POST/v1/youtube/comments

YouTube Comments API

YouTube comments API — fetch top-level comments and replies with author info, likes, and timestamps. Sentiment analysis and engagement research from $0.01/call.

Get comments for any YouTube video including author info, like counts, reply counts, and pagination. Sort by top comments or newest first.

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Try it live

Fill in the fields and hit Run to see a real response.

POST /v1/youtube/comments$0.01/call

Live testing

API Key

Video ID*

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Response

Example response — hit "Run" to see a live result

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "commentsCount": "2430953",
    "data": [
      {
        "authorText": "@YouTube",
        "textDisplay": "can confirm: he never gave us up",
        "likesCount": "213K",
        "replyCount": "960",
        "publishedTimeText": "11 months ago"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Features

✓All comments with author info and timestamps

✓Like count and reply count per comment

✓Sort by top comments or newest

✓Pagination with continuation tokens

✓Total comment count

Use cases

Sentiment Analysis

Analyze viewer sentiment and feedback by processing comments on your videos or competitors' content.

Community Engagement

Monitor comments across multiple videos to identify questions, complaints, and opportunities.

Content Ideas

Mine comments for frequently asked questions and topic suggestions for future content.

Moderation Tools

Build automated comment monitoring and flagging systems for your YouTube channels.

Research & Analysis

Collect and analyze public discourse around specific videos or topics for academic or market research.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/youtube/comments', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "sort": "top"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Why YepAPI is cheaper

No monthly minimums. No enterprise plans. Just pay per call.

Provider	Cost / call	Catch
YepAPI	$0.01	No minimum. Pay as you go.
YouTube Data API v3	$0.00	10K units/day free
SocialBlade API	$0.01	$9.99/mo plan

Frequently asked questions

Get comments for any YouTube video including author info, like counts, reply counts, and pagination. Sort by top comments or newest first.

Each API call costs $0.01. No monthly minimums or subscriptions — you only pay for what you use.

Sign up for a free API key, then send a POST request to /v1/youtube/comments. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.

YepAPI bundles SEO, AI, and web scraping APIs under one key with no monthly minimums. You get lower per-call pricing, a unified dashboard, and one billing account instead of managing multiple providers.