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YouTube Shorts Scraper
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YouTube Shorts Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from api.scrapeforagents.tech, paid per call via x402, $0.025/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).
Scrapes and returns structured metadata for YouTube Shorts from specified channels, including view counts, likes, titles, and thumbnails.
Price / call$0.025
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Pay-per-call structured web data. Failed or empty runs are not charged.
Output
Returns a JSON object with a count and an array of items, each representing one YouTube Short, containing its ID, URL, publish date, content type, like count, title, view count, and thumbnail URL.
Example use cases
Track competitor Shorts performance
“Get me the top 100 most popular YouTube Shorts from @mrbeast and @pewdiepie so I can compare their view counts and engagement.”
Monitor new Shorts from brand channels
“Grab all YouTube Shorts posted in the last 7 days from channels @Nike and @Adidas, sorted by newest, so I can track what they're publishing.”
Dataset for viral Shorts research
“Collect up to 500 YouTube Shorts from @charlidamelio, including their titles, view counts, likes, and thumbnail URLs — no date filter, sorted by most popular.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.scrapeforagents.tech/v1/youtube-shorts?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need structured, per-Short metadata (views, likes, title, date, thumbnail) from one or more YouTube channels at scale. It is pay-per-call and does not charge for empty or failed runs, making it cost-efficient for monitoring workflows. Prefer it over manual YouTube scraping or YouTube Data API when you need bulk collection across multiple channels with flexible date and sort filtering.
Side effects
- Invalid or non-existent channel handle returns empty items array
- Private or restricted channels return no results
- Date filter with unsupported format causes a validation error
- maxResultsShorts exceeding 10000 is rejected
- Network or scraping block by YouTube may return empty results (not charged)
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| channels | array | Channel handles or YouTube channel URLs. One output row is produced per public Short. |
| maxItems | integer | Stop after this many rows across all channels. Set 0 for no total cap. |
| oldestPostDate | string | Include Shorts published on or after this UTC date (YYYY-MM-DD), or use a relative age such as 7 days. Date filtering uses newest sorting. |
| maxResultsShorts | integer | Maximum Shorts to collect from each channel, after the date filter. |
| sortChannelShortsBy | string | Choose the channel's Latest, Popular, or Oldest order. A date filter always uses Latest. |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"count": 1,
"items": [
{
"id": null,
"url": null,
"date": null,
"type": null,
"likes": null,
"title": null,
"viewCount": null,
"thumbnailUrl": null
}
],
"product": "youtube-shorts"
}
}Tags
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