Platform · Video & live

YouTube

Channels, videos, shorts, playlists, community posts, lives and transcripts.

Exploring what to build? See the YouTube API overview with endpoint pages and working examples.

Endpoints: 19
Base price: 1 cr
Source: Official API + provider

Endpoint	Returns	Credits
GET /v1/youtube/profile	Profile	1
GET /v1/youtube/posts	Post[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/post	Post	1
GET /v1/youtube/comments	Comment[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/search	SearchResult[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/linked-profiles	LinkedProfile[]	10
GET /v1/youtube/reels	Post[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/live/videos	Post[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/hashtag	Post[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/trending	Post[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/transcript	Transcript	1
GET /v1/youtube/summary	Summary	4
GET /v1/youtube/search/posts	Post[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/search/suggestions	Suggestion[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/collections	Collection[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/collection	Collection	1
GET /v1/youtube/collection/posts	Post[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/community/posts	Post[]	1
GET /v1/youtube/community/post	Post	1

Core

Profile

1 credit

Get a public profile by handle.

GET/v1/youtube/profile→Profile

handle	required	Username without the @.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/profile \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "handle=MrBeast"

Profile API overview →

Posts

1 credit

List a profile's recent posts.

GET/v1/youtube/posts→Post[]

handle	required	Username without the @.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "handle=MrBeast"

Posts API overview →

Post

1 credit

Get a single post by id.

GET/v1/youtube/post→Post

id	required	The post id on that platform.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/post \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "id=<id>"

Post API overview →

Comments

1 credit

List comments on a post.

GET/v1/youtube/comments→Comment[]

post_id	required	The post to read comments from.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/comments \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "post_id=<post_id>"

Comments API overview →

Search

1 credit

Search one platform.

GET/v1/youtube/search→SearchResult[]

q	required	What to search for.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "q=climate tech"

Search API overview →

Profiles and people

Linked profiles

10 credits

The same creator's accounts on other platforms, matched through their public links.

GET/v1/youtube/linked-profiles→LinkedProfile[]

handle	required	Username without the @.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/linked-profiles \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "handle=MrBeast"

Linked profiles API overview →

Posts and feeds

Reels and shorts

1 credit

A profile's short-form videos: reels, shorts.

GET/v1/youtube/reels→Post[]

handle	required	Username without the @, or the profile URL.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/reels \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "handle=MrBeast"

Reels and shorts API overview →

Live videos

1 credit

A channel's live and past live streams.

GET/v1/youtube/live/videos→Post[]

handle	required	Username without the @, or the profile URL.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/live/videos \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "handle=charlidamelio"

Live videos API overview →

Hashtag

1 credit

Posts using a hashtag.

GET/v1/youtube/hashtag→Post[]

tag	required	Hashtag without the #.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/hashtag \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "tag=coffee"

Hashtag API overview →

Search

Search posts

1 credit

Posts matching a keyword.

GET/v1/youtube/search/posts→Post[]

q	required	What to search for.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/search/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "q=coffee"

Search posts API overview →

Search suggestions

1 credit

What the search box suggests as someone types: terms, and on YouTube, channels.

GET/v1/youtube/search/suggestions→Suggestion[]

q	required	The start of a search.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/search/suggestions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "q=coffee"

Search suggestions API overview →

Transcripts and media

Transcript

1 credit

The spoken text of a video, with timings when available.

GET/v1/youtube/transcript→Transcript

required

The video or post id, or its URL.

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/transcript \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "id=<id>"

Transcript API overview →

Summary

4 credits

An AI summary of a video: a few sentences, the key points and the topics, written from its transcript.

GET/v1/youtube/summary→Summary

id	required	The video or post id, or its URL.
lang	optional	Language to write the summary in (ISO 639-1, e.g. en, ar). Defaults to the video’s language.

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/summary \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "id=<id>"

Summary API overview →

Collections

1 credit

A profile's playlists, boards or story highlights.

GET/v1/youtube/collections→Collection[]

handle	required	Username without the @, or the profile URL.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/collections \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "handle=MrBeast"

Collections API overview →

Collection

1 credit

One playlist, album or podcast.

GET/v1/youtube/collection→Collection

required

Playlist, album or podcast id, or its URL.

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/collection \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "id=<id>"

Collection API overview →

Collection posts

1 credit

The posts in a playlist, board, highlight or podcast.

GET/v1/youtube/collection/posts→Post[]

id	required	Playlist, board, highlight or podcast id, or its URL.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/collection/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "id=<id>"

Collection posts API overview →

Communities

Community posts

1 credit

Posts in a community, or a channel’s community tab.

GET/v1/youtube/community/posts→Post[]

id	required	Community name or URL, or a YouTube channel handle.
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/community/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "id=<id>"

Community posts API overview →

Community post

1 credit

One community-tab post.

GET/v1/youtube/community/post→Post

id	required	The post URL.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

curl -G https://api.crawlfeed.dev/v1/youtube/community/post \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRAWLFEED_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "id=<id>"

Community post API overview →

Guides

Scrape YouTube Data: Videos & TranscriptsGet public YouTube channels, videos, Shorts, comments, playlists, community posts and transcripts as clean JSON with one REST API: no quota units, no Cloud project.

Every endpoint also takes fresh=true (skip the cache, 2× price) and include_raw=true (add the platform’s own payload). See Response shape and Credits.

country	optional	ISO country code, e.g. US.
language	optional	Programming language (GitHub).
cursor	optional	From meta.next_cursor, to get the next page.
enrich	optional	arabic: add dialect, sentiment, entities and topics (+3 credits).

Core

Profile

Posts

Post

Comments

Search

Profiles and people

Linked profiles

Posts and feeds

Reels and shorts

Live videos

Hashtag

Trending

Search

Search posts

Search suggestions

Transcripts and media

Transcript

Summary

Collections

Collection

Collection posts

Communities

Community posts

Community post

Guides