# YouTube Description Extractor 📝 (`easyapi/youtube-description-extractor`) Actor

Extract complete descriptions from YouTube videos automatically. Perfect for content analysis, SEO research, and marketing insights. Supports batch processing with proxy integration for reliable results. 🎥 📝

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-description-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, SEO tools, Videos
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 97 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 2.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 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 Description Extractor 📝

Extract descriptions from YouTube videos effortlessly! 🎥 ✨

### Features 🌟

- 🎯 Extract descriptions from multiple YouTube videos in one go
- 🚀 Fast and efficient processing using Puppeteer
- 🔄 Handles multiple video URLs simultaneously
- 🛡️ Built-in proxy support for reliable extraction
- 🤖 Automated browser interaction with human-like behavior
- 📊 Clean, structured output in JSON format

### Use Cases 💡

- 📊 Content analysis and research
- 🎯 SEO optimization and keyword research
- 📝 Content aggregation and curation
- 🔍 Competitive analysis
- 📈 Marketing research and trend analysis

### Output Format 📋

The Actor provides data in a clean JSON format containing:

- `youtubeVideoUrl`: Original YouTube video URL
- `description`: Complete video description including links and hashtags

### Tips for Optimal Usage ⚡

1. 🎯 Provide valid YouTube video URLs
2. ⚙️ Configure proxy settings for better reliability
3. 📊 Set appropriate maxItems if you need to limit results
4. ⏱️ Allow sufficient run time for processing multiple URLs

### Limitations 📌

- Only processes valid YouTube video URLs
- Requires proper proxy configuration for optimal performance
- Processing time may vary based on network conditions

#### Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

```json
{
    "youtubeVideoUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV23VDFWC3o"
    ]
}
```

#### 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
[
    {
        "youtubeVideoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV23VDFWC3o",
        "description": "6 Dinosaur Punch Box | T-Rex Mosasaurus Velociraptor Blue\n\nSubscribe to Boy's Playtime for more SURPRISES!\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/BoysPlaytime\n\n#dinosaurs #tyrannosaurus #mosasaurus"
    }
]
```

### 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 Tags Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-tags-extractor) - Extract and analyze tags from any YouTube video URL for SEO optimization.
- 🎯 [YouTube Hashtag Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-extractor) - Extract hashtags from YouTube videos automatically in organized formats.
- 🎥 [YouTube Channel ID Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-id-extractor) - Convert YouTube channel URLs to channel IDs effortlessly.
- 📊 [YouTube Channel Statistics Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-statistics-scraper) - Get comprehensive channel stats including subscriber count and views.
- 🎯 [YouTube Hashtag Generator](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-generator) - Generate relevant, trending hashtags in 65+ languages for better video visibility.
- 🌍 [YouTube Region Restriction Checker](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-region-restriction-checker) - Check video availability across 170+ countries.
- 🎥 [YouTube Video Data Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper) - A comprehensive metadata extractor for YouTube videos.
- 📺 [YouTube Trending Videos/Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-trending-videos-shorts-scraper) - Extract trending videos and shorts from YouTube.
- 🎮 [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) - Extract trending movie trailers and content.
- 📱 [YouTube Channel Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-shorts-scraper) - Scrape Shorts content from any YouTube channel.
- 🎵 [YouTube Music Song Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-song-scraper) - Extract song details from YouTube Music search results.
- 📺 [YouTube Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-comments-scraper) - Scrape video comments with comprehensive engagement data.
- 🔍 [YouTube Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-search-scraper) - Fetch search results based on keywords without requiring login.
- 🎥 [YouTube Hashtag Video & Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-video-shorts-scraper) - Extract videos and Shorts by hashtag with comprehensive data.
- 🎥 [YouTube Live Stream Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-live-stream-scraper) - Scrape live streams and upcoming events with real-time statistics.

# Actor input Schema

## `youtubeVideoUrls` (type: `array`):

List of YouTube video URLs to process

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

Proxy settings for the crawler

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "youtubeVideoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV23VDFWC3o"
  ],
  "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 = {
    "youtubeVideoUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV23VDFWC3o"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/youtube-description-extractor").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 = { "youtubeVideoUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV23VDFWC3o"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/youtube-description-extractor").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 '{
  "youtubeVideoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV23VDFWC3o"
  ]
}' |
apify call easyapi/youtube-description-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/JjS2sKvh9VdVfnMDz/builds/iusJIR81p0Dnml9lX/openapi.json