Video Scraper API for AI-Ready Data
Find relevant videos, channels, and playlists
Retrieve video and audio data
Get transcripts and subtitles in 156 languages
Enrich results with metadata
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Powerful video scraper solution
Find, validate, collect, and enrich enterprise-grade multimodal data at scale
Search
Relevant videos, channels & playlists
Up to 700 results per query
Real-time & batch processing
Downloader
Video & audio in high-quality formats
Results delivered straight to your cloud storage
Fully-automated batch downloads
Transcripts & subtitles
Transcriptions in 156 languages
Clean, structured output format (TXT, JSON)
AI-compatible outputs
Metadata
Titles, views, tags, and engagement metrics
Structured, AI-ready data
Real-time, large-scale data
Make the most of video data with our data collection guide
Follow the video scraping guide for building AI applications
Access video data instantly
Search
Provide a search query with youtube_search source for standard results (up to 20 results) or youtube_search_max for more comprehensive results (up to 700 results). Apply filters if needed, and get structured search results in JSON format.
Check the output code sample on the right for response format.
{
"results": [
{
"content":[
{
"videoId": "jqSLxWHhI_Y",
"thumbnail": {
"thumbnails": [
{
"url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jqSLxWHhI_Y/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCOgCEMoBSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLAc44Y_w0O3Hz0FD-38sUjzgGAGwg",
"width": 360,
"height": 202
}
]
},
"title": {
"runs": [
{
"text": "Why Adidas Samba lasted 74 years and sold 35,000,000 pairs"
}
]
},
"longBylineText": {
"runs": [
{
"text": "Rose Anvil"
}
]
},
"publishedTimeText": {
"simpleText": "1 year ago"
},
"lengthText": {
"simpleText": "12:59"
},
"viewCountText": {
"simpleText": "677,213 views"
}
}
],
"created_at": "2025-03-05 09:32:43",
"updated_at": "2025-03-05 09:32:44",
"page": 1,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=adidas&ucbcb=1&sp=EgIQAQ%3D%3D",
"job_id": "7302984396917729281",
"is_render_forced": false,
"status_code": 200
}
],
"job": {
"query": "adidas",
"source": "youtube_search",
"callback_url": "https://realtime.oxylabs.io:443/api/done",
"id": "7302984396917729281",
"status": "done",
"created_at": "2025-03-05 09:32:43",
"updated_at": "2025-03-05 09:32:44",
"_links": [
{
"rel": "self",
"href": "http://data.oxylabs.io/v1/queries/7302984396917729281",
"method": "GET"
},
{
"rel": "results",
"href": "http://data.oxylabs.io/v1/queries/7302984396917729281/results",
"method": "GET"
}
]
}
}Verify AI training rights for videos
Submit YouTube video IDs using the youtube_video_trainability source to instantly check if it's eligible for AI training. The API returns clear permission levels, making this a fast, automated solution for verifying content use.
Check the output code sample on the right.
{
"videoId": "rFNDylrjn_w",
"kind": "youtube#videoTrainability",
"etag": "oXToFpOwrHWvoiN1YbOa0tkzOn0",
"permitted": ["None"]
}Download video & audio data
Provide a list of YouTube video IDs, specify the cloud storage destination, and we'll return download job status and confirmation. It's a fully automated, minimal setup requiring solution.
YouTube Downloader delivers mp4 files into preferred cloud storage destination.
Get transcripts & subtitles
Provide a YouTube video ID and a language code to the youtube_transcript source to retrieve video transcripts or youtube_subtitles to retrieve subtitles. Choose between uploader_provided or auto_generated transcripts. Get structured transcript data in JSON format.
Check the output code sample on the right.
{
"results": [{
"content": [
{
"transcriptSectionHeaderRenderer": {
"startMs": "0",
"endMs": "47000",
"sectionHeader": {
"sectionHeaderViewModel": {
"headline": {"content": "Intro"}
}
}
}
},
{
"transcriptSegmentRenderer": {
"startMs": "0",
"endMs": "1979",
"snippet": {"runs": [{"text": "this is one of the most popular Adidas"}]},
"startTimeText": {"simpleText": "0:00"}
}
}
],
"status_code": 200
}],
"job": {
"id": "7302985416804672513",
"status": "done",
"source": "youtube_transcript"
}
}Retrieve video metadata
Provide a YouTube video ID to the youtube_metadata source to extract detailed video metadata. Ensure the parse parameter is set to true for proper data processing. Get structured video metadata in JSON format.
Check the output code sample on the right.
{
"results": [{
"content": {
"results": {
"title": "I Just Need A Programmer | Prime Reacts",
"tags": ["programming", "software engineer"],
"formats": [{
"ext": "mp4",
"resolution": "640x360",
"format_note": "360p"
}],
"duration": 1106,
"uploader": "ThePrimeTime",
"video_id": "tIgIF5lve8U",
"view_count": 182848
},
"parse_status_code": 12000
},
"status_code": 200,
"parser_type": "youtube_metadata"
}],
"job": {
"id": "7296056852205282305",
"query": "tIgIF5lve8U",
"source": "youtube_metadata",
"status": "done"
}
}Get channel data
The youtube_channel source gathers all key channel data, including subscriber, video, and view counts, general metadata, and a list of its videos by providing the YouTube channel_handle.
