# Scrapfly ranks six open-source YouTube scrapers by job, flags two failures

> Scrapfly published a blog post comparing six open-source YouTube scrapers, including a GitHub snapshot from August 11, 2026, and noting two projects that failed in their tests.

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- Beat: Open Source & Tooling · Evidence: Primary source · Type/significance: analysis/2 · First seen: 2026-09-05T15:10:37.839886+00:00 · Updated: 2026-09-05T15:10:37.839886+00:00 · Edition: 2026-09-06
- Framing: model-written (headline, standfirst, why it matters, tags); source facts deterministic

## Briefing
- Scrapfly: Scrapfly published a blog post comparing six open-source YouTube scrapers, including a GitHub snapshot from August 11, 2026, and noting two projects that failed in their tests.

## Why it matters
YouTube scraping is notoriously brittle due to frequent anti-bot changes and API restrictions. This roundup gives practitioners a curated, time-stamped reference for choosing a scraper that still works, while the documented failures highlight how quickly these tools can break. It also signals which projects are actively maintained versus abandoned.

## Sources
- Primary source · Scrapfly · 2026-08-24 — [6 Best Open-Source YouTube Scrapers in 2026](https://scrapfly.io/blog/posts/best-open-source-youtube-scrapers)

## Watch next
Which of the six scrapers will still pass tests six months from now?

Topics: Scrapfly, YouTube, youtube-scraping, open-source, scraper-comparison, anti-bot

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