YouTube Trending Shorts scraper

Social Media · YouTube Scraper

YouTube Trending Shorts Scraper API

Pull the Shorts trending on YouTube right now, recomputed live on every call, with view counts and the channel behind each. No headless browsers, no captchas, proxies included.

$3.00per 1k callsJSONevery response0required parameters

// YouTube · Trending Shorts

curl -H "X-API-Key: hpx_your_key_here" \

"https://hproxy.com/api/v1/scrape/youtube/trending-shorts"

// → { "data": { … }, "records": 1, "costUsd": … }

From Request to Clean JSON

You write one line. We do everything between the request and the data.

01

You send

One API call

GET the YouTube endpoint with your key. That's all your code does.

02

We handle

Proxies · captchas · parsing

Residential exit, anti-bot walls, JS rendering and extraction, all server-side, on us.

03

You get

Clean JSON

A structured object every time. No HTML, no scraping code, no maintenance.

The YouTube Trending Shorts endpoint is one API call: send a single call with no required parameters with your HProxy key and get back a clean, structured JSON object. Pull the Shorts trending on YouTube right now, recomputed live on every call, with view counts and the channel behind each. HProxy runs the proxies, sessions, anti-bot handling and parsing server-side, so there is no headless browser to babysit and no parser to keep fixing when YouTube changes its markup. You only ever touch the JSON.

What the YouTube Trending Shorts API returns

items[]

The ranked trend feed as the platform orders it.

rank / change

Current position and movement since the last window.

region

The market the ranking was computed for.

Example response

200 OK · application/json
{
  "region": "US",
  "items": [
    { "rank": 1, "change": 4, "title": "the sound everyone is using", "id": "72901..." }
  ]
}

Trimmed for brevity. Every call returns the full object with all fields listed here.

Scraping YouTube trending shorts in three steps

01

Create a free account

Sign up and top up any amount. The balance pays for every HProxy product and never expires.

02

Grab your API key

One key from the dashboard authenticates every scraper, YouTube trending shorts included.

03

Call the endpoint

Send the target to the YouTube Trending Shorts endpoint and read the JSON. That is the whole integration.

No captchas, ever

Anti-bot walls, JS rendering and rate limits are handled server-side. You call an API, that is the whole job.

Residential-backed

Every request exits through HProxy's own residential network, so it looks like a real user on a real device.

Pay per call

No subscription, no seat licenses. Calls are billed from your balance and the balance never expires.

Fresh on every call

Responses are scraped live at request time, no stale cache dressed up as data.

Failures are free

Automatic retries first; if an extraction still fails, the call is not charged.

Scales with you

From one call to millions: same endpoint, same price curve, volume discounts as you grow.

What people build with it

Catch a trend on YouTube while it is still climbing.

Feed a trend dashboard that refreshes on every call.

Compare what is trending across regions.

YouTube Trending Shorts pricing

$3.00

per 1,000 calls · 0.3¢ each

Pay per call, no subscription

Failed extractions are not charged

Proxies included in the price

YouTube Trending Shorts scraper FAQ

How do I scrape YouTube trending shorts?
Send one authenticated HTTPS request to the YouTube Trending Shorts endpoint with a single call with no required parameters and your HProxy API key. Pull the Shorts trending on YouTube right now, recomputed live on every call, with view counts and the channel behind each. No proxies, no headless browser and no parsing on your side. The response is ready-to-use JSON.
What does the YouTube trending shorts scraper return?
A structured JSON object with the full trending shorts data YouTube exposes publicly. See the fields listed above. The schema is consistent across calls, so you integrate once and rely on it.
How much does it cost to scrape YouTube trending shorts?
This endpoint is 0.3¢ per successful call, which is $3.00 per 1,000. It bills from your HProxy balance with no subscription and no monthly minimum, and failed extractions are retried and never charged.
Do I need my own proxies to scrape YouTube?
No. Every call runs on HProxy's own residential network behind the scenes, so requests look like real users. The proxy layer is already included in the per-call price.
Is scraping YouTube trending shorts allowed?
The API only accesses publicly available YouTube data, the same pages anyone can open in a browser. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws and YouTube's terms for your use case.
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