# scraping-youtube-playlist

Collects video details from a YouTube playlist through an Apify scraper. Use it to export playlist metadata and stats for analysis.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 759 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-playlist/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/scraping-youtube-playlist

## What it does

The skill runs Apify’s `apidojo~youtube-playlist-scraper` actor. You can provide playlist URLs or search keywords, along with options for language, country, sorting, and a video limit using `maxItems`. Results include video titles and URLs, descriptions, durations, view and like counts, and channel details.

The documented runner is `scripts/run_actor.js`; it can return a table or save results as CSV or JSON. The skill also describes a REST API call and using Apify MCP’s `call_actor` tool when available. Private playlists return zero results. For a large playlist, set `maxItems` to cap the collection.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/scraping-youtube-playlist/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-playlist
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-youtube-playlist -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-playlist/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- export video details from a YouTube playlist
- collect view and like counts for playlist videos
- save playlist results as CSV or JSON
- find playlists using search keywords

## Example prompts
- Collect details for every video in this YouTube playlist and save them as CSV.
- Search for playlists using these keywords, then export their video data.
- Get video details from this playlist and cap the results with `maxItems`.

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

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````text
---
name: scraping-youtube-playlist
description: >
  Extracts all videos from a YouTube playlist using apidojo's YouTube Playlist Scraper on
  Apify. Triggers when the user asks to: get all videos from a YouTube playlist, scrape a YouTube
  playlist for video data, export playlist video metadata, fetch video stats from a YouTube playlist
  URL, collect all videos in a YouTube channel playlist, download YouTube playlist contents, or
  analyze a curated list of YouTube videos. Returns video title, URL, view count, like count,
  duration, channel info, and description per video. Ideal for content curators, educators, and
  YouTube channel analysts.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/youtube-playlist-scraper
---

# Scraping Youtube Playlist

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

---

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | YouTube playlist URLs |
| `keywords` | array | Optional | `[]` | Search keywords to find playlists |
| `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 videos 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-playlist-scraper" --input '{"startUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLABCDE12345"], "maxItems": 50}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~youtube-playlist-scraper" --input '{"startUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLABCDE12345"], "maxItems": 50}' --output results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~youtube-playlist-scraper" --input '{"startUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLABCDE12345"], "maxItems": 50}' --output results.json --format json
```

### REST API fallback

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~youtube-playlist-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls": ["https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLABCDE12345"], "maxItems": 50}'
```

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

---

## Output Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `type` | string | Always `video` |
| `id` | string | Video ID |
| `title` | string | Video title |
| `url` | string | Video URL |
| `description` | string | Video description |
| `duration` | number | Duration in seconds |
````
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