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Extract detailed metadata and statistics from YouTube Shorts with a simple API. Get views, likes, comments, engagement metrics, and more from any YouTube Short or regular video.
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"It was very easy to set up and get going, and support was superb."
Ziv Erlichson, Founder at Plynn
"Quick, caring and efficient support!"
Thomas Puech, Designer
"Easy to connect - work's smooth and properly!"
Robert Podsiadlo, Founder at PrimeStuff
Start extracting insights from Social Media Videos in minutes, and save days of development.
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Clean, structured JSON that's easy to parse and integrate
GET https://api.socialkit.dev/youtube/stats?access_key=<your-access-key>&url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ{
"success": true,
"data": {
"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video)",
"channelName": "Rick Astley",
"channelLink": "https://youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
"views": 1428567890,
"likes": 16234567,
"comments": 4567890
}
}Extract YouTube Shorts metadata for analytics, competitive research, and short-form video strategy optimization.
See how teams are using this API in production
Track YouTube Shorts performance over time. Monitor view counts, engagement rates, and viral patterns unique to short-form content.
Creators build Shorts analytics dashboards tracking which hooks, topics, and formats drive the most views in the first 24 hours.
Analyze competitor YouTube Shorts to understand what content performs best. Track their upload frequency, view patterns, and engagement.
Marketing teams monitor competitor Shorts weekly, identifying successful content formats and trending topics before they saturate.
Identify trending YouTube Shorts early by tracking abnormal view growth. Spot viral content in your niche within hours of upload.
Trend trackers monitor thousands of Shorts daily, detecting viral content with 10x normal view velocity to capitalize on trending topics.
Track performance of promotional Shorts across campaigns. Measure which Shorts drive the most traffic to long-form content or products.
E-commerce brands track product showcase Shorts, correlating view counts and engagement with sales lift to optimize creative strategy.
Integrate with your existing tools and platforms
Build real-time dashboards specifically for YouTube Shorts metrics.
Track Shorts view velocity and get alerts for viral content.
Monitor competitor Shorts and generate weekly insight reports.
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