# YouTube Video Comments

List the comments on a YouTube video or Short by URL with cursor pagination (text, author, likes, reply count).

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Tool id | `anyapi.youtube-video-comments` |
| Platform | [YouTube](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube.md) |
| Capability | [Post comments](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/post-comments.md) |
| Price | $0.00088 per call |
| Health | OK |
| p50 latency | — |
| Success (7 days) | — |
| Runs (30 days) | — |
| Idempotent | no |
| Data class | scraped |

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | yes | Full YouTube video URL. Shorts (youtube.com/shorts/...) and youtu.be URLs also work. |
| `cursor` | string | no | Continuation token from a previous response for pagination. |
| `order` | string | no | Comment order (e.g. top, newest). |

## Call it

```bash
curl -sS https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.youtube-video-comments/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input":{"url":"<url>"}}'
```

```python
import os, requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.youtube-video-comments/run",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['ORCAROUTER_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"input":{"url":"<url>"}},
)
print(resp.json())
```

## Alternatives

| Tool | Source | Price | Health |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [YouTube community post comments by post id](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/post-comments/x-youtube-web-v2-get-post-comments.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK |
| [YouTube video comments by video id](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/post-comments/youtube-video-comments-b767f2.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK |
| [YouTube comments for a video by video id, live](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/post-comments/x-serp-youtube-video-comments-live-advanced.md) | — | $0.0022 per call | OK |
| [YouTube video comments by video id](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/post-comments/x-youtube-get-video-comment-v1.md) | — | $0.016236 per call | OK |

## FAQ

### How much does YouTube Video Comments cost?

YouTube Video Comments costs $0.00088 per call: 1,000 calls cost $0.88.

### What does a $10 budget buy with YouTube Video Comments?

About 11363 calls at $0.00088 per call.

### What inputs does YouTube Video Comments need?

Required inputs: url.

### How do I call YouTube Video Comments?

Send POST /v1/tools/{id}/run with your OrcaRouter API key and a JSON body {"input": {…}}, where {id} is the tool id POST /v1/tools/discover returns for it.

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Markdown version of https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/youtube/post-comments/youtube-video-comments