# Spidra, free, POST /scrape: YouTube channel video API

> Get YouTube videos with transcripts and top comments, channels with their videos, playlists and search results as structured data, for 1 credit per link.

Spidra's YouTube channel video API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 videos. It returns 4 of the 6 key fields we check: Text, Media, Analytics, Author.
We rank 122 plans by price. [Serpent API's top-up from $500](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/serpent-api/top-up-from-500/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 videos: $0.0002. Serpent API charges for each page of results. We count 50 videos on each page to get the $0.0002 price.
[YouTube Data API (Google)](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-search/llms.txt), [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrappa/25-pack/llms.txt) and [Captapi](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/captapi/9-monthly/llms.txt) are the best YouTube channel video API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/free-post-scrape
- [Best YouTube channel video API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-video-api.txt)
- Get it: https://spidra.io/pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.spidra.io/api/scrape`
- API key: with the plan, on https://spidra.io/pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.spidra.io/api-reference/scraping/scrape
- Sold by: Spidra (https://spidra.io)
- Checked: 2026-11-01

## In the answer

- Completeness: 67%
- Text: ✓
- Media: ✓
- Analytics: ✓
- Author: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 videos: $0.00
- Per: page of 60
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Batch scrape · Crawl · Map · Search · Parse · Run a template

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Get YouTube videos with transcripts and top comments, channels with their videos, playlists and search results as structured data, for 1 credit per link.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You retain ownership of data you scrape using our Service, but you grant us a limited license to process and store this data as necessary to provide the Service. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to scrape and use any content obtained through our Service. [...] You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree NOT to: Scrape websites that prohibit automated access in their terms of service [...] Use the Service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose [...] Violate any applicable laws or regulations [...] Infringe on intellectual property rights of others [...] Transmit viruses, malware, or other harmful code [...] Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems [...] Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers [...] Use the Service to collect personal information without consent [...] Scrape content that violates privacy rights or is confidential [...] Use the Service for commercial purposes without proper authorization [...] Create fake or fraudulent accounts on third-party websites to facilitate data extraction [...] Use stolen credentials or authentication cookies belonging to accounts you do not own or have explicit authorization to use [...] Circumvent website access controls in a manner that violates applicable law, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) or similar legislation [...] You may not use the Service to scrape, collect, or process: Content that is illegal, harmful, or violates third-party rights [...] Personal data without proper consent or legal basis [...] Copyrighted material without permission [...] Content that promotes violence, discrimination, or hate speech [...] Adult content or material inappropriate for minors [...] Financial or sensitive personal information [...] Content that violates website terms of service

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 300 credits
- Enough for: 300 pages, once

## Rate limit

- Per second: 1
- Concurrent: 10
- Batch: 3

## Speed

- Answer: by polling

## The call

- You send: urls[].url. Optional: output, urls[].actions, scrapeMode, useProxy, proxyCountry, cookies, screenshot, fullPageScreenshot, extractContentOnly
- Method: POST
- Path: /scrape

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 23 fields the plan's answer can hold

video ID, video URL, title, view count, posted ago, video duration text, video duration, is live, thumbnail, channel ID, channel URL, channel name, author username, author bio, author subscribers, author verified, author videos count, author country, author joined, author external links, author keywords, author picture, author banner image

## Spidra's plans (8)

- [Spidra, free, POST /scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/free-post-scrape/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [Spidra, $5 pack, 500 credit top-up, POST /scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/5-pack-500-credit-top-up-post-scrape/llms.txt): $0.167 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [Spidra, $10 pack, 1,200 credit top-up, POST /scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/10-pack-1200-credit-top-up-post-scrape/llms.txt): $0.139 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [Spidra, $35 pack, 5,000 credit top-up, POST /scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/35-pack-5000-credit-top-up-post-scrape/llms.txt): $0.117 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [Spidra, $19 monthly, Starter, POST /scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/19-monthly-starter-post-scrape/llms.txt): $0.063 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [Spidra, $79 monthly, Builder, POST /scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/79-monthly-builder-post-scrape/llms.txt): $0.053 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [Spidra, $249 monthly, Pro, POST /scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/249-monthly-pro-post-scrape/llms.txt): $0.033 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [Spidra, contact us, Enterprise, POST /scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/contact-us-enterprise-post-scrape/llms.txt): 67% complete, live

## Spidra's calls for this API (2)

- `POST /batch/scrape`: [Spidra, free, POST /batch/scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/free-post-batch-scrape/llms.txt)
- `POST /scrape`: [Spidra, free, POST /scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/spidra/free-post-scrape/llms.txt)

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- [Spidra: YouTube channel API pricing, 8 plans, POST /scrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/spidra/free-post-scrape/llms.txt)
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## Spidra: YouTube channel video API alternatives

- [Captapi, $228 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/captapi/228-yearly/llms.txt): $0.032 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [lobstr.io, $500 monthly, Team, POST /v1/runs, YouTube Channel Scraper](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly/llms.txt): $0.033 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [DataXAPI, top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/dataxapi/top-up-from-10/llms.txt): $0.033 per 1,000, 83% complete, live
- [Qovia, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/qovia/top-up/llms.txt): $0.033 per 1,000, 67% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-01.

- https://docs.spidra.io/api-reference/rate-limits
- https://docs.spidra.io/api-reference/scraping/scrape
- https://docs.spidra.io/billing/how-credits-work
- https://docs.spidra.io/billing/plans
- https://docs.spidra.io/billing/top-ups
- https://docs.spidra.io/sites/youtube
- https://spidra.io/linkedin-profile-scraper
- https://spidra.io/pricing
- https://spidra.io/terms