Best Video Website Scrapers on Apify (2026)
The Video Websites category groups actors that extract video files, creator analytics, and engagement metrics from platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.
Video content dominates digital marketing, but its data is often locked behind proprietary platforms. The Apify Store provides the extraction infrastructure necessary to analyze video performance, monitor trending sounds, and repurpose content seamlessly.
Top Actors in This Category
1. TikTok Scraper — 136K users · 4.7 ⭐ · $1.70/1,000 results
The most-used video tool on Apify. Extract short-form videos, creator profiles, hashtags, music metadata, and full engagement statistics covering likes, shares, and watch counts. Try TikTok Scraper on Apify →
2. YouTube Scraper — 57K users · 4.7 ⭐ · $2.40/1,000 videos
The premier YouTube actor. Scrape videos, channels, nested playlists, and comment threads. Bypasses the strict 10,000-unit daily quota imposed by the official Google Data API natively. Try YouTube Scraper on Apify →
3. TikTok Data Extractor (Free Tier) — 30K users · 4.6 ⭐ · Free tier available
A lightweight TikTok extractor utilized by 30K developers. Pull video URLs, view counts, and creator bios easily within Apify's free computational allowances. Try TikTok Data Extractor on Apify →
4. YouTube Video Downloader
A dedicated media extractor. Input a list of YouTube URLs, and this actor directly returns download links for the highest-resolution MP4 video and audio files available. Try YouTube Video Downloader on Apify →
5. TikTok Profile Scraper — 18K users · 4.9 ⭐ · $2.50/1,000 results
Rated a stellar 4.9 ⭐. Extract TikTok profile metadata for influencer auditing. Returns aggregate follower counts, public bio links, and the engagement velocity of their recent uploads. Try TikTok Profile Scraper on Apify →
6. Instagram Reel Scraper
Focus entirely on Meta's short-form engine. Scrape Instagram Reels for view counts, audio track usages, like ratios, and raw video download links without requiring a logged-in Instagram account. Try Instagram Reel Scraper on Apify →
7. TikTok Hashtag Scraper
Monitor the virality of challenges. Scrape specific TikTok hashtags to extract the top-performing videos associated with that tag, uncovering which creators drove the trend's momentum. Try TikTok Hashtag Scraper on Apify →
8. TikTok Comments Scraper — 23K users · 4.7 ⭐ · $0.50/1,000 comments
Gauge audience reaction to specific videos. Scrape massive comment threads (23K users) extracting the raw text, reply structures, author profiles, and timestamps for sentiment analysis. Try TikTok Comments Scraper on Apify →
9. TikTok Video Scraper
A specialized repurposing utility. Download raw TikTok videos directly to the Apify Key-Value store without the burned-in TikTok watermark, ensuring clean cross-posting to other platforms. Try TikTok Video Scraper on Apify →
Why These Tools Stand Out
These specialized actors eliminate the massive headaches associated with extracting video data. They efficiently parse massive DOM structures (like endless-scroll comment sections) and provide direct access to the underlying media files via clean JSON APIs.
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No. The YouTube Scraper listed above extracts data directly from the public web interface, completely bypassing the official Google API and its strict daily query quotas.
Yes, actors like the YouTube Video Downloader and TikTok Video Scraper are specifically built to bypass frontend obfuscation and return direct MP4 download links for the raw media files.
Every tool listed in this collection supports webhooks. For example, you can tell the YouTube scraper to alert your Slack or Discord server the moment a specific channel uploads a new video.