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YouTube Details & Comments Scraper

Social MediaMCP
Scrape title, view, date, etc from Youtube videos by URLs
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Run Mode
Free
Cost of Usage
2026/05/25
Last updated
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📌 What video details and viewer comments can you collect from YouTube URLs?

This template collects structured records from detail and comments pages, including Title, View, Date, Thumbs_up, YouTuber, Subscribers, Description, Comment_count, Author, Comment_date, Comment, Comment_likes. It is useful for video marketers, creator teams, audience researchers, and media analysts.

Data is collected from YouTube. YouTube is a video-sharing platform where creators publish videos and viewers interact through views, likes, and comments.

💰 Pricing

This template is currently free of charge and has no per-line usage fee. Octoparse plan or resource limits may still apply.

📦 Output

The current published implementation can return the following fields:

  • Title
  • View
  • Date
  • Thumbs_up
  • YouTuber
  • Subscribers
  • Description
  • Comment_count
  • Author
  • Comment_date
  • Comment
  • Comment_likes
{
  "Title": "What is web scraping - Octoparse, your first web scraper!",
  "View": "102,848 views",
  "Date": "Jun 2, 2016",
  "Thumbs_up": null,
  "YouTuber": null,
  "Subscribers": "11K subscribers",
  "Description": "Subscribe and Visit Us https://www.octoparse.com ✨What is a web crawler? ✨How does a web crawler work? ✨What are the differences between it and a web scraper? Get yourself refilled with all info related! • What is a web crawler & How is it dif... **About Us** Octoparse data extraction: is a #webscrapingtool #webcrawler specifically designed for scalable data extraction of various data types. It can harvest URLs, phone, email addresses, product pricing, reviews, as well as meta tag information and body text. Octoparse is a SIMPLE but POWERFUL web scraping tool for harvesting structured information and specific data types related to the keywords you provide by searching through multiple layers of websites. **FREE TRIAL ** Start FREE-14-Day Trial https://www.octoparse.com/signup?ref=... Start FREE-30-Day Enterprise Trial https://www.octoparse.com/contact-sales **FOLLOW TEAM ! ** Email: support@octoparse.com Skype: Octoparse Twitter: @Octoparse",
  "Comment_count": "22",
  "Author": "@nanachoi9361",
  "Comment_date": "7 years ago",
  "Comment": "Want to try it out :)",
  "Comment_likes": "1"
}

🎯 Use Cases

  • Use Comment_count, Comment_date, Comment to analyze customer or audience feedback and sentiment.
  • Use View, Comment_likes to compare engagement and response signals.
  • Use Title to build and compare product, content, or menu catalogs.
  • Use Date to study timelines and changes over time.

🐙 Why Octoparse

  • Ready-to-use workflow: The extraction steps for YouTube are already configured, so you do not need to build the scraper from scratch.
  • Flexible execution: Choose the supported local or cloud run mode to fit one-off checks or repeatable collection work.
  • Structured, repeatable output: Results are returned as consistent rows that are easier to compare, filter, deduplicate, and process than manually copied pages.
  • Verified input guardrails: The form exposes the current inputs, selectable values, and meaningful limits configured for this template.
  • Practical data handoff: Review results in Octoparse and export or process them using the options supported by your Octoparse environment.

📝 Input

Complete the following fields:

  • YouTube Video URLs (Required) — Enter YouTube video URLs. Up to 10,000 entries per run.

🚀 How to Use

  1. Open the template and select Try it or Start.
  2. Complete the input fields listed above.
  3. Start the task using the supported local or cloud run mode.
  4. Review the output rows and export or process the structured data.

⚠️ Limitations

Results depend on what the source site exposes at run time. A listed output field can be empty when the source page does not provide that value. Input limits shown above are enforced by the template.

💡 Tips

Use specific, valid inputs and review a representative result before starting a large batch. Remove duplicate inputs when repeated records are not needed.

❓ FAQ

How does this scraper work?

The template takes the configured YouTube Video URLs (up to 10,000) input, opens each supplied URL and follows the configured page loops on YouTube detail and comments pages, then emits structured rows containing fields such as Title, View, Date, Thumbs_up, YouTuber.

What do I need to enter?

Use the fields and accepted values shown in the Input section. Only user-relevant limits and selectable options are listed.

What data does this template return?

The current output fields and a representative JSON Data Preview are listed in the Output section. Field availability can vary when the source page does not display a value.

Is this template free to use?

It is currently free of charge and has no per-line usage fee. Octoparse plan or resource limits may still apply.

Why can some output fields be empty?

Source pages do not always expose every value for every record, and layouts can vary by item, market, or current site response. The template returns a field when the current page provides it.

Can I export the collected data?

You can review the structured rows in Octoparse and export or process them using the options supported by your Octoparse environment.

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