YouTube Shorts List

Give a YouTube account name and an expected count to collect that account's public Shorts with titles, timing, duration, and view data

Data collection Social Media YouTube Videos

Overview

Public YouTube Shorts show what a creator is testing, repeating, and getting attention for in short form. This app turns one account's public Shorts shelf into a row-level dataset: each Short keeps its title, link, account identity, duration, view figures, and collection time so teams can compare clips instead of scrolling a channel.

That is more useful than copying a few Shorts by hand because the same fields sit on every row. Titles, watch links, duration, and the view figures shown on the page stay aligned, which makes the result a practical source for short-form content audits, posting-rhythm checks, and view-performance snapshots.

Data notes

The data comes from the public Shorts list of the requested YouTube account. Records are ordered by publish time from newest to oldest, and the same content ID is kept only once across collected pages. View count appears both as the raw figure and as the on-page phrase; duration appears both as the clock text shown on the page and as the source duration string. Publish time, relative publish time, and collection time are stored as the source sends them, without an inferred timezone. Badge lists, cover images, and channel thumbnails are returned as source strings and may be empty. Deleted, private, age-restricted, or otherwise inaccessible Shorts are not covered.

What the results look like

Each record represents one public YouTube Short.

Content ID	Content title	Content URL	Account name	Collected at	Content type
Eqm8TLNgBmo	Ulanzi UA50 50W エアチューブライト💡やわらかい光で自然なライティング✨	https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Eqm8TLNgBmo	Ulanzi Japan(ウランジ)	2026-08-31T09:49:46	short
hY3nR8sTq2M	Compact desk light setup for night shooting	https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hY3nR8sTq2M	Ulanzi Japan(ウランジ)	2026-08-30T11:12:08	short

Additional values include Displayed duration, Duration value, View count, View count text, Published at, Relative publish time, Task account, and No data.

Use cases

Build a short-form theme inventory by grouping Content title with Content URL and comparing how often similar titles appear.
Check posting rhythm by lining up Published at and Relative publish time across the returned Shorts.
Compare attention by reading View count next to View count text and ranking clips that the page presents as more watched.
Separate empty outcomes from real Shorts by checking No data together with Task account.

Scope and boundaries

Each task collects public Shorts from one YouTube account. The requested count is an expected value and results may round up to a multiple of 30. A first collection may return up to 2,000 items and later collections 200 more; full collection is supported. Pull protection covers 1,000 result pages. Deleted, restricted, or inaccessible Shorts may be missing.

Good for
When you need the public Shorts list for a specific YouTube account
When you need Shorts titles, publish times, duration, and view figures for short-form analysis

Do not use for
When you need regular long-form YouTube video lists rather than Shorts
When you need comments, transcripts, or channel profile details rather than a Shorts list
When you need short videos from a platform other than YouTube

Failure handling

Failure and retry behavior declared by the author. We recommend including it in your system prompt when integrating.

1If no Shorts are returned, verify the account or channel name and confirm the account has publicly visible Shorts
2Retry later after rate limiting, temporary unavailability, or a timeout
3When the submission outcome is unknown, avoid immediate repeated submissions that could create duplicate tasks
4Partial success still returns Shorts already collected; missing items can be submitted again later
5If authentication fails, verify the API Key configured for the execution environment

Input

Parameters required to call this App, generated from the input.schema in manifest.json.

Field	Business name	Type	Required	Default	Enum / Constraints	Example	Description
account_name	YouTube account or channel name	string	Yes	—	—	UlanziJapan	The YouTube account or channel name whose public Shorts should be collected, such as UlanziJapan. Use 1 to 512 characters.
crawl_num	Expected Shorts count	integer	Yes	—	1–	1	The number of Shorts you expect to collect. Results are returned in complete batches of 30, so the actual count may be rounded up. A remainder below 30 is still billed as 30 records. Larger values usually take longer and cost more.

Output

Field structure of a single record, generated from the output.schema in manifest.json.

