How do I get YouTube video data from a URL?

Send a GET request to /v1/youtube/video with url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... and SocialCrawl returns title, view count, like count, comment count, duration, description, tags, channel info, and publish date as JSON.

What fields does GET /v1/youtube/video return?

videoId, title, description, viewCount, likeCount, commentCount, duration, tags, publishedAt, channel (id, title, handle), thumbnails, and engagement_rate computed on our side from views and likes.

Can I request the video data in a specific language?

Pass a 2-letter language=en, language=es, etc. and we forward it as Accept-Language. YouTube localizes titles and descriptions for many videos, though it's not guaranteed for every locale.

How much does one video request cost?

1 credit per request. New accounts get 100 credits free, so you can pull around 100 video lookups before paying anything. No rate limits, pay-as-you-go billing.

Is this faster than YouTube Data API v3?

In practice, yes — there is no per-day 10,000 quota cap, no OAuth consent flow, and no need to batch fields. One URL in, one JSON response out, typically within 1–3 seconds.

100 free credits — no credit card required

Video Data API

Name: YouTube Video API
Brand: SocialCrawl
Availability: InStock

Scrape YouTube Video data with one API call. Returns detailed information about a specific YouTube video including title, view count, like count, comment count, description, tags, duration, channel info, and publish date.

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GET/v1/youtube/video

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 Video API?

The Video 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/video?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
url	Yes	Full URL of the YouTube video
language	No	Preferred response language (mapped to Accept-Language header; not guaranteed due to YouTube localization behavior). 2 letter language code, ie 'en', 'es', 'fr' etc.

API Details

How does the YouTube Video 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 Video 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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