# YouTube Live Stream Scraper 🎥 (`easyapi/youtube-live-stream-scraper`) Actor

Scrape YouTube live streams and upcoming events with detailed information including video details, channel info, and real-time statistics. Perfect for tracking live content and monitoring streaming activities.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-live-stream-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Other
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 48 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 4 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## 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 Live Stream Scraper 🎥

### 🤖 What does YouTube Live Stream Scraper do?

This actor allows you to scrape live streams and upcoming events from YouTube channels. It provides comprehensive data about live streams, including video details, channel information, viewer counts, and stream status.

### ✨ Features

- 📺 Scrapes live streams and upcoming events
- 🎯 Supports channel-specific scraping
- 📊 Provides real-time viewer statistics
- 💡 Captures detailed channel information
- ✅ Verifies channel authentication status
- 🔄 Handles both live and scheduled streams
- 🖼️ Includes high-quality thumbnail URLs
- 📝 Extracts video descriptions and titles

### 🔢 Output Dataset

The actor stores results in a structured JSON format, including:

- Video ID and URL
- Stream title and description
- Channel details (name, URL, verification status, avatar)
- Stream statistics (view count, status, scheduled time)
- Thumbnail URLs
- Scraping timestamp

### 💡 Use Cases

- Monitor live streaming activities
- Track viewer engagement
- Analyze streaming schedules
- Research content creator strategies
- Gather competitive intelligence
- Archive live stream metadata

### 🛠️ Input Parameters

- `proxyConfiguration`: Optional proxy settings for enhanced scraping capabilities

#### Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

```json
{

}
```

#### 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
[
    {
        "scrapedAt": "2025-02-05T01:03:39.704Z",
        "content": {
            "videoId": "jTIuwc4uW30",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTIuwc4uW30",
            "title": "EN VIVO | COLOMBIA vs. PARAGUAY | CONMEBOL SUB20 2025",
            "description": "#Colombia #Paraguay #Sub20 #Envivo\nSuscríbete | Inscreva-se | Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CONMEBOL\nFacebook: facebook.com/CONMEBOL\nInstagram: instagram.com/conmebol/\nTwitter: twitter.com/CONMEBOL",
            "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jTIuwc4uW30/hqdefault.jpg?v=67a119d0&sqp=-oaymwEnCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxkIARUAAIhCGAHYAQHiAQoIGBACGAY4AUAB&rs=AOn4CLCyJuchnNgui5Q2hKanPpBm0f3vdw",
            "channelInfo": {
                "name": "CONMEBOL",
                "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@conmebol",
                "isVerified": true,
                "avatar": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/qCpMzVfHqEFzcIWzBEfqobkWOytWCVrBJK9mHXFgSiARdo4iHTABdC3uYH3AUyECNSwGyhausQ=s68-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj"
            },
            "stats": {
                "viewCount": "2,165",
                "status": "live",
                "scheduledStartTime": "",
                "waitingCount": "2,165"
            }
        }
    },
    ...
]
```

### Related Actors

- 🎥 [YouTube Video Data Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper) - A powerful metadata extractor for YouTube videos with comprehensive data support
- 📺 [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) - Extract trending movie trailers from YouTube
- 📱 [YouTube Channel Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-shorts-scraper) - Get comprehensive data about shorts from any YouTube channel
- 🎯 [YouTube Tags Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-tags-extractor) - Extract and analyze tags from any YouTube video URL
- 📝 [YouTube Description Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-description-extractor) - Extract complete descriptions from YouTube videos automatically
- 🎥 [YouTube Channel ID Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-id-extractor) - Convert YouTube channel URLs to channel IDs effortlessly
- 📊 [YouTube Video Statistics Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-video-statistics-scraper) - Get comprehensive video statistics and metadata instantly
- 📊 [YouTube Channel Statistics Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-statistics-scraper) - Extract detailed YouTube channel performance metrics
- 🌍 [YouTube Region Restriction Checker](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-region-restriction-checker) - Check video availability across 170+ countries
- 🎯 [YouTube Hashtag Generator](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-generator) - Generate relevant, trending hashtags for YouTube content
- 🎯 [YouTube Hashtag Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-extractor) - Extract hashtags from YouTube videos automatically
- 🎥 [YouTube Hashtag Video & Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-video-shorts-scraper) - Scrape videos and Shorts by hashtag
- 🔍 [YouTube Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-search-scraper) - Fetch search results based on keywords without logging into YouTube

# Actor input Schema

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

Proxy settings for the scraper

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "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-live-stream-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-live-stream-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-live-stream-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/youtube-live-stream-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/9y3swTeO4Hc867JvE/builds/NNBUtxdgE7d27m9jD/openapi.json