YouTube Scraper

Description

The YouTube Scraper API allows you to extract various types of information from YouTube, including profiles, comments, and videos. This powerful tool enables developers to integrate YouTube data into their applications for content analysis, trend monitoring, and more.

How to Use

To use the YouTube Scraper API, you'll need to authenticate your requests using your API key. The API provides several endpoints for retrieving different types of information:

Endpoints

• POST https://taskagi.net/api/social-media/youtube-scraper/profiles - Retrieve profile information by URL
• POST https://taskagi.net/api/social-media/youtube-scraper/profiles-by-keyword - Discover profiles by keyword
• POST https://taskagi.net/api/social-media/youtube-scraper/comments - Retrieve comments by video URL
• POST https://taskagi.net/api/social-media/youtube-scraper/videos - Retrieve video information by URL
• POST https://taskagi.net/api/social-media/youtube-scraper/videos-by-keyword - Discover videos by keyword
• POST https://taskagi.net/api/social-media/youtube-scraper/videos-by-channel - Discover videos by channel URL
• POST https://taskagi.net/api/social-media/youtube-scraper/videos-by-filters - Discover videos by search filters
• POST https://taskagi.net/api/social-media/youtube-scraper/videos-by-hashtag - Discover videos by hashtag

Authentication

Include your API key in the request headers:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Request Body

The request body should be a JSON object with the following structure, depending on the endpoint:

// For URL-based endpoints (profiles, comments, videos)
{
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/channel_id"
}

// For keyword-based endpoints
{
    "keyword": "search term"
}

// For videos-by-channel endpoint
{
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/channel_id"
}

// For videos-by-filters endpoint
{
    "filters": {
        "upload_date": "last_hour",
        "type": "video",
        "duration": "short",
        // Add other filters as needed
    }
}

// For videos-by-hashtag endpoint
{
    "hashtag": "examplehashtag"
}

Rate Limiting

Please note that usage is subject to rate limiting. Refer to your plan details for specific limits.

import requests
import json

# Your API Key
api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY'

# API Endpoint for profiles
url = 'https://taskagi.net/api/social-media/youtube-scraper/profiles'

# Headers
headers = {
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {api_key}',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

# Request Body
data = {
    'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/example_channel_id'
}

# Send POST request
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)

# Check if the request was successful
if response.status_code == 200:
    # Parse the JSON response
    profile_data = response.json()
    
    # Print the profile information
    print(json.dumps(profile_data, indent=2))
else:
    print(f"Error: {response.status_code}")
    print(response.text)

# Example for videos by keyword
url = 'https://taskagi.net/api/social-media/youtube-scraper/videos-by-keyword'

# Request Body for keyword search
data = {
    'keyword': 'machine learning tutorial'
}

# Send POST request
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)

# Check if the request was successful
if response.status_code == 200:
    # Parse the JSON response
    video_results = response.json()
    
    # Print the video results
    print(json.dumps(video_results, indent=2))
else:
    print(f"Error: {response.status_code}")
    print(response.text)