Media and entertainment data: catalogues, charts and audiences
Video, music, book, film and game platforms each expose a catalogue and some public engagement numbers. Several official APIs have narrowed in recent years, so the practical route depends on whether you need the catalogue, the charts or the engagement figures.
The short answer
Media platforms publish catalogue metadata (titles, creators, durations, genres) more openly than audience numbers. Check which counts a route actually returns, such as views, plays or ratings, and whether the official API still offers them.
13 websites, 31 catalogue Actors, 31 of them with a published output schema. Data checked 2026-11-12. How the routes are scored.Websites in this group
Each website link opens the full comparison, field matrix, official API route and legal notes. The table shows how many catalogue Actors cover each website, how many publish an output schema, the cheapest published rate per 1,000 and the official access status.
| Website | Category | Catalogue tools | Schemas | Cheapest / 1K | Official API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube youtube.com | Video | 17 | 17 | $0.99 / 1K | Public API |
| Twitch twitch.tv | Video | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Public API |
| Vimeo vimeo.com | Video | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Public API |
| Dailymotion dailymotion.com | Video | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Limited access |
| Bilibili bilibili.com | Video | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Limited access |
| Spotify open.spotify.com | Media and entertainment | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Limited access |
| SoundCloud soundcloud.com | Media and entertainment | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Limited access |
| IMDb imdb.com | Media and entertainment | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Limited access |
| Goodreads goodreads.com | Media and entertainment | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Retired |
| Steam store.steampowered.com | Sports and gaming | 3 | 3 | $0.99 / 1K | Public API |
| Unsplash unsplash.com | Images and media | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Public API |
| Pexels pexels.com | Images and media | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Public API |
| DeviantArt deviantart.com | Images and media | 1 | 1 | $0.99 / 1K | Public API |
Counts are catalogue Actors mapped to the website, not every tool on the public Store. A schema count is the number of tools with at least three published output fields. Prices exclude Actor start events and plan differences.
Ranked lists, API pricing and error fixes in this group
Catalogue starting points
These are the highest-ranked catalogue routes across the vertical, one per website where possible. They are a starting point for the use case, not a claim that another catalogue Actor cannot fit a narrower job.
YouTube Search Results & Entity Type Scraper
Search YouTube by keyword for videos, Shorts, channels, or playlists, with view counts, duration, and channel details, filterable by upload date,…
YouTube Shorts Metadata Extractor for Channels & Hashtags
Pull Shorts from a channel's Shorts tab, a hashtag feed, or specific Shorts links, with views, likes, comment counts, upload dates and channel…
YouTube Channel Video Catalog & Profile Scraper
Get a YouTube channel's profile details (subscribers, description, links, verification) together with its video, Shorts, playlist or live-stream…
YouTube Hashtag Video & Shorts Ranking Scraper
Look up one or more YouTube hashtags and get the videos and Shorts currently ranked under them, in order, with view count, channel, duration and…
YouTube Trending Feed Extractor by Category & Market
Get video lists for YouTube's Gaming, Music, News, Movies and Trending sections in any of 31 regional markets, with views, duration and channel…
YouTube Playlist Contents & Channel Playlist Finder
List every video in a YouTube playlist, or discover every public playlist a channel owns, with titles, durations, thumbnails, and playlist metadata.
What teams use this data for
Catalogue and metadata research
Collect titles, creators, release dates, genres and identifiers to build or enrich a catalogue. Identifiers matter more than names when joining sources.
Charts and trend tracking
Follow chart positions, trending lists or top titles on a schedule, and keep the chart date and region with each row.
Creator and channel research
Compare public channel or artist profiles, follower or subscriber counts and recent uploads. Counts are snapshots; store when you read them.
What to check before you build
- Several media APIs have narrowed access or removed endpoints; the changes page lists the dated ones.
- Engagement counts can be rounded or delayed on public pages. Say what the number is and when it was read.
- Images, audio and video are copyrighted. Collecting metadata is a different question from reusing the media itself.
Use the field finder for a specific field, the cost estimator for a row count, and the complete Actor catalogue for the full shelf.
Questions people ask
Can I get view or play counts from official APIs?
It depends on the platform. YouTube's Data API returns public view counts within its daily quota; Spotify has narrowed which apps get extended access. Each website page states what the official route returns today.
Is collecting media metadata the same as downloading media?
No. Titles, creators, dates and counts are metadata. Downloading or reusing the video, audio, images or text raises copyright questions that metadata collection does not. Not legal advice.
How do I join records across platforms?
Use stable identifiers where they exist (for example ISRC for recordings or ISBN for books) and keep each platform's own ID and URL. Matching on titles alone produces false matches.
Sources and data notes
The website rows are generated from the catalogue. Official API status comes from each website's documented route and is dated below.
- YouTube API documentation
- Twitch API documentation
- Vimeo API documentation
- Dailymotion API documentation
- Bilibili API documentation
- Data sources and check policy
- Ranking method and limits
Get YouTube data with a catalogue Actor
YouTube Search Results & Entity Type Scraper returns 7 of 8 core YouTube fields at $0.99 per 1,000 results. Compare all 25 YouTube routes, or see Twitch, Vimeo, Dailymotion and Bilibili.