Free tool · YouTube
Free YouTube Comment Scraper
Paste a public YouTube link and see the top 20 comments: author, text, likes and date. No account and no API key.
How to scrape YouTube comments
1
Copy the video link
In the YouTube app tap Share, then Copy link. In a browser, copy the address bar. Shorts and youtu.be links work too.
2
Paste it above and select Get comments
The table shows the top 20 comments with author, text, likes and date. Live streams and private or members-only videos are not supported.
3
Export or automate
Sign up to download every comment as CSV or JSON. To track many videos, send the same link to the comments API and schedule it in your own code or in n8n.
Fields in each row
The column names match the API response, so a script you write against this table works on the API without changes.
- author_name
- Channel handle of the person who wrote the comment.
- text
- Full comment text, as shown on YouTube.
- like_count
- Likes at the time of the read.
- reply_count
- Number of replies under the comment.
- posted_at
- Date as YouTube shows it, for example “2 weeks ago”. This page shows it in your language.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. Each visitor gets 3 previews a day of up to 20 comments each. No account and no card.
Can I get all comments, not only 20?
Yes. Sign up and export every comment to CSV or JSON, or call the comments API, which returns up to 100 comments per call and lets you sort by newest.
Which links work?
Public videos in youtube.com/watch, youtube.com/shorts and youtu.be form. Private, unlisted-without-link, members-only and age-restricted videos do not work.
Does it read replies?
The preview shows top-level comments only. The API also returns replies, with a reply_to_id that links each reply to its parent.
Do I need to log in to YouTube?
No. The tool reads public comments only. It does not use your YouTube account and it does not post, like or reply.