	Total videos published
`thumbnails`	array	Channel thumbnails
`isVerified`	boolean	Verification badge
`isFamilySafe`	boolean	Family-safe flag
`keywords`	array	Channel keywords
`availableCountries`	array	Countries where available
`tags`	array	Channel tags

Edge Cases

Channel not found: Check if handle is correct or try with URL instead.
subscriberCount as text: Field returns '1.2M subscribers' not a number — parse downstream if needed.
No keywords in metadata: Some channels don't set keywords — tags array will be empty.
Private/terminated channel: Returns no results for that channel.

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