# YouTube Channel Statistics Scraper 📊 (`easyapi/youtube-channel-statistics-scraper`) Actor

Extract comprehensive YouTube channel statistics including subscriber count, views, video count, and more. Perfect for content creators, marketers, and researchers looking to analyze YouTube channels and track their performance metrics. 🎥📊

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-statistics-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Social media
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 133 total users, 6 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## YouTube Channel Statistics Scraper 📊

This powerful Actor scrapes detailed statistics and information from YouTube channels using an efficient and reliable method. Perfect for content creators, marketers, and researchers who need comprehensive YouTube channel analytics! 🎯

### Features ✨

- 📈 Extracts comprehensive channel statistics
- 👥 Gets subscriber count and total views
- 🎥 Retrieves video count and publishing date
- 🌍 Identifies channel's country
- 📝 Captures channel description
- 🖼️ Includes channel thumbnail URL
- 🆔 Provides unique channel identifiers

### Output Data Structure 📋

The Actor provides detailed information for each YouTube channel, including:

- Channel title and ID
- Total views and subscriber count
- Total number of videos
- Channel creation date
- Country information
- Channel description
- Thumbnail URL

### Use Cases 💡

- 📊 Market research and competitor analysis
- 🎯 Influencer marketing research
- 📈 Track YouTube channel growth
- 🔍 Content strategy development
- 📱 Social media analytics
- 🎬 Content creator insights

### Input Parameters 🛠️

- `youtubeChannelUrls`: Array of YouTube channel URLs to analyze
- `proxyConfiguration`: Proxy settings (optional, recommended for production use)

### Tips 💪

- Use proxy configuration for better reliability
- Respect YouTube's terms of service and rate limits
- Consider running the Actor at regular intervals to track channel growth over time

#### Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

```json
{
    "youtubeChannelUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/@BoysPlaytime"
    ]
}
```

#### Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the **Storage** tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

```json
[
    {
        "youtubeChannelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@BoysPlaytime",
        "thumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_kAsg2hiLjH4GWVBP5-8mp6eg6J2NJzGzMpDvZFChQfQQ=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
        "channelTitle": "Boys Playtime",
        "channelId": "UCCrGfO9A8eLdSsB4bWbMhTg",
        "publishedAt": "2018-02-08T12:45:55Z",
        "totalViews": "1,723,688,609",
        "totalSubscribers": "3,670,000",
        "totalVideos": "847",
        "country": "KR",
        "description": "Hi, Boy's Playtime Fans!!\nWelcome to our channel!\n\nSubscribe to Boy's Playtime for more SURPRISES! ( https://www.youtube.com/c/BoysPlaytime )\nUpdating week!\n\nThank you so much for watching our videos :)"
    },
    ...
]
```

### Related Actors

- 📺 [YouTube Video Statistics Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-video-statistics-scraper) - Extract comprehensive YouTube video statistics and metadata including views, likes, comments, and more.
- 🎥 [YouTube Video Data Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper) - A powerful YouTube video data extractor that fetches comprehensive metadata for content analysis.
- 🔍 [Youtube Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-search-scraper) - Effortlessly fetch search results based on keywords without logging into a YouTube account.
- 💬 [YouTube Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-comments-scraper) - Scrape YouTube video comments efficiently with pagination support and comprehensive comment data.
- 🎯 [YouTube Tags Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-tags-extractor) - Extract and analyze tags from any YouTube video URL for SEO optimization.
- 🎯 [YouTube Hashtag Generator](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-generator) - Generate relevant, trending hashtags in 65+ languages for YouTube content.
- 🎯 [YouTube Hashtag Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-extractor) - Extract hashtags from YouTube videos automatically in multiple formats.
- 📝 [YouTube Description Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-description-extractor) - Extract complete descriptions from YouTube videos for content analysis.
- 🎥 [YouTube Channel ID Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-id-extractor) - Convert YouTube channel URLs to channel IDs effortlessly.
- 🎥 [YouTube Channel Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-shorts-scraper) - Scrape YouTube Shorts from any channel with comprehensive video details.
- 📺 [YouTube Trending Videos/Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-trending-videos-shorts-scraper) - Extract trending videos and shorts from YouTube's trending page.
- 🎮 [YouTube Gaming Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-gaming-trends-scraper) - Scrape trending gaming videos from YouTube Gaming section.
- 🎬 [YouTube Movies Trending Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-movies-trending-scraper) - Scrape trending movie trailers from YouTube's trending page.
- 🎵 [YouTube Music Video Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-video-scraper) - Extract video information from YouTube Music search results.
- 📧 [YouTube Email Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-email-scraper) - Find content creators matching your keywords and specific email domains.
- 🌍 [YouTube Region Restriction Checker](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-region-restriction-checker) - Check YouTube video regional restrictions across 170+ countries.
- 🎥 [YouTube Live Stream Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-live-stream-scraper) - Scrape YouTube live streams and upcoming events with detailed information.

# Actor input Schema

## `youtubeChannelUrls` (type: `array`):

List of YouTube channel URLs to scrape statistics from

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for the scraper

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "youtubeChannelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@BoysPlaytime"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/youtube-channel-statistics-scraper").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/youtube-channel-statistics-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call easyapi/youtube-channel-statistics-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/youtube-channel-statistics-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/3uV3IE4u7l2EXwV4C/builds/lssn2EWGq9XF31FL3/openapi.json