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Social Media Scraping API

YouTube Stats & Insights API

Use a simple API to extract detailed YouTube video content metadata including views, likes, comments, subscriber data, and engagement metrics for any YouTube video.

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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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How It Works

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, Instagram, or Facebook URL.

03

Extract Insights at Scale

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

API Response Format

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

Request

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

Response

JSON
{
  "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
  }
}

6 Ways to Use YouTube Stats API

Access comprehensive YouTube analytics data for content strategy, competitive analysis, and performance tracking.

Engagement Metrics

Get real-time views, likes, comments, shares, and engagement rates for any YouTube video or channel.

Performance Analytics

Access detailed performance data including growth trends, viral metrics, and audience retention statistics.

Audience Insights

Understand viewer demographics, geographic distribution, and audience behavior patterns.

Channel Analytics

Get comprehensive channel statistics including subscriber growth, video performance, and content trends.

Competition Analysis

Compare performance metrics across multiple channels and videos for competitive intelligence.

Real-time Data

Access up-to-date statistics with fast API responses for live dashboards and monitoring tools.

Popular Use Cases

See how teams are using this API in production

Performance Tracking

Monitor your own video performance over time. Track views, likes, and engagement to understand what content resonates with your audience.

YouTube creators track every video's performance in a database, identifying patterns in what titles, thumbnails, and topics drive the most views.

Competitor Analysis

Benchmark your performance against competitors. See their view counts, engagement rates, and content strategies to inform your own.

Marketing teams monitor 20+ competitor channels, tracking which videos perform best to identify successful content strategies in their niche.

Influencer Vetting

Verify influencer metrics before partnerships. Check real engagement rates, view patterns, and audience authenticity.

Brands verify influencer claims by pulling actual stats on their videos, calculating real engagement rates before signing partnership deals.

Trend Discovery

Identify trending videos early by tracking view velocity and engagement patterns. Spot opportunities before content saturates.

News aggregators monitor breaking news videos, tracking view growth rates to identify trending stories worth covering.

Common Workflows

Integrate with your existing tools and platforms

Analytics Dashboard

Build real-time dashboards tracking video and channel metrics.

GrafanaPostgreSQLNode.jsReactVercel

Automated Reporting

Generate weekly performance reports sent via email or Slack.

PythonPandasGmail APISlackCron

Social Listening

Monitor brand mentions and track video performance at scale.

MakeAirtableGoogle SheetsDiscordNotion

Our Social Media APIs

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

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Instagram Reels

Facebook

Video Files

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.

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...