# scraping-youtube-channel-info

Collect YouTube channel details from URLs, handles, or keywords. Use it to export channel stats or find channels by topic.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 761 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/primitives/scraping-youtube-channel-info/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/scraping-youtube-channel-info

## What it does

This skill runs Apify’s `apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper`. Inputs can include channel URLs, handles, or search keywords, along with country and language codes, a sort order, and a result limit. Use `scripts/run_actor.js` to save results as CSV or JSON.

The output includes channel names, descriptions, subscriber and video counts, verification status, keywords, tags, and other fields. The `subscriberCount` value can arrive as text such as `1.2M subscribers`, so downstream parsing may be needed. Private or terminated channels return no results; channels without metadata keywords have an empty `tags` array.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-youtube-channel-info -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/scraping-youtube-channel-info/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/scraping-youtube-channel-info/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-youtube-channel-info -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/scraping-youtube-channel-info/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-youtube-channel-info -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/scraping-youtube-channel-info/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills scraping-youtube-channel-info
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/scraping-youtube-channel-info/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-youtube-channel-info -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/primitives/scraping-youtube-channel-info
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/scraping-youtube-channel-info/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-youtube-channel-info -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/primitives/scraping-youtube-channel-info/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find YouTube channels by search keywords
- collect subscriber and video counts for channels
- export channel metadata to CSV or JSON
- check whether a channel has a verification badge

## Example prompts
- Find YouTube channels about cooking and save the results to `results.csv`.
- Collect subscriber counts, video totals, and descriptions for these YouTube channels.
- Search for channels by keyword and write their metadata to `results.json`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: scraping-youtube-channel-info
description: >
  Extracts YouTube channel metadata, subscriber counts, video counts, and descriptions using
  apidojo's YouTube Channel Scraper on Apify. Triggers when the user asks to: get YouTube channel
  information, scrape YouTube channel stats, fetch subscriber count for a YouTube channel, export
  channel metadata in bulk, find YouTube channels by keyword, get channel descriptions and tags,
  check if a YouTube channel is verified, or research YouTube channels by niche. Returns channel
  name, subscriber count, video count, description, verification status, and keywords per channel.
  Ideal for influencer researchers, competitive analysts, and YouTube marketers.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/youtube-channel-scraper
---

# Scraping Youtube Channel Info

Raw data collection. No assumed use case — returns the full dataset for downstream analysis.

---

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | YouTube channel URLs |
| `youtubeHandles` | array | Optional | `[]` | YouTube handles (e.g. `@kurzgesagt`) |
| `keywords` | array | Optional | `[]` | Search keywords to find channels |
| `gl` | string | Optional | `us` | Country code (e.g. `US`) |
| `hl` | string | Optional | `en` | Language code (e.g. `en`) |
| `sort` | string | Optional | `r` | Sort order |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum channels to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## How to Run

### Using run_actor.js (recommended)

```bash
# Quick answer (table)
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper" --input '{"keywords": ["cooking channel"], "gl": "us", "maxItems": 20}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper" --input '{"keywords": ["cooking channel"], "gl": "us", "maxItems": 20}' --output results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper" --input '{"keywords": ["cooking channel"], "gl": "us", "maxItems": 20}' --output results.json --format json
```

### REST API fallback

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["cooking channel"], "gl": "us", "maxItems": 20}'
```

If Apify MCP is available:
Use the Apify MCP `call_actor` tool with actor `apidojo~youtube-channel-scraper` and the input above.

---

## Output Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `id` | string | YouTube channel ID |
| `name` | string | Channel name |
| `url` | string | Channel URL |
````
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