How do I scrape a YouTube community post?

Send a GET request to /v1/youtube/community-post with url=the post URL. The response includes the post text, like count, comment count, attached images, and author (channel id, title, avatar).

What data comes back for a community post?

postId, text content, like count, comment count, image URLs (if the post is an image post), publish date, and author info. Everything a normal YouTube reader would see on the post page.

Can I scrape poll results from community posts?

If the upstream serves poll data at the time of the request, it lands in the response payload. YouTube occasionally rotates poll structures, so fields may vary between polls.

How much does one community post request cost?

1 credit per request on the standard tier. 100 free credits with every new account means ~100 community-post pulls before you pay anything. No rate limits.

Why scrape community posts instead of videos?

Community posts are where creators share announcements, polls, and teasers — signal-rich data that feeds engagement models, alerting systems, and creator-IQ dashboards. Videos alone miss this layer.

100 free credits — no credit card required

Community Post Data API

Name: YouTube Community Post API
Brand: SocialCrawl
Availability: InStock

Scrape YouTube Community Post data with one API call. Returns details of a YouTube community post including text content, like count, comment count, images, and author info.

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GET/v1/youtube/community-post

Works with 21 platforms

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·UUtility

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·UUtility

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·UUtility

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·UUtility

YouTube API

What can you do with the Community Post API?

The Community Post endpoint gives you structured, AI-enriched YouTube data in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

GET /v1/v1/youtube/community-post?url=https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxCWeKpIOHLknREsNOF9M_aqz4fKkCERjP

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
url	Yes	Full URL of the YouTube community post

API Details

How does the YouTube Community Post API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with AI-computed fields.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for YouTube Community Post data?

We handle the complexity of YouTube data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

One schema for every platform — write your integration once
AI-computed fields on every response: engagement rate, reach, category, language
No scraping infrastructure to build, no proxies to manage, no rate limits to fight
Real-time data from YouTube — no caching, no delays

Developer First

How do you scrape social media data in seconds?

The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 21 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 21 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

AI-enriched, not just scraped

Computed fields on every response: engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, language.

No code required

Visual Data Explorer — paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.socialcrawl.com/v1/tiktok/profile',
    params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
    headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()

[ .JSON ]

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": { "username": "charlidamelio", "followers": 124000 },
    "engagement": { "likes": 5200, "engagement_rate": 0.045 },
    "metadata": { "language": "en", "content_category": "food" }
  }
}

and many more

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