# YouTube Music Playlist Scraper 🎵 (`easyapi/youtube-music-playlist-scraper`) Actor

Scrape YouTube Music playlists data by keywords. Extract playlist details including title, thumbnail URLs, creator info, song count and more. Perfect for music data analysis and playlist discovery.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-playlist-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Integrations, Other
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 31 total users, 3 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## YouTube Music Playlist Scraper 🎵

Extract playlist data from YouTube Music search results based on your keywords. This actor helps you discover and analyze music playlists at scale.

### 🎯 Use Cases

- Music trend analysis and research
- Playlist discovery and curation
- Content recommendation systems
- Music marketing research
- Competitive analysis for music platforms

### ✨ Features

- Search playlists by multiple keywords
- Extract detailed playlist information:
  - Playlist title
  - Thumbnail images in various sizes
  - Playlist ID and direct URL
  - Creator information
  - Number of songs
- Customizable maximum items per search
- Built-in anti-blocking measures
- Clean, structured JSON output
- Automatic pagination handling

### 🔍 Output Data Structure

The actor provides data in JSON format with the following structure for each playlist:

### 💡 Input Parameters

- `keywords` (Array): List of keywords to search for playlists
- `maxItems` (Number): Maximum number of playlists to scrape per keyword (default: 50)

### 📊 Output Quality

- Clean, structured data
- Consistent format
- Real-time timestamps
- High-quality thumbnail links in multiple resolutions
- Direct playlist URLs for easy access

### 🚀 Getting Started

1. Input your search keywords
2. Set maximum items limit (optional)
3. Run the actor and get structured playlist data

### 💪 Reliability

- Built-in retry mechanism
- Random delays to prevent blocking
- Stealth browser configuration
- Efficient memory management

### 🎯 Ideal For

- Music Industry Professionals
- Content Creators
- Music Researchers
- Playlist Curators
- Digital Marketing Teams

#### Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

```json
{
    "keywords": [
        "love"
    ],
    "maxItems": 70
}
```

#### Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the **Storage** tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

```json
[
    {
        "keyword": "love",
        "data": {
            "title": "'80s Lost-Love Ballads",
            "thumbnails": [
                {
                    "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4eUpYFzbl_vvkbFKQLKh5NO3xVQpGVTNOgapMbgtw606zxhwZfPKQG0wlfGv6egYQDzyxuyVfHbhmz0=w60-h60-l90-rj",
                    "width": 60,
                    "height": 60
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4eUpYFzbl_vvkbFKQLKh5NO3xVQpGVTNOgapMbgtw606zxhwZfPKQG0wlfGv6egYQDzyxuyVfHbhmz0=w120-h120-l90-rj",
                    "width": 120,
                    "height": 120
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4eUpYFzbl_vvkbFKQLKh5NO3xVQpGVTNOgapMbgtw606zxhwZfPKQG0wlfGv6egYQDzyxuyVfHbhmz0=w226-h226-l90-rj",
                    "width": 226,
                    "height": 226
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4eUpYFzbl_vvkbFKQLKh5NO3xVQpGVTNOgapMbgtw606zxhwZfPKQG0wlfGv6egYQDzyxuyVfHbhmz0=w544-h544-l90-rj",
                    "width": 544,
                    "height": 544
                }
            ],
            "playlistId": "RDCLAK5uy_ksipJjVZdxcV7NDXwU_XH5lB3p2pne-eQ",
            "creator": {
                "name": "YouTube Music"
            },
            "songCount": "52 songs",
            "url": "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCLAK5uy_ksipJjVZdxcV7NDXwU_XH5lB3p2pne-eQ"
        },
        "scrapedAt": "2025-02-09T12:52:46.772Z"
    },
    ...
]
```

### Related Actors

- 🎵 [YouTube Music Song Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-song-scraper) - Extract song details from YouTube Music search results with comprehensive metadata.
- 🎵 [YouTube Music Video Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-video-scraper) - Get video information from YouTube Music including titles, views, and channel details.
- 🎵 [YouTube Music Artist Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-artist-scraper) - Scrape artist information with subscriber counts and channel data.
- 🎧 [YouTube Music Podcast Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-podcast-scraper) - Extract podcast playlists data with detailed information.
- 🎵 [YouTube Music Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-profile-scraper) - Get channel profiles and details from YouTube Music search results.
- 🎵 [YouTube Music Albums Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-albums-scraper) - Extract album data including titles, artists, and release years.
- 📺 [YouTube Video Data Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-video-data-scraper) - Fetch comprehensive video metadata for content analysis.
- 🔍 [Youtube Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-search-scraper) - Get search results without logging into YouTube.
- 📝 [YouTube Description Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-description-extractor) - Extract complete descriptions from YouTube videos.
- 📊 [YouTube Video Statistics Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-video-statistics-scraper) - Get comprehensive video statistics and metadata.
- 🎮 [YouTube Gaming Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-gaming-trends-scraper) - Scrape trending gaming videos with detailed metrics.
- 🎥 [YouTube Channel Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-shorts-scraper) - Extract Shorts content from any YouTube channel.
- 📺 [YouTube Trending Videos/Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-trending-videos-shorts-scraper) - Get trending videos and shorts data.
- 🎬 [YouTube Movies Trending Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-movies-trending-scraper) - Extract trending movie trailers and content.
- 🎯 [YouTube Tags Extractor](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-tags-extractor) - Analyze tags from any YouTube video URL.
- 🎯 [YouTube Hashtag Generator](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-hashtag-generator) - Generate relevant, trending hashtags for videos.
- 📊 [YouTube Channel Statistics Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-channel-statistics-scraper) - Extract channel statistics and performance metrics.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

List of keywords to search for playlists

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of playlists to scrape per keyword

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "love"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/youtube-music-playlist-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/youtube-music-playlist-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call easyapi/youtube-music-playlist-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/youtube-music-playlist-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nh32mttc6N4zV0BcJ/builds/VOn47jqwGZcJvGR4r/openapi.json