# YouTube Videos - Rental (`datasaurus/youtube-videos-rental`)

A powerful tool for extracting detailed information about YouTube videos, shorts and live broadcasts. Fast and Reliable.

- **URL**: https://beta-securitybyobscurity.apify.com/datasaurus/youtube-videos-rental.md
- **Developed by:** [datasaurus](https://beta-securitybyobscurity.apify.com/datasaurus) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 4 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$20.00/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.
You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors

# README

## YouTube Videos Scraper

A powerful tool for extracting detailed information about YouTube videos, shorts and live broadcasts.

### 🎯 Features

- **Flexible Search Options**

- Keyword search: `"minecraft tutorials"`

- Channel handle: `"@SailingLaVagabonde"`

- Channel URL: `"youtube.com/channel/@SailingLaVagabonde"`

- Channel ID URL: `"youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw"`

- Channel ID: `"UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw"`

- Video URL: `"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwRjEruEsm4"`

- Video ID: `"3VdiAJvpAuA"`  - this could be a video, short or live broadcast id.

- **Comprehensive Video Data**
  - title, description, thumbnails
  - views, likes, comments
  - duration, definition, captions
  - license, privacy status
  - Language

### 🚀 Getting Started

1. Create your Apify account
2. Input video URLs or IDs
3. Run and collect your data

### 📥 Input Parameters

```json
{
  "channel_or_video": ["@SailingLaVagabonde"],
  "max_results": 100
}
```

### 📤 Output Fields

```json
{
  "videoId": "ZcIFmDp2WYU",
  "title": "Big Changes Ahead: Our Plans for the New Year!",
  "description": "A massive thanks to all the creators who've kindly supported this episode with their content, obtained under fair use.",
  "publishedAt": "2025-01-22T22:00:37Z",
  "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZcIFmDp2WYU/sddefault.jpg",
  "viewCount": 515050,
  "likeCount": 21012,
  "commentCount": 1413,
  "favoriteCount": 0,
  "duration": "PT43M27S",
  "definition": "hd",
  "caption": "false",
  "licensedContent": true,
  "liveBroadcastContent": "none",
  "projection": "rectangular",
  "uploadStatus": "processed",
  "privacyStatus": "public",
  "license": "youtube",
  "embeddable": true,
  "publicStatsViewable": true,
  "topicCategories": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_(sociology)",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "sailing",
    "2025",
    "new year",
    "ocean",
    "family",
    "goals",
    "la vagabonde",
    "japan",
    "vlog",
    "australia",
    "q&a",
    "family vlog",
    "routine",
    "healthy",
    "fit",
    "sailboat",
    "sail",
    "sea",
    "Micronesia",
    "solomon islands",
    "spa",
    "funny"
  ],
  "categoryId": "19",
  "channelId": "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww",
  "channelTitle": "Sailing La Vagabonde",
  "channelHandle": "@sailinglavagabonde",
  "defaultLanguage": "en",
  "defaultAudioLanguage": "en"
}
```

### 💡 Usage Tips

1. Combine keyword search with channel filter for specific results
2. Use max\_results to limit the number of videos fetched
3. Channel statistics are included with each video
4. All timestamps are in UTC

### ✏️ API Access

Access via Apify's API:

- RESTful endpoints
- SDK integration
- Webhook support
- Automated workflows

Full API documentation is available on the Apify platform.

# Actor input Schema

## `channel_or_video` (type: `array`):

Enter a channel handle (@username), channel ID, channel URL, video ID, video URL

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of videos to fetch

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channel_or_video": [
    "@YouTube",
    "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww",
    "https://www.youtube.com/c/YouTube"
  ],
  "max_results": 50
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "channel_or_video": [
        "@YouTube",
        "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww",
        "https://www.youtube.com/c/YouTube"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("datasaurus/youtube-videos-rental").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "channel_or_video": [
        "@YouTube",
        "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww",
        "https://www.youtube.com/c/YouTube",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("datasaurus/youtube-videos-rental").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "channel_or_video": [
    "@YouTube",
    "UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww",
    "https://www.youtube.com/c/YouTube"
  ]
}' |
apify call datasaurus/youtube-videos-rental --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=datasaurus/youtube-videos-rental",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "YouTube Videos - Rental",
        "description": "A powerful tool for extracting detailed information about YouTube videos, shorts and live broadcasts. Fast and Reliable.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "h17t2eRb4kBdLhrER"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/datasaurus~youtube-videos-rental/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-datasaurus-youtube-videos-rental",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/datasaurus~youtube-videos-rental/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-datasaurus-youtube-videos-rental",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/datasaurus~youtube-videos-rental/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-datasaurus-youtube-videos-rental",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "channel_or_video": {
                        "title": "Channel or Video URL",
                        "uniqueItems": true,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Enter a channel handle (@username), channel ID, channel URL, video ID, video URL",
                        "default": [
                            "UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw"
                        ],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "max_results": {
                        "title": "Maximum Results per channel",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 10000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of videos to fetch",
                        "default": 50
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