Check the output code sample on the right.
{
"results": [
{
"content": {
"id": "UCvVIcCb6kpeSVyRkZjGowQw",
"name": "Oxylabs",
"links": [
{
"url": "oxylabs.io",
"title": "oxylabs.io"
},
{
"url": "github.com/oxylabs",
"title": "GitHub"
},
{
"url": "linkedin.com/company/oxylabs-io",
"title": "LinkedIn"
},
{
"url": "reddit.com/r/Oxylabs",
"title": "Reddit"
},
{
"url": "discord.gg/cZZ7Bw4xN3",
"title": "Discord"
}
],
"videos": [
{
"pos": 1,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCDycyzknvA",
"title": "Integrate Cursor With Web Scraping Solutions",
"view_count": "85",
"upload_date_relative": "5 days ago"
},
{
"pos": 2,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3xtLaWBSB0",
"title": "How to Set Up Proxies With MuLogin",
"view_count": "50",
"upload_date_relative": "7 days ago"
},
{
"pos": 3,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdbpZRk6z0U",
"title": "Ieva Invitation 2025 Horizontal",
"view_count": "2,039",
"upload_date_relative": "11 days ago"
},
{
"pos": 4,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW4lg-bS89Y",
"title": "Join a Free Virtual Web Scraping Conference, OxyCon 2025, to Hear a Legal Panel Discussion",
"view_count": "2,165",
"upload_date_relative": "11 days ago"
},
{
"pos": 5,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaVgaUuZCeo",
"title": "OxyCon 2025 Agenda is Live, Register for Free to Hear a Technical Panel Discussion",
"view_count": "8,866",
"upload_date_relative": "11 days ago"
},
{
"pos": 6,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FB6RslOpAs",
"title": "AI Studio: Build a Price Comparison Tool in Minutes With AI‑Scraper",
"view_count": "148",
"upload_date_relative": "12 days ago"
},
{
"pos": 7,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmxKKjFpLYI",
"title": "Register For Free to OxyCon 2025 to Hear Rytis Ulys Presentation",
"view_count": "19,723",
"upload_date_relative": "2 weeks ago"
},
{
"pos": 8,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPO7zxPYVbk",
"title": "Get Your Free Tickets to OxyCon 2025 to Hear Zia Ahmad's Presentation",
"view_count": "5,597",
"upload_date_relative": "3 weeks ago"
},
{
"pos": 9,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLevRLQc24E",
"title": "Register for Free for OxyCon 2025 to Learn About Data Structuring in Large-Scale Scraping",
"view_count": "6,897",
"upload_date_relative": "3 weeks ago"
},
{
"pos": 10,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HptpuT1fjsI",
"title": "Free Webinar on Optimizing Web Data Pipelines for AI Workflows at Scale",
"view_count": "30",
"upload_date_relative": "3 weeks ago"
}
],
"country": "Lithuania",
"avatar_url": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/ytc/AIdro_ljeup8hkrC_5dEl45YKK4qyGHZfC1RqUz8oOG3AS8oOw=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
"view_count": "1,563,355",
"description": "Oxylabs is an industry-leading proxy and web scraping solution service fueled by strong business ethics and innovation. Our team has decades of hands-on experience in public web data harvesting, and we’re happy to help our clients automate large-scale business processes. \n\nWith our efficient solutions, you’ll get the required data delivered no matter how complex your requirements are. Our Residential and Datacenter proxies and scraping solutions are perfect for various business use cases, including market research, SEO monitoring, ad verification, travel fare aggregation, and more. \n\nWe also see our mission in spreading our knowledge by hosting conferences, webinars, and creating educational videos. Check our video content to learn more about proxies, web scraping, data parsing, and many other things. Also, join our podcast OxyCast for in-depth discussions about everything scraping-related. \n",
"joined_date": "Oct 11 2018",
"video_count": 449,
"subscriber_count": "9.36K",
"parse_status_code": 12000
},
"created_at": "2025-08-19 08:23:03",
"updated_at": "2025-08-19 08:23:07",
"page": 1,
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/@oxylabs/videos?view=0&flow=grid",
"job_id": "7363485639745997825",
"is_render_forced": false,
"status_code": 200,
"type": "parsed",
"parser_type": "",
"parser_preset": null
}
],
"job": {
"limit": 10,
"parse": true,
"source": "youtube_channel",
"callback_url": "https://realtime.oxylabs.io:443/api/done",
"channel_handle": "@oxylabs",
"id": "7363485639745997825",
"status": "done",
"created_at": "2025-08-19 08:23:03",
"updated_at": "2025-08-19 08:23:07",
"_links": [
{
"rel": "self",
"href": "http://data.oxylabs.io/v1/queries/7363485639745997825",
"method": "GET"
},
{
"rel": "results",
"href": "http://data.oxylabs.io/v1/queries/7363485639745997825/results",
"method": "GET"
},
{
"rel": "results-content",
"href_list": [
"http://data.oxylabs.io/v1/queries/7363485639745997825/results/1/content"
],
"method": "GET"
},
{
"rel": "results-html",
"href": "http://data.oxylabs.io/v1/queries/7363485639745997825/results?type=raw",
"method": "GET"
},
{
"rel": "results-content-html",
"href_list": [
"http://data.oxylabs.io/v1/queries/7363485639745997825/results/1/content?type=raw"
],
"method": "GET"
},
{
"rel": "results-parsed",
"href": "http://data.oxylabs.io/v1/queries/7363485639745997825/results?type=parsed",
"method": "GET"
},
{
"rel": "results-content-parsed",
"href_list": [
"http://data.oxylabs.io/v1/queries/7363485639745997825/results/1/content?type=parsed"
],
"method": "GET"
}
]
}
}Benefit from a maintenance-free scraping infrastructure
Our AI-powered web data collection infrastructure is ready-to-use straight away.
