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YouTube Comments API
Extract YouTube comments — text, likes, replies, author details, and publish date — from any video URL
Sample
Sample data
Here's a sample run pulling top comments from Steve Jobs' Stanford commencement speech, showing the exact schema and results you can expect.
| # | Comment | Likes | Replies | Author | Author Channel ID | Author Verified | Author Is Artist | Author Is Owner | Author Thumbnail | Published | Comment ID | Video URL | Comment URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life" - Steve Jobs | 12,000 | 50 | @frea05 | UC9cOXafVqm4M7jHPy6axtmg | false | false | false | 2021-06-24T00:00:00Z | UgxliuUei-a616X3PcV4AaABAg | |||
2 | Who is listening to this in 2026? | 11,000 | 652 | @noyonbaishnab4175 | UC4AQOStcNDv-zvfwuzvgHiQ | false | false | false | 2024-06-24T00:00:00Z | UgyNg3HEKN3FA4sKxgx4AaABAg | |||
3 | だれ関西弁に設定した人wwww | 26 | 0 | @pirica3164 | UCc-9nE9323lnFmsNJeqlTkA | false | false | false | 2026-06-22T00:00:00Z | UgwwSlb241pxqweyLiZ4AaABAg | |||
4 | This single speech has kept countless dreams alive | 942 | 7 | @madhavgoyal9064 | UC0O_0UtqBI85fh40AFvNVjQ | false | false | false | 2025-06-24T00:00:00Z | UgwwR2XvpPNZTIlzJIR4AaABAg | |||
5 | When I'm lost, depressed, happy, or anything else, I come here. The best medicine. | 6,400 | 41 | @chvishnu619 | UCnH56Tp7WRuF409xz1npzBQ | false | false | false | 2018-06-24T00:00:00Z | UgwJQLUUHfPIV-U30Qh4AaABAg | |||
6 | Good to see that Stanford doesn't disable comments like Harvard does. | 2,400 | 11 | @madhavdaga | UCaI8gKcbfB9Lv72GvxMkmZA | false | false | false | 2021-06-24T00:00:00Z | UgzH8gHfMiEyVYUoYAJ4AaABAg | |||
7 | Steve jobs died 14 years ago from today.
I’m learning English with this speech.
Your speech motivates me stronger and stronger.
Rest in peace. | 369 | 5 | @細かった足 | UCQX3M8u-TovNjNc7zOPIJQA | false | false | false | 2025-10-24T00:00:00Z | UgxHQspENYn_6a5yTfl4AaABAg | |||
8 | 2020—— I’m still here to remind myself about : stay hungry, stay foolish | 3,300 | 22 | @MD12856 | UCHpu_xtU6yeyN0kc1_peoxw | false | false | false | 2020-06-24T00:00:00Z | UgwgP-ZjeYeYHGGTXK94AaABAg | |||
9 | Here I am watching this on my iPhone...Thank you Steve.... | 14,000 | 124 | @DoctorNajeeb | UCPHpx55tgrbm8FrYYCflAHw | true | false | false | 2020-06-24T00:00:00Z | UgwNojWYwIkIEqQQbZB4AaABAg | |||
10 | Who is listening this masterpiece speech in 2024❤️💥 | 1,500 | 40 | @__nitish.kumar. | UCAfC836-4EZ-J_mpjSBHmbQ | false | false | false | 2024-06-24T00:00:00Z | UgyIlf1yITRoDdOvoYB4AaABAg |
Playground
Run this API
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Inputs
Output limits
$0.50 / 1k comments
Billed per comments returned — no row cap set
live
curl -X POST https://api.mindcase.co/v1/data/youtube/comments/run \
-H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"params": {
"videoUrl": ""
}
}'Edit the form to update this live.
Overview
About YouTube Comments API
YouTube Comments extracts data from public video threads. It returns the Comment Text, Author, Likes, Reply Count, and whether the creator hearted the comment.
Data scientists use YouTube Comments to perform sentiment analysis on product reviews. Community managers use it to identify top fans and common questions across video series.
Real-time dataSelf-servePay per resultZero setup time
Cost
Pricing
$0.50per 1,000 comments
$0.50 per 1,000 comments. Each row returned counts as one comment. The total row count is calculated by multiplying the number of video URLs by the max comments limit set for each. Failed runs don't count.
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