How do I get access to the YouTube API?
Join the waitlist and we will follow up with access details for the YouTube scraping API.
Scraping API
YouTube video data,
for apps and agents.
Collect public YouTube videos, channels, search results, comments, and transcripts as parsed JSON. Tapline is built for content intelligence, creator research, moderation workflows, and AI context pipelines.
✓access by request✓parsed JSON
POST/v1/youtube/video
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{ "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ", "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video)", "channel": { "channel_id": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw", "title": "Rick Astley" }, "duration_seconds": 213, "published_at": "2009-10-25T06:57:33Z", "view_count": 1680000000, "like_count": 18200000, "thumbnails": [ { "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg", "width": 480, "height": 360 } ] }
200 OK
1.5s
average response time
6
REST endpoints
99.95%
success rate
Channels
creator intelligence
/ 01endpoints
Videos, comments, transcripts,
one YouTube data API.
Video data is most useful when your app can read it directly. Tapline covers YouTube video, channel, search, comment, and transcript endpoints with stable response shapes.
POST/api/v1/youtube/videoTitle, description, channel, duration, publish date, thumbnails, view counts, likes, chapters, and metadata.3 credits
POST/api/v1/youtube/channelChannel profile, handle, description, subscriber count, video count, links, avatar, banner, and recent uploads.3 credits
POST/api/v1/youtube/searchSearch results with rank, video IDs, titles, channels, thumbnails, publish metadata, and pagination.3 credits
POST/api/v1/youtube/commentsTop-level comments, replies, author metadata, like counts, timestamps, pinned status, and pagination.3 credits
POST/api/v1/youtube/transcriptTimed transcript segments, language, confidence/source metadata, captions availability, and plain-text output.3 credits
/ 03pricing
Simple pricing, no surprises.
Starter
Side projects and prototypes
$39 /mo
✓100,000 credits / month✓~$0.39 / 1,000 credits✓All endpoints✓Email supportbilled $468/yr
5 req/s · 5 concurrent
Most popular
Growth
Best for production workloads
$159 /mo
✓1,000,000 credits / month✓~$0.16 / 1,000 credits✓All endpoints✓Priority supportbilled $1,908/yr
25 req/s · 20 concurrent
Pro
Pricing engines and data platforms
$399 /mo
✓4,000,000 credits / month✓~$0.10 / 1,000 credits✓All endpoints✓Priority supportbilled $4,788/yr
50 req/s · 50 concurrent
✓14-day money-back guarantee✓No contracts, cancel anytime✓Only pay for successful calls✓99.95% success rate
/ 04questions
YouTube API questions.
Access, endpoint coverage, and data-shape details for teams building with public YouTube data.
Which YouTube endpoints are included?
The API covers Video Details, Channel Details, Video Search, Comments, and Transcript.
Will this use the same Tapline pricing?
Yes. Tapline pricing tiers and credit pools are shared across products, so one Starter, Growth, or Pro plan covers every Tapline data API your account can access.
Can I request a specific field or workflow?
Yes. Join the waitlist and include the fields, countries, filters, freshness window, or endpoint your team needs.
Is Tapline affiliated with YouTube?
No. Tapline is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube.
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Join the waitlist and tell us which YouTube metadata, transcript, channel, search, or comment endpoints matter most.