No need to develop or maintain scrapers and browsers
Bypass anti-scraping systems
Allocate your resources towards analyzing data
Leverage advanced features
Use the power of Web Scraper API for scalable video data extraction
Proxy management
ML-driven proxy selection and rotation using our premium proxy pool from 195 countries.
AI-driven fingerprinting
Unique HTTP headers, JavaScript, and browser fingerprints ensure resilience to dynamic content.
CAPTCHA bypass
Automatic retries and CAPTCHA bypassing for uninterrupted data retrieval.
Scheduler
Automate recurring scraping jobs with desired frequency and receive data to your cloud storage
Bulk data extraction
Extract data from several pages at the same time with up to 5,000 URLs per batch.
Automate API call code generation with OxyCopilot
OxyCopilot, an integral feature of Web Scraper API, is an AI-powered assistant designed to auto-generate codes for scraping requests and parsing instructions, eliminating manual coding:
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Input your prompt
Receive ready-to-use code
Get AI-ready outputs
We deliver structured, AI-compatible data, making videos, transcripts, subtitles, metadata, and search results ready for seamless integration into LLMs, AI models, and analytics workflows.
Optimized for AI & ML
Seamless LLM integration
Scalable & automated
Use compliant & secure data
As an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified provider, we maintain the highest quality services data security and reliability standards, please see more here.
Using Oxylabs' products, including YouTube Downloader, does not grant any rights to the described gathered data, videos, or images, which may be protected by copyright or other intellectual property laws.
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Frequently asked questions
The legality of scraping YouTube largely depends on the specific data you're extracting and the manner in which you intend to use it. It's essential to adhere to all relevant laws and regulations, including copyright laws. Before engaging in any web scraping activities with Oxylabs YouTube scraper, consult legal advisors and review the respective website’s terms of service or obtain a web scraping license.
You can scrape YouTube search results by developing your data extraction tool or using a ready-to-use solution like Oxylabs’ YouTube Downloader, a part of the Web Scraper API. This enterprise-grade YouTube data extractor allows you to seamlessly collect structured YouTube search results, video & audio content, transcripts, subtitles, and metadata, including titles, views, tags, and engagement metrics.
No, because YouTube removed public dislike counts in 2021. However, you can estimate dislikes using third-party browser extensions or unofficial APIs, but these rely on community data and aren't always accurate.
Yes, you can scrape subtitles from YouTube videos. Depending on the scale and your use case, you can use an official built-in feature, such as YouTube Video Manager, or third-party solutions like Oxylabs' YouTube Scraper. Also, keep in mind that only videos with captions (manual or auto-generated) will have subtitles.
Yes, using YouTube proxies helps avoid blocks, rate limits, and access geo-restricted content. However, if you choose advanced solutions like Oxylabs' YouTube Data Scraper, you won't need to worry about such issues because our tool is already powered by high-quality proxies. Also, before engaging in any scraping activities, we suggest consulting with legal advisors and reviewing the respective website's terms of service.
You can extract various data from YouTube, such as video title or video description, views, likes, upload dates, channel info, and comments. Specifically, you can:
Scrape YouTube ad results: Gather data on ad videos, including ad type, duration, advertiser info, and targeting.
Scrape YouTube search engine results: Extract video listings based on keywords, including metadata like title, thumbnail, channel, views, and publish date.
In addition, you can also scrape public video and audio data. But before you decide to scrape YouTube data with our YouTube Scraper API, consult with legal advisors and review the respective website's terms of service. Also read more on what you can do with your scraped data on our blog post What is LLM?
Yes, with our YouTube Scraping API, you can scrape YouTube video comments, including the comment text, author name, timestamp, and number of likes. However, it must comply with YouTube's terms of service.
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