YouTube

YouTube Shorts Comments API

Comments on a YouTube Short — rejects long-form videos (≤3 min only).

Same comments engine as YouTube Comments, scoped to Shorts. Long-form videos return HTTP 422. Flat 2 credits with cursor pagination; 0 when comments are turned off.

Docs: https://captapi.com/apis/youtube-shorts-comments

get/v1/youtube/shorts/comments

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.captapi.com
  • URL: https://api.captapi.com/v1/youtube/shorts/comments
  • Auth: one of:
    • HTTP bearer
    • API key in header X-API-Key

Query parameters

urlstring required

Public YouTube Shorts URL, e.g. https://youtube.com/shorts/ID (≤3 min). Long-form videos return HTTP 422 — use the matching /v1/youtube/… endpoint instead. The URL platform must match this endpoint's platform. Do not pass cross-platform URLs, e.g. YouTube to TikTok, Instagram to Facebook, LinkedIn to X/Twitter, or Pinterest to Rumble.

limitinteger

Max items to return (default 50, max 500). Flat 2 credits per call.

cursorstring

Pagination cursor. Leave empty for the first page; then pass the nextCursor value returned in the previous response.

cacheboolean

Set true to serve from the 24h response cache (0 credits on hit). Default false — always fetch fresh.

Response

Success. The data object for this endpoint.

successunknown required

Changes

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