# YouTube Channel Video Scraper Lite (`runtime/youtube-channel`) Actor

Get recent videos from one or many YouTube channels with titles, links, publish dates and view counts. Filter by age and minimum views.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/runtime/youtube-channel.md
- **Developed by:** [scraping automation](https://apify.com/runtime) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 106 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 5 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $4.50 / 1,000 video results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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 Videos Lite

> **中文简介 / Chinese summary**
>
> - **功能：** 快速提取一个或多个 YouTube 频道的最新视频 ID、标题、链接、发布日期和播放量。
> - **输入示例：** `{"urls":["https://www.youtube.com/@yvessaintlaurent","https://www.youtube.com/@chanel"]}`
> - **计费：** 按结果付费（pay-per-result），价格见本页 **Pricing** 标签；可设置单次运行最大费用以控制支出。
> - **支持：** 遇到问题请在 **Issues** 标签提交，并附上输入参数和 Run ID。

Quickly extract recent video IDs, titles, links, dates, and views from one or more YouTube channels.

### Who this is for

- Content researchers
- YouTube monitoring workflows
- Automation users who need a lightweight video list

### What it helps you do

- Collect recent videos from multiple channels
- Export titles, URLs, dates, and views
- Feed simple monitoring and spreadsheet workflows

### Inputs you can use

- YouTube channel URLs
- Maximum videos per channel
- Minimum views

### Data you get

- channel URL
- video ID
- title
- video URL
- published date
- views

### How to get better results

- Start with a narrow, specific query or a small list of source URLs.
- Use realistic limits for the first run, then increase the volume once the output looks right.
- Keep source URLs, dates, and location context when you need repeatable market monitoring.
- Review a few sample records before connecting the dataset to a larger workflow.

### Notes

- Results depend on what the public source exposes at run time.
- Some pages may hide, delay, rename, or remove fields, so individual records can have partial data.
- Use the built-in output table to inspect results before exporting to spreadsheets, dashboards, or automation tools.

### Support

If a run returns unexpected data, open an issue from the Actor page with the input used, the run ID, and the result you expected.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Youtube page url, format : https://www.youtube.com/@page

## `convertViewsToInteger` (type: `boolean`):

If true, converts views like '2.5K views' to integer (2500). Default: false

## `convertDateToDays` (type: `boolean`):

If true, converts dates like '1 month ago' to number of days (30). Default: false

## `filterByDays` (type: `integer`):

Filter videos published within the last N days. Set to 0 for all videos. Recommended values: 1, 7, 15, 30, 60, 90. Default: 60

## `minViews` (type: `integer`):

Filter videos with at least this number of views (integer). Set to 0 or leave empty to disable. Example: 1000 filters videos with at least 1000 views. Default: 0 (disabled)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@yvessaintlaurent",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@chanel"
  ],
  "convertViewsToInteger": true,
  "convertDateToDays": true,
  "filterByDays": 60,
  "minViews": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

One item per video with channel title and URL

# 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 = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/@yvessaintlaurent",
        "https://www.youtube.com/@chanel"
    ],
    "convertViewsToInteger": true,
    "convertDateToDays": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("runtime/youtube-channel").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 = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/@yvessaintlaurent",
        "https://www.youtube.com/@chanel",
    ],
    "convertViewsToInteger": True,
    "convertDateToDays": True,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("runtime/youtube-channel").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 '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@yvessaintlaurent",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@chanel"
  ],
  "convertViewsToInteger": true,
  "convertDateToDays": true
}' |
apify call runtime/youtube-channel --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/Lik8QZ9R9ifAFDV75/builds/tkfeleGoI6gggCUng/openapi.json