Field	Business name	Type	Example	Description
content_id	Content ID	string	Eqm8TLNgBmo	Stable identifier of the Short. The source may return null on empty-result rows.
content_url	Content URL	string	https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Eqm8TLNgBmo	Public link of the Short. The source may return null.
content_title	Content title	string	Ulanzi UA50 50W エアチューブライト💡やわらかい光で自然なライティング✨	Displayed title of the Short. The source may return null.
content_text	Content text	string	—	Text associated with the Short. The source may return null.
account_name	Account name	string	Ulanzi Japan(ウランジ)	Displayed name of the publishing account. The source may return null.
account_display_id	Displayed account ID	string	—	Account identifier shown on the YouTube page. The source may return null.
account_id	Account ID	string	—	YouTube account identifier supplied by the source. The source may return null.
biz_id	Business ID	string	UlanziJapan	Business identifier associated with the collected account. The source may return null.
article_type	Content type	string	short	Content type returned by the source, such as short. The source may return null.
publish_time	Published at	string	—	Normalized publish time of the Short as supplied by the source, without an inferred timezone. The source may return null.
raw_publish_time	Relative publish time	string	—	Relative publish time text shown on the page. The source may return null.
crawl_time	Collected at	string	2026-08-31T09:49:46	Time when this Short was collected, without an inferred timezone. The source may return null.
raw_duration	Displayed duration	string	—	Duration text shown on the page, such as 0:37. The source may return null.
video_duration	Duration value	string	—	Raw duration value returned as text by the source. The source may return null.
view_count	View count	string	—	Raw view count returned as text by the source. The source may return null.
view_count_text	View count text	string	—	View count phrase shown on the page. The source may return null.
content_status	Content status	string	RUNNING	Processing status carried on the result row. The source may return null.
is_collaboration	Collaboration	boolean	false	Whether the Short is marked as a collaboration. The source may return null.
is_verified	Verified	boolean	false	Whether the publishing account is verified. The source may return null.
is_verified_artist	Verified artist	boolean	false	Whether the publishing account is a verified artist. The source may return null.
keyword	Collection keyword	string	UlanziJapan	Account keyword associated with the collection task. The source may return null.
keyword_type	Keyword type	string	accountShorts	Keyword type used for the collection task. The source may return null.
account_badge_list	Account badges	string	—	Account badge list returned as a source string. The source may return null.
content_badge_list	Content badges	string	—	Content badge list returned as a source string. The source may return null.
cover_image_list	Cover images	string	—	Cover image list returned as a source string. The source may return null.
content_rich_thumbnail_list	Rich thumbnails	string	—	Rich thumbnail list returned as a source string. The source may return null.
channel_thumbnail_list	Channel thumbnails	string	—	Channel thumbnail list returned as a source string. The source may return null.
channel_description_links	Channel links	string	—	Channel description links returned as a source string. The source may return null.
co_creator_info	Co-creator info	string	—	Co-creator information returned as a source string. The source may return null.
task_item	Task account	string	UlanziJapan	Account name submitted for the task item that produced this row.
no_data	No data	boolean	false	Whether the task item is marked as having no content data.

