Community Post Details

GET /v1/youtube/community-post

Retrieves the full details of a YouTube community post, including its text content, attached images, like count, publish date, and associated channel info. Also returns a linked video if the post includes one.

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
url	string	yes	The URL of the YouTube community post to get	https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxvj2KoApYAXoqLWnKVr6zZe5JjeHrQeP8

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/community-post?url=https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxvj2KoApYAXoqLWnKVr6zZe5JjeHrQeP8' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: 'https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxvj2KoApYAXoqLWnKVr6zZe5JjeHrQeP8' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/community-post?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/community-post',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxvj2KoApYAXoqLWnKVr6zZe5JjeHrQeP8'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators youtube community-post --help

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 9922899,
  "id": "Ugkxvj2KoApYAXoqLWnKVr6zZe5JjeHrQeP8",
  "channel": {
    "id": "UChhw6DlKKTQ9mYSpTfXUYqA",
    "title": "Starter Story",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory",
    "handle": "starterstory"
  },
  "content": "How to build something meaningful\n\n1. sit down\n2. set a timer for 2 hours\n3. work\n4. do that over and over and over\n\nNOTHING meaningful was built in a day, a week, or even a month\n\nyou should launch quickly, but the work can't end there\n\nsuccessful products have YEARS of craft behind them\n\nstart building yours today: http://starterstory.com/bsm",
  "images": [
    "https://yt3.ggpht.com/uer4ij-RqnTqudtdT5VZNvEjzVXA3PGLHwNpjMfraB7mfbX_Bm0-fSpaFXkfw3EA4uZ7BY8YPa1gU08=s640-c-fcrop64=1,20000000dfffffff-rw-nd-v1"
  ],
  "likeCount": 759,
  "publishedTimeText": "5 days ago",
  "publishedTime": "2025-11-07T18:49:57.492Z",
  "video": null
}

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.