YouTube Comments

GET | POST /v1/youtube/comments

Send parameters as a query string with GET, or as a JSON body with POST. Both are equivalent.

What to Pass

Pass	Reads	Notes
`post`	The video's comments
`comment`	The replies under one comment	Pass the comment's `moreReplies.cursor`

Pass one source per call. Every identifier also takes the page URL.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Notes
`comment`	string	A comment's replies: the comment's `moreReplies.cursor`.
`cursor`	string	Opaque cursor from the previous page's `cursor`. Pass it alone for the next page.
`post`	string	The video's comments: video id or URL.

Request

curl "https://gateway.apinoa.com/v1/youtube/comments?post=dQw4w9WgXcQ" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APINOA_API_KEY"

Response

Returns Page of Comment in data. A real response, shortened: arrays keep their first entries and long text is cut.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "youtube",
    "items": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "id": "UgwxEqSh_78DU_MOKpt4AaABAg",
        "postId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "author": {
          "platform": "youtube",
          "id": "UCTfgDEMJhUnGz24yinDMenQ",
          "handle": "Hushoo",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTfgDEMJhUnGz24yinDMenQ",
          "avatarUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/P9RPosH04c98bezAE4mu4YdgOHEtBOnDTfrrP1jWMyor_75pjbDedjPhrnos2JrFS3cSsCcv=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj"
        },
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&lc=UgwxEqSh_78DU_MOKpt4AaABAg",
        "text": "Never thought the video was taken down, not even for a second. I just wanted to hear my boy Rick Astley again.",
        "metrics": {
          "likes": 8800,
          "replies": 56
        },
        "replies": [],
        "moreReplies": {
          "count": 56,
          "cursor": "Eg0SC2RRdzR3OVdnWGNRGAYygwEaUBIaVWd3eEVxU2hfNzhEVV9NT0twdDRBYUFCQWciAggAKhhVQ3VBWEZrZ3N3MUw3eGFDZm5kNUpKT3cyC2RRdzR3OVd…"
        },
        "ext": {
          "publishedTime": "2 months ago"
        }
      }
    ],
    "cursor": "fWtM9OdtTGvNZO8XzAg9URvLjj1sGB7endioxe1hwTIq6H96l5s0stIq60va4k-Swq93GAxmyCjOaOGWh7HuwkzYtmSPF6SVy5Vc0tbpNzBLJrvQGkiTGOV…",
    "total": 2460495,
    "ext": {
      "post": {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
        "author": {
          "platform": "youtube",
          "id": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
          "handle": "RickAstleyYT",
          "displayName": "Rick Astley",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
          "avatarUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/_ShEGOdg-t5YGJse14Ooq6FYBZqX_QSlhaTNjG06miYusm5lWm1UroLyVxnYtahADfRTVLtuVQ=s176-c-k-c0x00ffffff-n…",
          "verified": true,
          "counts": {
            "followers": 4550000
          }
        },
        "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)",
        "text": "The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. \n\nNever: The Autobiography 📚 OUT NOW! \nFollow this lin…",
        "media": [
          {
            "type": "video",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
            "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg"
          }
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "views": 1830040413,
          "likes": 19495047,
          "comments": 2460495
        },
        "ext": {
          "dateText": "Oct 25, 2009",
          "relativeDate": "16 years ago"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Errors

Status	Code	Meaning
400	`INVALID_CURSOR`	The `cursor` is not one this operation returned. Start again without it.
400	`INVALID_PARAMS`	A parameter is missing, unknown or out of range. The message names it.
401	`UNAUTHORIZED`	The `x-api-key` header is missing, or the key is revoked or unknown.
402	`INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE`	The balance does not cover this call. Top up in the dashboard.
404	`NOT_FOUND`	The account, post or group does not exist, or is private, deleted or age-restricted.
429	`MARKETPLACE_SATURATED`	Too many concurrent calls. Retry after the `Retry-After` seconds.
502	`UPSTREAM_ERROR`	The platform answered with something unusable. Retry with backoff.

Every code is listed in Errors. Failed calls are not billed.

Pricing

Price $0.001 per call, plus $0.001 for each extra call it makes — at most 1 more, so $0.002 in total. List price; the rate steps down above 1,000 calls a day.

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