YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder

Look up a YouTube channel's About page details - subscribers, views, country, join date, links - with optional playlist and Community Post snapshots nested into the same row. No cookies or login required.

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Short answer

YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder is an Apify Store Actor for YouTube data that returns 20 published output fields, including channelName, title, totalViewsText, playlistUrl. It lists $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Free plan (pay per event), $0.49 on the Business plan. It takes 10 input settings; one is required (channelUrls). It covers 5 of the 8 core YouTube fields this site tracks. Last updated Nov 7, 2026.

From the public Store listing and published build schema, synced 2026-11-12.
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What it returns

20 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.

  • recordType
  • channelName
  • title
  • handle
  • subscriberCountText
  • videoCountText
  • totalViewsText
  • country
  • joinedDateText
  • isVerified
  • playlistType
  • videoCount
  • lastUpdatedText
  • playlistUrl
  • postType
  • postId
  • publishedAt
  • likeCount
  • contentText
  • postUrl

Not in the schema among the core YouTube fields: video_id, duration, transcript. The field matrix shows which other tools return them.

How it differs from the other YouTube Actors

Every field it publishes also appears in at least one of the other 16 catalogue Actors for YouTube with a schema, so pick on price, input options and the fields below.

Pick another Actor if you need

Fields other YouTube catalogue Actors return that YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder does not
ActorFields it addsPrice / 1K
YouTube Search Results & Entity Type Scraper videoId, viewCount, publishedTimeText, duration $0.99
YouTube Shorts Metadata Extractor for Channels & Hashtags videoId, viewCount, duration, uploadDate $0.99
YouTube Channel Video Catalog & Profile Scraper videoId, viewCount, duration, publishedTimeText $0.99
YouTube Caption & Whisper AI Transcript Extractor video_id, transcript_language, segment_count, success $0.99
YouTube Hashtag Video & Shorts Ranking Scraper hashtag, videoId, viewCount, hashtagUrl $0.99

Input

Input settings for YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder
SettingTypeRequiredDefaultWhat it does
channelUrls array Yes – Public YouTube channel URLs, @handles, or UC… channel IDs. One row set is produced for each channel.
mode string No profiles Channel profile returns one row per channel with its About details. Playlists returns one row per public playlist, show, course, or podcast. Posts returns one row per public Community Post.
includeLinks boolean No true In channel profile mode, include the external links shown on the public About page, with their titles and favicons.
includePlaylists boolean No false In channel profile mode, add a snapshot of the channel's public playlists, shows, courses, and podcasts to the same row. Use the playlists mode for one row per playlist.
maxPlaylists integer No 20 Maximum playlist, show, course, or podcast rows to collect per channel. Applies to the playlists mode and to nested profile snapshots.
includePosts boolean No false In channel profile mode, add a snapshot of the channel's public Community Posts to the same row. Use the posts mode for one row per post.
maxPosts integer No 20 Maximum Community Posts to collect per channel. Applies to the posts mode and to nested profile snapshots. YouTube exposes at most 200 posts per channel.
includePostDetails boolean No true Open each Community Post's public detail page to fill its exact ISO publish date and exact like count. Adds one request per post.
includePostComments boolean No false Collect public comments on each Community Post, up to the per-post limit. Adds one detail and one or more comment requests per post.
maxPostComments integer No 20 Maximum public top-level comments to keep per Community Post when comments are included. Replies are not expanded.

Example input

Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.

{
  "mode": "profiles",
  "channelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@Apify"
  ],
  "includeLinks": true,
  "includePlaylists": false,
  "maxPlaylists": 10,
  "includePosts": false,
  "maxPosts": 10,
  "includePostDetails": false,
  "includePostComments": false,
  "maxPostComments": 10
}

Run it from code or an AI agent

The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "mode": "profiles",
    "channelUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/@Apify"
    ],
    "includeLinks": True,
    "includePlaylists": False,
    "maxPlaylists": 10,
    "includePosts": False,
    "maxPosts": 10,
    "includePostDetails": False,
    "includePostComments": False,
    "maxPostComments": 10
}

run = client.actor("dataspryva/youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

pip install apify-client

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "mode": "profiles",
    "channelUrls": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/@Apify"
    ],
    "includeLinks": true,
    "includePlaylists": false,
    "maxPlaylists": 10,
    "includePosts": false,
    "maxPosts": 10,
    "includePostDetails": false,
    "includePostComments": false,
    "maxPostComments": 10
};

const run = await client.actor("dataspryva/youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

npm install apify-client

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dataspryva~youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"mode":"profiles","channelUrls":["https://www.youtube.com/@Apify"],"includeLinks":true,"includePlaylists":false,"maxPlaylists":10,"includePosts":false,"maxPosts":10,"includePostDetails":false,"includePostComments":false,"maxPostComments":10}'

Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).

