YouTube · 14th of 18 by usage

YouTube Channel Profile Scraper

Extract public YouTube channel/About metadata with optional combined playlist and Community Posts snapshots without requiring cookies or API credentials.

Price: $0.005 per result
Free plan: up to 1,000 results a month
Runs to date: 1
Teams using it: 2
Last updated: 2026-10-06

Run on Apify ↗All 18 YouTube scrapers

Run it from the API

POST · run and wait for the datasetcURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawlerbros~youtube-channel-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "channelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@RickAstleyYT",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@Apify"
  ],
  "maxPlaylists": 10
}'

The input is the one this actor’s Apify form starts with, with a small result limit. The call waits for the run and returns its results, so there is nothing to poll. Billed $0.005 per result.

YouTube Channel Profile Scraper vs the other YouTube scrapers

All 18 are ours and all are maintained, so the choice is about fit rather than quality. 5 of them cost less per result. The 15 most used are compared below; see all 18.

Scraper	Price	Runs	Rating
YouTube Channel Profile Scraperthis page	$0.005	1	not yet rated
Youtube Transcript Scraper	$0.01	3,258	not yet rated
YouTube Email Scraper	$0.002	1,822	not yet rated
Youtube Search Scraper	$0.005	1,091	5.0 (2)
Youtube Video Downloader	$0.01	936	5.0 (1)
Youtube Comment Scraper	$0.005	752	5.0 (1)
Youtube Channel Scraper	$0.005	629	1.8 (2)
Youtube Playlist Scraper	$0.005	616	5.0 (2)
Youtube Video Details Scraper	$0.005	607	5.0 (1)
Youtube Channel Scraper Fast	$0.005	403	not yet rated
Youtube Shorts Scraper	$0.005	345	5.0 (1)
YouTube Hashtag Scraper	$0.005	126	not yet rated
YouTube Trending Scraper	$0.005	115	not yet rated
Youtube Ads Scraper	$0.005	69	not yet rated
YouTube Community Posts Scraper	$0.003	1	not yet rated