YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder: MCP config, n8n workflow and API

{
  "mode": "profiles",
  "channelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@Apify"
  ],
  "includeLinks": true,
  "includePlaylists": false,
  "maxPlaylists": 10,
  "includePosts": false,
  "maxPosts": 10,
  "includePostDetails": false,
  "includePostComments": false,
  "maxPostComments": 10
}

---
name: youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder
description: "Channel profile rows with About details, external links, and optional nested surfaces, plus one-row-per-playlist and one-row-per-Community-Post modes. Runs the Apify Actor dataspryva/youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder. Use when the user needs YouTube data with fields such as recordType, channelName, title, handle, subscriberCountText, videoCountText and an Apify token is available."
compatibility: "Needs network access, curl, and an APIFY_TOKEN environment variable. Runs are billed to the token owner's Apify account."
metadata:
  actor: "dataspryva/youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder"
  store-url: "https://apify.com/dataspryva/youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder"
---

# YouTube Channel About, Playlists & Posts Finder

Use this skill to fetch YouTube data with the Apify Actor `dataspryva/youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder` and work with the returned rows.

## Before running

1. Check that `APIFY_TOKEN` is set in the environment. Never print it or write it to a file.
2. Build `input.json` from the user's request using the fields below. Keep limits small for a first run.
3. Confirm the search terms or URLs with the user if the request is ambiguous.

## Input fields

| Field | Type | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | one of `profiles`, `playlists`, `posts` | Channel profile returns one row per channel with its About details. Playlists returns one row per public playlist, show, course, or podcast. Posts returns one row per public Community Post. |
| `channelUrls` | array, required | Public YouTube channel URLs, @handles, or UC… channel IDs. One row set is produced for each channel. |
| `includeLinks` | boolean | In channel profile mode, include the external links shown on the public About page, with their titles and favicons. |
| `includePlaylists` | boolean | In channel profile mode, add a snapshot of the channel's public playlists, shows, courses, and podcasts to the same row. Use the playlists mode for one row per playlist. |
| `maxPlaylists` | integer | Maximum playlist, show, course, or podcast rows to collect per channel. Applies to the playlists mode and to nested profile snapshots. |
| `includePosts` | boolean | In channel profile mode, add a snapshot of the channel's public Community Posts to the same row. Use the posts mode for one row per post. |
| `maxPosts` | integer | Maximum Community Posts to collect per channel. Applies to the posts mode and to nested profile snapshots. YouTube exposes at most 200 posts per channel. |
| `includePostDetails` | boolean | Open each Community Post's public detail page to fill its exact ISO publish date and exact like count. Adds one request per post. |
| `includePostComments` | boolean | Collect public comments on each Community Post, up to the per-post limit. Adds one detail and one or more comment requests per post. |
| `maxPostComments` | integer | Maximum public top-level comments to keep per Community Post when comments are included. Replies are not expanded. |

Example `input.json` (the Actor's published prefill):

```json
{
  "mode": "profiles",
  "channelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@Apify"
  ],
  "includeLinks": true,
  "includePlaylists": false,
  "maxPlaylists": 10,
  "includePosts": false,
  "maxPosts": 10,
  "includePostDetails": false,
  "includePostComments": false,
  "maxPostComments": 10
}
```

## Run

```bash
curl -sS -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/dataspryva~youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @input.json > results.json
```

The call waits for the run to finish and returns the dataset items as a JSON array. If the run needs more than 300 seconds the API answers with HTTP 408; then start the run with `POST /v2/acts/dataspryva~youtube-channel-about-playlists-and-posts-finder/runs`, poll `GET /v2/actor-runs/{runId}` until `SUCCEEDED`, and read `GET /v2/datasets/{defaultDatasetId}/items`.

## Output

Each item is one record. Published fields include: `recordType`, `channelName`, `title`, `handle`, `subscriberCountText`, `videoCountText`, `totalViewsText`, `country`, `joinedDateText`, `isVerified`, `playlistType`, `videoCount`, `lastUpdatedText`, `playlistUrl`, `postType`, `postId`, `publishedAt`, `likeCount`, `contentText`, `postUrl`.

Summarise what was found, cite the record URLs when present, and say how many items came back. Do not invent values for empty fields.