MCP (AI agents)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=dataspryva/youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.

What a run costs

The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.

Cost of YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder results by Apify plan
Apify planPer 1,00010,000 results100,000 results
Free plan$0.99$9.90$99
Starter plan$0.82$8.20$82
Scale plan$0.66$6.60$66
Business plan$0.49$4.90$49
  • Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 4 GB a run starts at $0.40 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
  • The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
  • Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10.30 ($9.90 for results + $0.40 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
  • Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.

Where it fits among YouTube routes

It ranks 12 of 17 catalogue Actors for YouTube on the published formula (fields, price, reliability, freshness). Its line is highlighted on the map.

Route diagram for YouTube dataYouTube Search Results & Entity Type Scraper: stops at 9 of the 10 fields shown; YouTube Shorts Metadata Extractor for Channels & Hashtags: stops at 7 of the 10 fields shown; YouTube Channel Video Catalog & Profile Scraper: stops at 8 of the 10 fields shown; YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder: stops at 4 of the 10 fields shown; Other Store tools (7): stops at 9 of the 10 fields shown; YouTube Data API v3: public, field coverage not compared.YouTubevideo idchanneldurationtranscripttitleviewslike countviewCountscrapedAtdescription12312+API

Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.

Official route: YouTube Data API v3

Public API. The Data API exposes public video, channel, playlist and comment data. Each project receives a daily quota measured in units.

No per-call fee is published; the constraint is the daily quota. Extra quota is not self-serve.

Official documentation

Other Store tools for YouTube

Reference only, from their public listings.

Other Store tools for YouTube
ToolFieldsPrice / 1K
Youtube Channel Video Scraper23$1.00
YouTube Video Transcript25$5.00
YouTube Scraper: Videos, Channels & Search14$0.50
YouTube Video Downloader26$5.00
Youtube Video/Shorts Details Scraper Pro7$0.01

What people use it for

  • Channel research
  • Playlist discovery
  • Community post monitoring

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Questions people ask

How much does YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder cost?

The published result rate depends on your Apify plan: $0.99 per 1,000 on Free, $0.82 per 1,000 on Starter, $0.66 per 1,000 on Scale, $0.49 per 1,000 on Business. So 10,000 results cost about $9.90 on the Free plan and $4.90 on Business, plus a start fee of $0.10 per run per GB of memory on Free. Platform usage is billed separately.

What data does YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder return?

Its published output schema lists 20 fields: recordType, channelName, title, handle, subscriberCountText, videoCountText, totalViewsText, country, joinedDateText, isVerified, playlistType, videoCount, and 8 more. A listed field is not guaranteed to be filled in every row.

What input does YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder need?

Required: channelUrls. Optional settings include mode, includeLinks, includePlaylists, maxPlaylists, includePosts, maxPosts.

What are the alternatives to YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder for YouTube?

17 catalogue Actors cover YouTube. Close alternatives: YouTube Search Results & Entity Type Scraper; YouTube Shorts Metadata Extractor for Channels & Hashtags; YouTube Channel Video Catalog & Profile Scraper. The YouTube page compares all of them field by field.

How do I run YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder from Python or the API?

Use the Apify API client: in Python, ApifyClient(token).actor("dataspryva/youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder").call(run_input=...), then read the run's default dataset (run.default_dataset_id); in JavaScript the same call is client.actor("dataspryva/youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder").call(input). Without a client, POST the input JSON to https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dataspryva~youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items with your API token. Ready-to-paste code with the example input is on this page.

Sources

Actor updated 2026-11-07 Data synced 2026-11-12
Cite this page

Scraper Finder. "YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder." https://scraperfinder.com/catalogue/youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder/ (data checked 2026-11-12).

Run YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder

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