Video/Short Details

GET /v1/youtube/video

Fetches full details for a YouTube video or short, including title, description, thumbnail, view count (views), like count (likes), comment count, publish date, duration, genre, keywords, chapters, collaborators, and available caption tracks (subtitles/captions). Also returns related recommended videos in watchNextVideos and channel info for the uploader.

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	YouTube video or short URL	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Ah_DFr8cw
language	string	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.	en

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/video?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Ah_DFr8cw' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Ah_DFr8cw' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/video?${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/video',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Ah_DFr8cw'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators youtube video --help

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 33851527,
  "id": "Y2Ah_DFr8cw",
  "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/Y2Ah_DFr8cw/maxresdefault.jpg",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Ah_DFr8cw",
  "publishDate": "2019-02-22T03:19:54-08:00",
  "type": "video",
  "title": "Inside the NBA: Chuck Trolls Jussie Smollett \"Do not commit crimes with checks, use cash!\"",
  "description": null,
  "descriptionLinks": [],
  "commentCountText": "358",
  "commentCountInt": 358,
  "likeCountText": "4043",
  "likeCountInt": 4043,
  "viewCountText": "372,864",
  "viewCountInt": 372864,
  "publishDateText": "Feb 22, 2019",
  "collaborators": [],
  "channel": {
    "id": "UCWH3hing1Qb4LnkRfQdxsxQ",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@afroballer8906",
    "handle": "afroballer8906",
    "title": "Afroballer"
  },
  "chapters": [],
  "watchNextVideos": [
    {
      "id": "lzDTK5kEdkM",
      "title": "Charles Barkley and Shaq FUNNIEST MOMENTS",
      "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lzDTK5kEdkM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDGQgBFQAAiEIYAdgBAeIBCggYEAIYBjgBQAE=&rs=AOn4CLAq_osvQnsGV3A7uz4L1CPTaLqppg",
      "channel": {
        "title": "SkyHooked",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SkyHooked",
        "handle": "SkyHooked",
        "id": "UCrX8GD5f_O-Cu5Y2vQuSSvw"
      },
      "publishedTimeText": "11 months ago",
      "publishedTime": "2025-02-16T19:25:39.493Z",
      "publishDateText": "11 months ago",
      "publishDate": "2025-02-16T19:25:39.493Z",
      "viewCountText": "1.8M views",
      "viewCountInt": 1800000,
      "lengthText": "18:01",
      "lengthInSeconds": 1081,
      "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzDTK5kEdkM"
    }
  ],
  "keywords": [],
  "genre": "People & Blogs",
  "durationMs": 348000,
  "durationFormatted": "00:05:48",
  "captionTracks": [
    {
      "baseUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?v=Y2Ah_DFr8cw&ei=s5Bqab0gu8yS5w_pvOLIDw&caps=asr&opi=112496729&xoaf=5&xowf=1&hl=en&ip=0.0.0.0&ipbits=0&expire=1768616739&sparams=ip,ipbits,expire,v,ei,caps,opi,xoaf&signature=306A57ADE14FECC84B0DB13190761BCCC922AC9B.5C321C4FE7086F7AF851CA8463326E1869EE5255&key=yt8&kind=asr&lang=en",
      "name": {
        "simpleText": "English (auto-generated)"
      },
      "vssId": "a.en",
      "languageCode": "en",
      "kind": "asr",
      "isTranslatable": true,
      "trackName": ""
    }
  ]
}

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.