youtube-comment-sampler

Download youtube comments to CSV

Install

To use, you need nodejs installed.

Test it's installed correctly using these commands...

node -v
npm -v

Then install youtube-comment-sampler...

npm install -g youtube-comment-sampler

Test it's installed using this command...

youtube-comment-sampler -V

You also require a youtube API key: https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials

Usage:

youtube-comment-sampler [options]

Options:

  -V, --version             output the version number
  -o, --outputFile [value]  Output File
  -k, --youtubeKey [value]  Youtube API Key
  -i, --videoId [value]     Youtube Video ID
  -h, --help                output usage information

Example:

To download 1000 comments for this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R2uvJqWeVg Use the following command...

youtube-comment-sampler -o output.csv -k "MY_YOUTUBE_API_KEY" -i "3R2uvJqWeVg"