YouTube Shorts Comments API

Extract comments from YouTube Shorts with author details and engagement metrics. Perfect for sentiment analysis and trend monitoring.

Extract Shorts comments at scale
Author and engagement data
Real-time comment extraction
Sentiment analysis ready

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https://api.socialkit.dev/youtube/comments?url=youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

AI Summary

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Video discusses upcoming social media trends including AI-generated content...

• Full transcript available

Engagement

+15 metrics

94%

Rate

8.2

Score

• Views, likes, comments...

Topics

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AI ContentTrendsMarketing...

• Sentiment, entities...

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3 Simple Steps to Analyze Social Media Videos

Start extracting insights from Social Media Videos in minutes, and save days of development.

Get Your Access Key

Sign up and get your API key instantly - no sales calls, no complex onboarding.

Send Your First Request

Call our Social Media API with any YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram URL.

Extract Insights at Scale

Get video summaries, transcripts, engagement metrics, and more.

Integrate with Your Favorite No-Code Platform

Use Zapier, Make, n8n or any other no-code platform using our native connection or by using the access token.

Popular Use Cases

See how teams are using this API in production

Viral Trend Detection

Analyze comments on trending Shorts to identify why content goes viral and what resonates with audiences.

Trend forecasters analyze Shorts comments to predict which formats will become mainstream 48 hours before they peak.

Audience Feedback Analysis

Understand what viewers love or dislike about your Shorts by analyzing comment sentiment at scale.

Creators analyze comments on their last 100 Shorts, identifying which hooks and formats get the most positive reactions.

Content Gap Discovery

Find content opportunities by analyzing what audiences request or complain about in Shorts comments.

Brands discover product ideas by analyzing comments on competitor Shorts, finding unmet needs and requests.

Engagement Monitoring

Track comment engagement on your Shorts to measure audience connection and content performance.

Social teams monitor Shorts comments for questions and feedback, engaging with audiences to build community.

API Response Format

Clean, structured JSON that's easy to parse and integrate

Request

GET

GET https://api.socialkit.dev/youtube/comments?access_key=<your-access-key>&url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&limit=2

Response

JSON

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "comments": [
      {
        "author": "@YouTube",
        "text": "can confirm: he never gave us up",
        "likes": 88,
        "date": "",
        "replyCount": 1,
        "position": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}

Common Workflows

Integrate with your existing tools and platforms

Sentiment Monitor

Track comment sentiment across your Shorts content.

OpenAIPythonMongoDBSlackGrafana

Trend Analyzer

Identify trending topics from Shorts comments.

PythonPandasAirtableNotionDiscord

Community Dashboard

Build dashboards showing top comments and engagement.

ReactChart.jsPostgreSQLNode.jsVercel

6 Ways to Use YouTube Shorts Comments API

Extract and analyze YouTube Shorts comments for sentiment analysis, trend discovery, and audience insights.

Comment & Author Data

Retrieve complete comment text, author information, likes, and engagement metrics from any YouTube Short.

Trend Discovery

Analyze Shorts comments to identify emerging trends, viral patterns, and what resonates with audiences.

Audience Sentiment

Understand viewer reactions to Shorts content with sentiment-ready comment data for NLP analysis.

Real-time Extraction

Access up-to-date comments as Shorts go viral, tracking audience reactions in real-time.

Structured Output

Receive normalized comment objects perfect for feeding into analysis tools and dashboards.

Community Insights

Understand what audiences love about Shorts by analyzing comment patterns and engagement.

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