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YouTubeAPI.io compared with Forager
DetailYouTubeAPI.io logo YouTubeAPI.ioForager logo Forager
What it doesYouTube transcript, video metadata, search and comments API with unified credit pricing B2B data API for people, companies and jobs
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS US
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree Trial: 12,000 credits ($1.20 value) with no card required. Starter: $19/month or $25 one-time PAYG for 250,000 credits. Pro: $69/month or $89 one-time PAYG for 1,200,000 credits. Business/Scale: $199/month or $249 one-time PAYG for 5,000,000 credits. Pricing: $1.00 per 1,000 transcripts or look Freemium: $5 free credits. Starter: $45/mo billed yearly (45,000 credits/year). Growth: $90/mo billed yearly (99,000 credits/year). Pro: $225/mo billed yearly (270,000 credits/year). Scale: $450/mo billed yearly (600,000 credits/year). Mobile numbers (Gold): 15 credits per mobile. Mobile numbers (Si
Key features
  • Timed video transcripts with millisecond accuracy and RAG-ready plain text
  • Full video metadata including views, likes, comments count, duration, chapters and keywords
  • Keyword search for up to 50 videos or shorts per call
  • Video comments extraction with up to 100 comments per call
  • Channel profile lookup by handle or channel ID
  • Channel uploaded videos and shorts feeds with pagination
  • Regional trending videos by country and category
  • Multi-language subtitle track discovery
  • Zero charge on failed, empty or 404 requests
  • Bulk data feeds to Snowflake, Databricks and S3
What makes it different
  • No Google Cloud quota caps or OAuth audits required
  • Handles residential proxy rotation and avoids cloud IP bot blocks
  • Pay-as-you-go credits never expire
  • Ranked #1 of 10 mobile data providers by quality score in Clay's 2026 test
  • Data validated before delivery - connectivity, name match and profile match checked
  • One unified credit balance across all products and APIs
  • No charge for unsuccessful lookups
  • Credits returned for wrong or invalid contacts
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last checkNot checked yet
Trust Flow (Majestic)011
Citation Flow (Majestic)034
Referring domains (Majestic)0156

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