Hirescrape YouTube Scraper API

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Hirescrape YouTube Scraper API is a paid API for AI agents from www.hirescrape.com, paid per call via x402, $0.00225/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Scrapes YouTube videos, channels, comments, hashtags, keywords, and trending content via a pay-per-call API with no API key required

Price / call$0.00225

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How this service works

Pay-per-call web scrapers for AI agents. 28 tools across Reddit, 8-board job search (LinkedIn · Indeed · Glassdoor · Google Jobs · +5), TikTok · Douyin · Bilibili, cross-platform trend research, social media, and ad libraries. No API keys. Agent wallets settle USDC on Tempo or Base via x402 + MPP.

Output

Returns a JSON object with an 'items' array of scraped YouTube entities (videos, channels, comments, etc.) whose shape depends on the mode used, plus a runId for debugging, a payment settlement summary, and the run duration in seconds.

Example use cases

Example prompt

“Pull the top 50 YouTube videos matching the keyword 'AI agents' uploaded in the last month, sorted by popularity — I need the titles, view counts, and channel names.”

Technical details

Endpoint

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

When to prefer

Use this endpoint when you need to scrape YouTube data (videos, channels, comments, hashtags, keyword searches, trending content) without a YouTube Data API key, especially in AI agent workflows that support x402 micropayment settlement. Prefer this over the official YouTube API when you need flexible scraping modes like podcast URL discovery, search filter combinations, or cross-tab channel data.

Side effects

Invalid or inaccessible YouTube URL returns empty items array
Unsupported mode value causes validation error
limit exceeds maximum of 500 and is rejected
Insufficient USDC wallet balance causes payment failure via x402
Rate limiting or YouTube blocking causes partial or empty results
Invalid country code or date format causes parameter error

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",
  "schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "items"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "items": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object"
        },
        "description": "Scraped items. Shape varies per tool â see each tool's outputSample for a concrete example."
      },
      "runId": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Run ID for debugging/audit."
      },
      "payment": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Settlement summary (protocol, amount, currency)."
      },
      "duration": {
        "type": "integer",
        "description": "Run duration in seconds."
      }
    }
  },
  "example": {
    "items": [
      {
        "note": "Shape varies per tool â see each tool's docs for fields."
      }
    ],
    "runId": "sc_example",
    "payment": {
      "amount": "0.040000",
      "currency": "USD",
      "protocol": "x402"
    },
    "duration": 4
  }
}

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How this service works

Output

Technical details

Endpoint

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

When to prefer

Side effects

Invalid or inaccessible YouTube URL returns empty items array
Unsupported mode value causes validation error
limit exceeds maximum of 500 and is rejected
Insufficient USDC wallet balance causes payment failure via x402
Rate limiting or YouTube blocking causes partial or empty results
Invalid country code or date format causes parameter error

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",
  "schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "items"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "items": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object"
        },
        "description": "Scraped items. Shape varies per tool â see each tool's outputSample for a concrete example."
      },
      "runId": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Run ID for debugging/audit."
      },
      "payment": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Settlement summary (protocol, amount, currency)."
      },
      "duration": {
        "type": "integer",
        "description": "Run duration in seconds."
      }
    }
  },
  "example": {
    "items": [
      {
        "note": "Shape varies per tool â see each tool's docs for fields."
      }
    ],
    "runId": "sc_example",
    "payment": {
      "amount": "0.040000",
      "currency": "USD",
      "protocol": "x402"
    },
    "duration": 4
  }
}