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YouTube Shorts Metadata Extraction API for Developers

Pull YouTube video metrics programmatically. Views, likes, comments via simple GET/POST requests.

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https://api.socialkit.dev/youtube/stats?url=youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
AI Summary
+transcript

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
+keywords
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.

01

Get Your Access Key

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

02

Send Your First Request

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

03

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.

How It Works

Step-by-step workflow to get started

1

Sign up and get your API access key instantly

2

Test the API with example requests in your terminal

3

Integrate into your existing codebase or pipeline

4

Set up scheduled jobs for automated data collection

5

Monitor usage and scale as needed

Why Teams Choose Us

We solve real problems faced by teams every day

Common Challenges

  • YouTube scraping requires browser automation
  • Rate limiting and IP blocks are common
  • Video metrics change frequently
  • Maintaining scraper code is time-consuming

How We Help

Get reliable YouTube video metrics without scraping. Our API handles all the complexity of data extraction, rate limiting, and format changes. Focus on building your product instead of maintaining scrapers.

Popular Use Cases

See how teams are using this API in production

Real-Time Analytics Dashboards

Build live dashboards that track video performance, engagement metrics, and trending content across social platforms.

A social media management tool integrates the API to provide clients with real-time performance tracking across 100+ accounts.

Monitoring & Alerting Systems

Create systems that monitor content performance and send alerts when videos hit certain thresholds or anomalies are detected.

An e-commerce brand built a system that alerts their team when competitor videos get unusual engagement spikes, catching trends early.

Reporting Automation

Automate the generation of performance reports, competitor analyses, and trend summaries without manual data collection.

A marketing agency automated their client reporting pipeline, reducing 40 hours of manual work monthly while serving 50+ clients.

Growth Tracking Tools

Build tools that track channel growth, follower velocity, and engagement patterns over time for benchmarking and forecasting.

A creator tool tracks 10,000+ channels daily, identifying fast-growing accounts and predicting which will hit 100K subscribers next.

Common Workflows

Integrate with your existing tools and platforms

SaaS Product Feature

Embed social media data extraction as a core feature in your application.

ReactNext.jsPostgreSQLVercelStripe

Batch Processing Pipeline

Process thousands of URLs overnight with scheduled batch jobs.

PythonCeleryMongoDBAWS LambdaS3

Mobile App Backend

Power mobile apps with social media data via your API layer.

Node.jsExpressFirebaseiOS/AndroidCloudFlare

Features Built for YouTube Shorts Stats API Developers

Specialized capabilities designed specifically for developers workflows and use cases.

Real-Time Metrics

Get up-to-date video views, likes, and comments with sub-2-second API response times.

Fast API Performance

Extract youtube video stats instantly. Built for high-volume requests with efficient data processing and caching.

Structured Metrics Data

Consistent JSON schema for youtube stats. Easy to parse engagement metrics and integrate into analytics dashboards.

RESTful API Design

Clean endpoints with GET/POST support. Consistent JSON responses and predictable error handling.

Robust Error Handling

Clear error messages with status codes. Rate limiting headers to manage quota efficiently.

Simple Authentication

Flexible auth with access_key parameter or x-access-key header. No OAuth complexity.

Our Social Media APIs

Comprehensive social media analysis APIs for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram content.

YouTube Summarizer API

AI-powered video summaries from YouTube URLs

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YouTube Transcript API

Extract accurate transcripts from YouTube videos

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YouTube Stats API

Comprehensive YouTube video analytics

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YouTube Comments API

Extract and analyze comments from YouTube videos

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YouTube Shorts Summarizer API

AI-powered summaries from YouTube Shorts

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YouTube Shorts Transcript API

Extract transcripts from YouTube Shorts

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YouTube Shorts Stats API

YouTube Shorts metadata extraction API

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YouTube Shorts Comments API

Extract comments from YouTube Shorts

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TikTok Stats API

Comprehensive TikTok video and creator analytics

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TikTok Comments API

Extract and analyze TikTok comments at scale

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TikTok Summarizer API

AI-powered video summaries from TikTok URLs

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TikTok Transcript API

Extract accurate transcripts from TikTok videos

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TikTok Channel Stats API

Comprehensive TikTok channel analytics

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Instagram Stats API

Comprehensive Instagram video and reel analytics

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Instagram Channel Stats API

Instagram profile statistics and follower metrics

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Instagram Summarizer API

AI-powered video summaries from Instagram URLs

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Instagram Transcript API

Extract accurate transcripts from Instagram videos

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Extract video summaries, transcripts, comments, and engagement metrics from social media content with our powerful Social Media Data Extraction API.

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https://api.socialkit.dev/youtube/stats?url=youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
AI Summary
+transcript

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
+keywords
AI ContentTrendsMarketing...
• Sentiment, entities...