# YouTube scraper API. Live data from any public YouTube link. [APIs](https://socialtap.dev/apis/index.md)**YouTube** Get public posts, profiles, comments and more by link or handle, with posts in the same fields as on 20 other platforms. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes. [Start for free](https://socialtap.dev/signup/) GET socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/post Live data from 33 platforms. [TikTok](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/index.md) · [Instagram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/index.md) · [Facebook](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/index.md) · [YouTube](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/index.md) · [Reddit](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/index.md) · [Threads](https://socialtap.dev/apis/threads/index.md) · [Spotify](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/index.md) · [Amazon](https://socialtap.dev/apis/amazon/index.md) · [Apple Music](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/index.md) · [Pinterest](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pinterest/index.md) · [Rumble](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/index.md) · [X](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/index.md) · [Bluesky](https://socialtap.dev/apis/bluesky/index.md) · [Twitch](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/index.md) · [LinkedIn](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/index.md) · [Telegram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/index.md) · [TikTok Shop](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktokshop/index.md) · [Kwai](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kwai/index.md) · [Snapchat](https://socialtap.dev/apis/snapchat/index.md) · [SoundCloud](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/index.md) · [Truth Social](https://socialtap.dev/apis/truthsocial/index.md) · [Kick](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kick/index.md) · [Komi](https://socialtap.dev/apis/komi/index.md) · [Lnk.Bio](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkbio/index.md) · [Linkme](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkme/index.md) · [Linktree](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linktree/index.md) · [Pillar](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pillar/index.md) · [TikTok Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Events](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-events/index.md) · [Facebook Marketplace](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-marketplace/index.md) · [Google Ads Transparency Center](https://socialtap.dev/apis/google-ads-transparency/index.md) · [LinkedIn Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin-ad-library/index.md) ## What YouTube data can you get? Public YouTube channel profiles with subscriber counts, and posts: any video, short or live stream with exact view, like and comment counts, or a channel's uploads, newest or most popular first. Get a video's timed transcript, from its captions or its audio, and its comments a page at a time. Engagement adds a channel's views per upload, median views and posting cadence. - Posts 2 - Channel 1 - Comments 1 - Transcript 1 - Engagement 1 ### Posts - - [Post YouTube Video API Video or short with exact view, like and comment counts 1 credit`GET /v1/youtube/post`](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/post/index.md) - - [Post YouTube Channel Videos API Videos, shorts and live streams of a channel 1 credit / page`GET /v1/youtube/posts`](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/posts/index.md) ### Channel - - [Profile YouTube Channel API Subscribers, exact view counts and social links 1 credit`GET /v1/youtube/profile`](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/profile/index.md) ### Comments - - [Comment YouTube Comments API Newest or top first, with likes and reply counts 1 credit / page`GET /v1/youtube/comments`](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/comments/index.md) ### Transcript - - [Transcript YouTube Transcript API Timed transcript from captions or audio From 1 credit`GET /v1/youtube/transcript`](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/transcript/index.md) ### Engagement - - [Engagement YouTube Engagement API Views per upload, cadence and outlier videos 1 credit`GET /v1/youtube/engagement`](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/engagement/index.md) ## Why not the official YouTube API? YouTube's Data API runs on a daily quota that takes a compliance audit to raise, and it only downloads captions for videos your account can edit. - ### No approval to wait for One API key works on every endpoint. There's no app to get reviewed and no account to connect. - ### Anything public Read what anyone can see without logging in, not only the accounts you manage or that authorized your app. - ### No daily quota You pay per request. Plans have no rate limit, only a ceiling that stops a runaway loop. ## Call the YouTube API from your code. Copy the request for your language, or hand it to your agent. YouTube Video Try in ``` const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: "https://youtube.com/shorts/3cWm9B_0_kI?feature=share", }); const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/post?${params}`, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" }, }); const body = await res.json(); if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`); const { data, meta } = body; console.log(data, meta.credits_charged); ``` `GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/youtube/post`[Docs](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/post/index.md) ## Other platforms, same key. Posts and profiles come back in the same fields wherever they're from. - - [31 endpointsTikTokPosts, profiles, comments and more](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/index.md) - - [28 endpointsInstagramPosts, profiles, comments and more](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/index.md) - - [14 endpointsFacebookPosts, profiles, comments and more](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/index.md) - - [13 endpointsRedditPosts, profiles, comments and more](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/index.md) - - [6 endpointsThreadsPosts, profiles and comments](https://socialtap.dev/apis/threads/index.md) - - [12 endpointsSpotifyTracks, artists, playlists and more](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/index.md) - - [10 endpointsAmazonProducts, posts, profiles and more](https://socialtap.dev/apis/amazon/index.md) - - [10 endpointsApple MusicTracks, artists, playlists and more](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/index.md) - - [10 endpointsPinterestPins, profiles, boards and more](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pinterest/index.md) - - [7 endpointsRumblePosts, profiles, comments and more](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/index.md) - - [7 endpointsXPosts, profiles and communities](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/index.md) - - [5 endpointsBlueskyPosts, profiles and comments](https://socialtap.dev/apis/bluesky/index.md) - - [5 endpointsTwitchVideos, profiles, transcripts and more](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/index.md) - - [4 endpointsLinkedInPosts and profiles](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/index.md) - - [4 endpointsTelegramPosts and channels](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/index.md) - - [4 endpointsTikTok ShopProducts and reviews](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktokshop/index.md) - - [3 endpointsKwaiPosts and profiles](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kwai/index.md) - - [3 endpointsSnapchatSpotlights, profiles and comments](https://socialtap.dev/apis/snapchat/index.md) - - [3 endpointsSoundCloudTracks and artists](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/index.md) - - [3 endpointsTruth SocialPosts and profiles](https://socialtap.dev/apis/truthsocial/index.md) - - [2 endpointsKickPosts and transcripts](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kick/index.md) - - [1 endpointKomiPages](https://socialtap.dev/apis/komi/index.md) - - [1 endpointLnk.BioProfiles](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkbio/index.md) - - [1 endpointLinkmeProfiles](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkme/index.md) - - [1 endpointLinktreeProfiles](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linktree/index.md) - - [1 endpointPillarPages](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pillar/index.md) - - [3 endpointsTikTok Ad LibraryAds](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok-ad-library/index.md) - - [5 endpointsFacebook Ad LibraryAds, advertisers and transcripts](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-ad-library/index.md) - - [4 endpointsFacebook EventsEvents](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-events/index.md) - - [3 endpointsFacebook MarketplaceListings and places](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-marketplace/index.md) - - [6 endpointsGoogle Ads Transparency CenterAds and advertisers](https://socialtap.dev/apis/google-ads-transparency/index.md) - - [2 endpointsLinkedIn Ad LibraryAds](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin-ad-library/index.md) ## Frequently asked questions What you send, what comes back and how your agent uses it. [Contact us](mailto:support@socialtap.dev) **Can I get the transcript in another language?** Yes, when the video has captions in it. Send lang and you get the creator's track in that language, else the auto-generated one. We don't machine-translate, so a language the video lacks returns no_transcript with the ones it has. ## Try it on a YouTube link you have. Get a key and send your first request in a minute. The same key works on every platform. 100free credits - No credit card - Failed requests are free - Works on all 218 endpoints [Start for free](https://socialtap.dev/signup/) [Read the docs](https://socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) --- [HTML version](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/) · [Docs index for AI agents](https://socialtap.dev/llms.txt) · [All docs in one file](https://socialtap.dev/llms-full.txt)