HireScrape YouTube Scraper

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HireScrape YouTube Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from hirescrape.com, paid per call via x402, $0.00225/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Scrapes YouTube videos, channels, and comments across 10 configurable modes via a single POST endpoint.

Price / call$0.00225

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How this service works

YouTube videos, channels, and comments — 10 modes.

Output

Returns structured data including video metadata (title, description, view count, like count, upload date), channel information (name, subscriber count, video count), and/or comment threads (text, author, timestamp, likes) depending on the selected scrape mode.

Example use cases

Example prompt

“Pull all the comments and metadata from this YouTube video — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ — using the comments mode, and give me the top 50 results.”

Technical details

Endpoint

POSThttps://hirescrape.com/api/tools/youtube

When to prefer

Choose this endpoint when you need structured YouTube data — video metadata, channel stats, or comment threads — without managing YouTube API quotas or authentication. Ideal for bulk data collection, content analysis pipelines, or when YouTube Data API v3 limits are a constraint. Supports 10 scrape modes giving broad flexibility across YouTube entity types.

Side effects

Invalid or private YouTube URL returns an error or empty result
Unsupported mode parameter returns a validation error
Rate limiting from YouTube may cause partial or failed scrapes
Age-restricted or region-blocked content may not be accessible
Deleted or unavailable videos return no data

Input

Schema · Request body

Field	Type	Description
url	string	Full URL of the target object.
mode	string	Which endpoint to call. Options: video, videos_by_explore, videos_by_hashtag, videos_by_keyword, videos_by_podcast_url, videos_by_search_filters, videos_by_url, channel, channels_by_keyword, comments.
type	string	Content type (all or shorts).
limit	integer	Max items to collect (applies to paginated modes).
country	string	Country code (e.g. US, GB).
hashtag	string	Hashtag (without #).
keyword	string	Search keyword.
sort_by	string	Sort key (depends on endpoint).
all_tabs	boolean	Scrape all tabs on the destination page.
duration	string	Duration filter (Under 4 minutes / 4-20 minutes / Over 20 minutes).
end_date	string	End date (YYYY-MM-DD).
features	string	Feature filter (4K / HD / Creative Commons / Subtitles).
order_by	string	Sort order for discovered videos (Latest / Oldest / Popular).
start_date	string	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
time_period	string	Lookback window (e.g. '1 day ago', '1 month ago', '1 year ago').
upload_date	string	Upload recency filter (Today / Week / Month / Year).
num_of_posts	integer	Max records to collect (0 = provider default).
keyword_search	string	Keyword for filtered video search.
transcription_language	string	BCP-47 language code for transcript (e.g. en, es). Empty = auto.

Output

Schema · Response

{
  "type": "json",
  "example": {
    "items": [
      {
        "likes": 18000000,
        "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
        "views": 1600000000,
        "channel": "Rick Astley",
        "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "published": "2009-10-25",
        "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
      }
    ],
    "runId": "bd_example",
    "payment": {
      "amount": "0.002250",
      "currency": "USD",
      "protocol": "x402"
    },
    "duration": 14
  }
}

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How this service works

YouTube videos, channels, and comments — 10 modes.

Output

Technical details

Endpoint

POSThttps://hirescrape.com/api/tools/youtube

When to prefer

Side effects

Invalid or private YouTube URL returns an error or empty result
Unsupported mode parameter returns a validation error
Rate limiting from YouTube may cause partial or failed scrapes
Age-restricted or region-blocked content may not be accessible
Deleted or unavailable videos return no data

Input

Schema · Request body

Field	Type	Description
url	string	Full URL of the target object.
mode	string	Which endpoint to call. Options: video, videos_by_explore, videos_by_hashtag, videos_by_keyword, videos_by_podcast_url, videos_by_search_filters, videos_by_url, channel, channels_by_keyword, comments.
type	string	Content type (all or shorts).
limit	integer	Max items to collect (applies to paginated modes).
country	string	Country code (e.g. US, GB).
hashtag	string	Hashtag (without #).
keyword	string	Search keyword.
sort_by	string	Sort key (depends on endpoint).
all_tabs	boolean	Scrape all tabs on the destination page.
duration	string	Duration filter (Under 4 minutes / 4-20 minutes / Over 20 minutes).
end_date	string	End date (YYYY-MM-DD).
features	string	Feature filter (4K / HD / Creative Commons / Subtitles).
order_by	string	Sort order for discovered videos (Latest / Oldest / Popular).
start_date	string	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
time_period	string	Lookback window (e.g. '1 day ago', '1 month ago', '1 year ago').
upload_date	string	Upload recency filter (Today / Week / Month / Year).
num_of_posts	integer	Max records to collect (0 = provider default).
keyword_search	string	Keyword for filtered video search.
transcription_language	string	BCP-47 language code for transcript (e.g. en, es). Empty = auto.

Output

Schema · Response

{
  "type": "json",
  "example": {
    "items": [
      {
        "likes": 18000000,
        "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)",
        "views": 1600000000,
        "channel": "Rick Astley",
        "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "published": "2009-10-25",
        "video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
      }
    ],
    "runId": "bd_example",
    "payment": {
      "amount": "0.002250",
      "currency": "USD",
      "protocol": "x402"
    },
    "duration": 14
  }
}