Get video comments

What it does

Returns a paginated list of top-level comments on a public YouTube video, roughly 20 per page. likeCount and replyCount are rounded to what YouTube displays.

Tool details

Field	Value
Tool name	`youtube_get_video_comments`
Platform	YouTube
REST endpoint	`GET /v1/youtube/videos/{videoId}/comments`
Result type	Collection tool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`videoId`	`string`	Yes	YouTube video ID (the `v=` value from a watch URL)
`cursor`	`string`	No	Pagination cursor
`projection_preset`	`string`	No	Defaults to `minimal`. Allowed values: `full`, `minimal`, `identity`, `engagement`, `content`.
`data_fields`	`string[]`	No	Adds top-level keys from `data` on top of the selected `projection_preset`.
`item_fields`	`string[]`	No	Adds keys from `data.orderedItems[]` on top of the selected `projection_preset`.

Example

{
  "name": "youtube_get_video_comments",
  "arguments": {
    "videoId": "plN7JMbadRg",
    "projection_preset": "minimal",
    "data_fields": [
      "orderedItems",
      "nextCursor",
      "cursor",
      "itemCount"
    ],
    "item_fields": [
      "entityId",
      "content",
      "likeCount",
      "id",
      "replyCount"
    ]
  }
}

Available data fields

@context
type
partOf
totalItems
cursor
nextCursor
next
itemCount
orderedItems

Available item fields

type
id
entityId
content
likeCount
replyCount
attributedTo
inReplyTo

Response notes

Successful calls return a JSON object with a top-level data field and, when available, metadata.creditsUsed and metadata.creditsRemaining. See response format, pagination, and credits.

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