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Works like YouTube's search bar. Add multiple terms to scrape different topics.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxVideosPerSearch": { "title": "Maximum videos per search term", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "How many regular videos to extract per search term. Set higher for comprehensive data collection.", "default": 2 }, "maxShortsPerSearch": { "title": "Maximum Shorts per search term", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "How many YouTube Shorts to extract. Shorts are vertical videos under 60 seconds.", "default": 0 }, "maxStreamsPerSearch": { "title": "Maximum streams per search term", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "How many live streams or past streams to extract per search.", "default": 0 }, "directUrls": { "title": "Direct YouTube URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Paste direct YouTube links: video URLs, channel URLs (@username or /channel/), playlist URLs, or search result pages. Mix different URL types.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "downloadSubtitles": { "title": "Download subtitles", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract video transcripts and subtitles. Perfect for content repurposing, SEO research, and accessibility.", "default": false }, "saveSubtitlesToKeyValueStore": { "title": "Save subtitles to key-value store", "type": "boolean", "description": "Store subtitles in Apify storage for later access via API. Useful for integrations and automation workflows.", "default": false }, "subtitleLanguage": { "title": "Subtitle language", "enum": [ "en", "es", "fr", "de", "it", "pt", "ru", "ja", "ko", "zh", "ar", "hi" ], "type": "string", "description": "Preferred language for transcripts. Falls back to available languages if preferred not found.", "default": "en" }, "preferAutoGeneratedSubtitles": { "title": "Prefer auto-generated subtitles", "type": "boolean", "description": "Use YouTube's auto-generated captions instead of manual subtitles. Auto-generated available for most videos.", "default": false }, "subtitleFormat": { "title": "Subtitle format", "enum": [ "srt", "vtt", "xml", "text" ], "type": "string", "description": "Output format for transcripts. SRT for video editing, WebVTT for web, Plain Text for analysis.", "default": "srt" }, "sortingOrder": { "title": "Sort results by", "enum": [ "relevance", "date", "viewCount", "rating" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to sort search results. 'Upload date' for latest videos, 'View count' for most popular." }, "dateFilter": { "title": "Upload date filter", "enum": [ "", "hour", "today", "week", "month", "year" ], "type": "string", "description": "Only get videos uploaded within this time period. Great for finding fresh content." }, "videoTypeFilter": { "title": "Content type filter", "enum": [ "", "video", "movie" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by content type. WARNING: 'Video only' excludes Shorts and Streams from results - leave as 'Any type' if you want to collect those." }, "lengthFilter": { "title": "Video duration filter", "enum": [ "", "short", "medium", "long" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by video length. 'Long' is great for tutorials and courses." }, "filterHD": { "title": "HD quality only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only include HD (720p+) videos in results.", "default": false }, "filterSubtitles": { "title": "Has subtitles/CC", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only include videos with subtitles or closed captions.", "default": false }, "filterCreativeCommons": { "title": "Creative Commons license", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only include Creative Commons licensed videos (free to reuse).", "default": false }, "filter3D": { "title": "3D videos", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only include 3D videos.", "default": false }, "filterLive": { "title": "Live streams", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only include live streams (current or past).", "default": false }, "filter4K": { "title": "4K Ultra HD", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only include 4K (2160p) videos.", "default": false }, "filter360": { "title": "360° videos", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only include 360-degree immersive videos.", "default": false }, "filterHDR": { "title": "HDR videos", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only include HDR (High Dynamic Range) videos.", "default": false }, "filterVR180": { "title": "VR180 videos", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only include VR180 virtual reality videos.", "default": false }, "publishedAfter": { "title": "Videos published after", "type": "string", "description": "Only scrape videos uploaded after this date. Format: YYYY-MM-DD. Works with channel URLs only." }, "publishedBefore": { "title": "Videos published before", "type": "string", "description": "Only scrape videos uploaded before this date. Format: YYYY-MM-DD. Works with channel URLs only." }, "channelSortBy": { "title": "Channel videos sort order", "enum": [ "newest", "popular", "oldest" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to sort videos when scraping a channel page." }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Apify's residential proxies work best for YouTube. 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