YouTube Video API

The YouTube Video API lets you scrape detailed metadata for any YouTube video including title, views, likes, description, keywords, channel info, key moments, and chapters. Each successful request costs 5 API credits.

Endpoint: https://api.scrapingdog.com/youtube

API Parameters

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Scrapingdog Parameters

api_key Required
Your personal API key. Available on your dashboard.

Type: String

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Video

video_id Required
The YouTube Video ID. Found in the video URL after ?v= (e.g., for youtube.com/watch?v=0e3GPea1Tyg, the ID is 0e3GPea1Tyg).

Type: String

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Localization

country Optional
This parameter specifies the country for the YouTube Videos using a two-letter country code (e.g., us for the United States, uk for the United Kingdom, or fr for France). Default: us

Type: String
language Optional
Language of the results. Possible Values — en, es, fr, de, etc. Default: en

Type: String

API Examples

Code to Integrate

curl "https://api.scrapingdog.com/youtube?api_key=APIKEY&video_id=0e3GPea1Tyg"

import requests

params = {
    "api_key": "APIKEY",
    "video_id": "0e3GPea1Tyg",
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en"
}

response = requests.get("https://api.scrapingdog.com/youtube", params=params)
data = response.json()
print(data["video"]["title"], "-", data["video"]["views"], "views")

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  api_key: "APIKEY",
  video_id: "0e3GPea1Tyg",
  country: "us",
  language: "en"
});

const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapingdog.com/youtube?${params}`);
const { video, channel } = await res.json();
console.log(video.title, channel.subscribers);

<?php
$url = 'https://api.scrapingdog.com/youtube?' . http_build_query([
    'api_key'  => 'APIKEY',
    'video_id' => '0e3GPea1Tyg',
    'country'  => 'us',
    'language' => 'en',
]);
echo file_get_contents($url);

API Response

{
  "video": {
    "id": "tj7Sd7fs6JQ",
    "title": "Model S & X Signature Delivery Event",
    "views": "357,259 views",
    "likes": null,
    "author": "Tesla",
    "published_time": "Streamed live on May 20, 2026",
    "description": "Model S & X changed automotive history forever by proving that an EV could be the best car possible – of any kind.",
    "keywords": [
      "video",
      "sharing",
      "camera phone",
      "video phone",
      "free",
      "upload"
    ],
    "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tj7Sd7fs6JQ/maxresdefault.jpg"
  },
  "channel": {
    "id": "UCKDzDLnM159t11IaUa9TiYQ",
    "name": "Tesla",
    "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@tesla",
    "subscribers": "2.94M subscribers",
    "featured_channel": {
      "id": "UCKDzDLnM159t11IaUa9TiYQ",
      "name": "Tesla",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/@tesla"
    },
    "thumbnail": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/YMRZbg8UjcGgiFOj4qxIWynU..."
  },
  "comment": {
    "total": "1.8K"
  },
  "key_moments": [],
  "chapters": []
}