Youtube Scrapper
Skill by arulmozhiv
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/arulmozhiv/youtube-scrapperWhat This Skill Does
The YouTube Scrapper is a high-performance, browser-based automation tool designed to extract comprehensive data from YouTube channels without requiring an official API key. By leveraging Playwright and advanced anti-detection techniques, it mimics real human user behavior to bypass common scraping roadblocks. The tool operates in a two-phase architecture: first, it identifies target channels based on specific categories and geographic locations via Google search; second, it navigates directly to those channels to extract granular metadata including subscriber counts, view statistics, video engagement, and media links. This makes it an essential utility for market research, influencer marketing campaigns, and competitor analysis.
Installation
To install this skill within your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/arulmozhiv/youtube-scrapper
Ensure that your system has Python 3 and Chromium installed, as the skill relies on these dependencies for browser automation. The skill also requires write permissions to the data directories specified in the YAML configuration to properly store scraped outputs and state management files.
Use Cases
This skill is perfect for digital marketers seeking to build influencer outreach lists, data scientists needing raw video performance metrics for trend analysis, and developers building content recommendation engines. You can use it to map the competitive landscape in a specific region, track growth patterns of emerging creators, or gather bulk contact information from public channel sections.
Example Prompts
- "Discover 50 tech channels based in India and scrape their recent engagement metrics into a JSON file."
- "Use the orchestrator to identify and scrape fitness influencers in the UK using the default configuration file."
- "Resume the pending scrape session located in data/queue/interrupted_list.json and export the results to CSV."
Tips & Limitations
- Proxy usage: For large-scale scraping, utilize the built-in residential proxy support to prevent IP bans.
- Rate Limiting: While the skill includes anti-detection, avoid launching thousands of requests in a very short window to remain under the radar.
- Data Integrity: Always verify your JSON output format against your schema requirements before performing bulk data processing.
- Maintenance: Keep your local Chromium installation updated to ensure compatibility with the latest browser fingerprinting standards.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-arulmozhiv-youtube-scrapper": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, file-write, file-read, data-collection, code-execution