Youtube Metadata
Extracts metadata from provided YouTube video IDs.
Provide a Youtube Video ID as a query to the youtube_metadata target., and our Web Scraping API will return parsed Metadata in JSON format.
This target is available with Web API Advanced plans. You can test the solution in Dashboard Playground or take a free 7-day trial.
This template is available via both Real-time and Asynchronous integration methods.
'youtube_metadata'target template list available withWEB API Advancedplans.
INPUT parameters
General parameters:
Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ✅ | Youtube video ID |
Youtube video ID is indicated in video URL. |
|
| ✅ | Sets the scraping template |
|
Parsing is set to "true" by default for this source - it is required to successfully scrape the results.
OUTPUT
For this source, you will get JSON file as an output. It can be exported in JSON or CSV format.
Extract from JSON response
"results": {
"tags": [
"decodo",
"smartproxy",
"smartdaili",
"what is smartproxy",
"proxy network",
"data collection tool",
"best proxy network",
"us proxy network",
"global proxy network",
"fast proxy",
"scraping api",
"multiple account management tool",
"scraping tool",
"affordable proxy",
"data gathering tool",
"data collection infrastructure",
"proxy for scraping",
"proxy for seo",
"what is proxy",
"what is proxy network",
"residential proxy",
"datacenter proxy",
"Dedicated proxies",
"Mobile proxies",
"tool for web scraping",
"what is decodo"
],
"title": "What is Decodo? (Formerly Smartproxy)",
"formats": [
{
"ext": "mp4",
"fps": 30,
"url": "https://rr3---sn-hp57ynly.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1748276283&ei=2z80aLzlMp-m0_wPpozCQQ&ip=47.197.40.160&id=o-AM3rMdV15L_Rnz7k3soKtb8l6RZmE5UXJQwtx5qtY1zZ&itag=18&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&met=1748254683%2C&mh=6N&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-hp57ynly%2Csn-hp57kndd&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=3&pl=14&rms=au%2Cau&initcwndbps=4181250&bui=AecWEAbZ7iZNDvCY4-joNO2-uBuFdKlkNJ-VDM5YqttXptztRPK5xAP-l2vNi8f_Tn-kvvRIAuLPvqlk&spc=wk1kZiC3b-sHATCkOTfDWzHU-Od6MncFiFHzFUs4onCzwT5YrXu3JQBJKJa3nnFzap50K-5S0w&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&ns=vtCLZRJOezDHuGRZyAeaqEcQ&rqh=1&gir=yes&clen=4180012&ratebypass=yes&dur=96.037&lmt=1745404433941828&mt=1748254366&fvip=2&fexp=51355912&c=WEB&sefc=1&txp=5309224&n=52rppqLnmCVNke0pGpSZ&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cbui%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Cns%2Crqh%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cratebypass%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AJfQdSswRQIhAMrItZVJ7ZtReiP777eYN2E5CZPYf2D8k4mIGFsfEtNIAiAKQJ6-lV_HX332xqgzLUeeaxHkGijn_hasGelHZPQTxQ%3D%3D&lsparams=met%2Cmh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Crms%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=ACuhMU0wRgIhAMBWLao09ELKS9GR2GgqjJFUpYq_7HIlruNdgPDJPai-AiEAw6UYXznQSHFm7TM0EQNxdNfVUqusXqf9hLtASkFFW0I%3D",
"acodec": "mp4a.40.2",
"vcodec": "avc1.42001E",
"format_id": "18",
"resolution": "640x360",
"format_note": "360p"
},
{
"ext": "webm",
"fps": 30,
"url": null,
"acodec": null,
"vcodec": "vp9",
"format_id": "313",
"resolution": "3840x2160",
"format_note": "2160p, MISSING POT"
},
{
"ext": "webm",
"fps": 30,
"url": null,
"acodec": null,
"vcodec": "vp9",
"format_id": "271",
"resolution": "2560x1440",
"format_note": "1440p, MISSING POT"
},
{
"ext": "mp4",
"fps": 30,
"url": null,
"acodec": null,
"vcodec": "avc1.640028",
"format_id": "137",
"resolution": "1920x1080",
"format_note": "1080p, MISSING POT"
},
{
"ext": "webm",
"fps": 30,
"url": null,
"acodec": null,
"vcodec": "vp9",
"format_id": "248",
"resolution": "1920x1080",
"format_note": "1080p, MISSING POT"
},
{
"ext": "mp4",
"fps": 30,
"url": null,
"acodec": null,
"vcodec": "avc1.64001f",
"format_id": "136",
"resolution": "1280x720",
"format_note": "720p, MISSING POT"
},
{
"ext": "webm",
"fps": 30,
"url": null,
"acodec": null,
"vcodec": "vp9",
"format_id": "247",
"resolution": "1280x720",
"format_note": "720p, MISSING POT"
},
{
"ext": "m4a",
"fps": null,
"url": null,
"acodec": "mp4a.40.2",
"vcodec": null,
"format_id": "140",
"resolution": null,
"format_note": "German (Germany), tiny, MISSING POT"
},
{
"ext": "m4a",
"fps": null,
"url": null,
"acodec": "mp4a.40.2",
"vcodec": null,
"format_id": "140",
"resolution": null,
"format_note": "Spanish (United States), tiny, MISSING POT"
},
"view_count": 8806,
"channel_url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqHoe4Ixju1bcOy0jHPO8Kg",
"description": "Tired of CAPTCHAs and IP blocks? Meet Decodo – the most efficient platform to test, launch, and scale your web data projects. Our service includes a vast residential, mobile, datacenter, and ISP proxy network, a universal Web Scraping API, and a range of free tools to fulfill all your needs in one place.\n\nStart scaling your projects today: https://bit.ly/4cAkGIR",
"upload_date": "20250423",
"uploader_id": "@decodo_official",
"uploader_url": "https://www.youtube.com/@decodo_official",
"comment_count": 4,
"is_transcript_available": true,
"user_subtitle_languages": [
"en"
],
"user_transcript_languages": [
"en"
],
"generated_subtitle_languages": [
"en"
],
"generated_transcript_languages": [
"en"
},
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