Record schema

Output is returned record by record. detail.output.idFieldHint

output.schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "content_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Content ID",
      "description": "Stable identifier of the Short. The source may return null on empty-result rows.",
      "prefill": "Eqm8TLNgBmo"
    },
    "content_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Content URL",
      "description": "Public link of the Short. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Eqm8TLNgBmo"
    },
    "content_title": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Content title",
      "description": "Displayed title of the Short. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": "Ulanzi UA50 50W エアチューブライト💡やわらかい光で自然なライティング✨"
    },
    "content_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Content text",
      "description": "Text associated with the Short. The source may return null."
    },
    "account_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Account name",
      "description": "Displayed name of the publishing account. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": "Ulanzi Japan(ウランジ)"
    },
    "account_display_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Displayed account ID",
      "description": "Account identifier shown on the YouTube page. The source may return null."
    },
    "account_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Account ID",
      "description": "YouTube account identifier supplied by the source. The source may return null."
    },
    "biz_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Business ID",
      "description": "Business identifier associated with the collected account. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": "UlanziJapan"
    },
    "article_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Content type",
      "description": "Content type returned by the source, such as short. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": "short"
    },
    "publish_time": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Published at",
      "description": "Normalized publish time of the Short as supplied by the source, without an inferred timezone. The source may return null."
    },
    "raw_publish_time": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Relative publish time",
      "description": "Relative publish time text shown on the page. The source may return null."
    },
    "crawl_time": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Collected at",
      "description": "Time when this Short was collected, without an inferred timezone. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": "2026-08-31T09:49:46"
    },
    "raw_duration": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Displayed duration",
      "description": "Duration text shown on the page, such as 0:37. The source may return null."
    },
    "video_duration": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Duration value",
      "description": "Raw duration value returned as text by the source. The source may return null."
    },
    "view_count": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "View count",
      "description": "Raw view count returned as text by the source. The source may return null."
    },
    "view_count_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "View count text",
      "description": "View count phrase shown on the page. The source may return null."
    },
    "content_status": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Content status",
      "description": "Processing status carried on the result row. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": "RUNNING"
    },
    "is_collaboration": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "title": "Collaboration",
      "description": "Whether the Short is marked as a collaboration. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": false
    },
    "is_verified": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "title": "Verified",
      "description": "Whether the publishing account is verified. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": false
    },
    "is_verified_artist": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "title": "Verified artist",
      "description": "Whether the publishing account is a verified artist. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": false
    },
    "keyword": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Collection keyword",
      "description": "Account keyword associated with the collection task. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": "UlanziJapan"
    },
    "keyword_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Keyword type",
      "description": "Keyword type used for the collection task. The source may return null.",
      "prefill": "accountShorts"
    },
    "account_badge_list": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Account badges",
      "description": "Account badge list returned as a source string. The source may return null."
    },
    "content_badge_list": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Content badges",
      "description": "Content badge list returned as a source string. The source may return null."
    },
    "cover_image_list": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Cover images",
      "description": "Cover image list returned as a source string. The source may return null."
    },
    "content_rich_thumbnail_list": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Rich thumbnails",
      "description": "Rich thumbnail list returned as a source string. The source may return null."
    },
    "channel_thumbnail_list": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Channel thumbnails",
      "description": "Channel thumbnail list returned as a source string. The source may return null."
    },
    "channel_description_links": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Channel links",
      "description": "Channel description links returned as a source string. The source may return null."
    },
    "co_creator_info": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Co-creator info",
      "description": "Co-creator information returned as a source string. The source may return null."
    },
    "task_item": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Task account",
      "description": "Account name submitted for the task item that produced this row.",
      "prefill": "UlanziJapan"
    },
    "no_data": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "title": "No data",
      "description": "Whether the task item is marked as having no content data.",
      "prefill": false
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Integration

This App can be integrated via MCP, API, SDK, or file export. All channels share the same capabilities and pricing. Every request authenticates with the Authorization: Bearer header using an API key (long-lived, created in the Data Hub Console); MCP clients can also sign in with OAuth, no key required. More options such as CLI and Skill are on the way.

With the MCP (Model Context Protocol), you can call this App directly from AI clients like Claude and Cursor. Pick your client and auth mode, then copy the config below.

Client config

Replace the value after Bearer with your long-lived API key. Works in any client, CI, or headless environment.

mcpServers config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hello_moto__youtube-shorts-list": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp-v2.octoparse.com?pin=hello_moto/youtube-shorts-list",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>" }
    }
  }
}

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detail.access.mcp.composeHint

Pricing

30 returned Shorts

Charged by the number of records successfully returned. Failed runs are not charged. Billed in units of 30 record; any partial unit is rounded up to 30 record.

$0.003/ 30 record

Per task submitted

Charged once per submitted run, regardless of how many records are returned.

$0.0001/ run

Multiple billing events accumulate independently. See each item for details. Failed runs are not charged.

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Fill in the parameters and run. Results come from a real call.

Example

Parameters are validated against input.schema before submission

YouTube account or channel nameaccount_name*The YouTube account or channel name whose public Shorts should be collected, such as UlanziJapan. Use 1 to 512 characters.

Expected Shorts countcrawl_num*The number of Shorts you expect to collect. Results are returned in complete batches of 30, so the actual count may be rounded up. A remainder below 30 is still billed as 30 records. Larger values usually take longer and cost more.

Please fill in the required parameters first

From $0.003 / 30 record