Search any video's comments for specific words or a commenter, sort by relevance or newest, and export everything you fetch. YouTube offers no per-video comment search; this is it.
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How it works
The finder reads the video's top-level comments through YouTube's official Data API. With search words set, YouTube's own comment search does the matching server-side, so results reach far deeper than the pages loaded: 500 matching comments is 500 matches, not the first 500 comments. Without a search it loads the thread in your chosen order, relevance (YouTube's ranking) or newest first.
Loaded results then filter at once in the author box and sort by likes or date in your browser. They export in full. The CSV and the Copy button carry author, text, likes, replies, date, and each comment's direct link. The link opens YouTube with that comment highlighted under the video. Plans scale the load depth from 500 to 3,000 comments per search; the header line says what was fetched and whether more existed.
Comments are public API data and exports are your own copy of them. Each search keeps a shareable link for 7 days. For giveaways, the Comment Picker adds the entry filters and the random draw on the same comment data.
What the columns mean
- Author
- The commenter's display name, linked to the comment on YouTube.
- Comment
- The top-level comment text (replies are not searched; the reply count shows discussion size).
- Likes / Replies
- The comment's like count and how many replies sit under it.
- Published
- When the comment was posted.
- Author filter
- Instant client-side narrowing of the loaded results to names matching what you type.
- Fetched line
- How many comments loaded, across how many pages, and whether the thread had more beyond your plan's depth.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find a specific comment on a YouTube video?
Paste the video URL, type a few words you remember from the comment (or the commenter's name) into the search field, and run the finder. YouTube's own comment search matches the words server-side, and the author filter box then narrows the loaded results to one commenter instantly. Every result links straight to the comment on YouTube, highlighted under the video.
Can I search my own comment history on a video?
You can find your own comments the same way anyone's are found: search your username in the search field, or load the comments and type your name in the author filter. YouTube itself offers no per-video comment search, which is the gap this tool fills.
How many comments does it load?
Comments load in pages of 100 top-level comments; free users get up to 5 pages (500 comments) per lookup and paid plans up to 30 pages (3,000). With a search term, the pages contain only matching comments, so 500 matched comments reaches deep into even a huge thread. The card says when more pages existed beyond the cap.
Can I export YouTube comments?
Yes; the CSV download and the Copy button export everything fetched: author, comment text, likes, reply count, published date, and the direct link. That covers the common jobs, keeping a record of feedback, mining comments for content ideas, and picking quotes, using only the public data YouTube serves.
Does it search inside replies?
No; the finder works on top-level comments, which is what YouTube's comment search matches. Reply threads under a matched comment are one click away through the comment's link. The reply count column tells you which matched comments have discussions under them.
Why does a video show no comments?
Either comments are turned off (common on made-for-kids videos, where YouTube disables them), the video is private, or genuinely nobody commented. The finder says which: comments-off comes back as its own message rather than an empty list.
What do relevance and newest mean?
The same orders the watch page offers: relevance is YouTube's ranking (likes, replies, and other signals), newest is reverse-chronological. When a search term is set, results come back in YouTube's match order, with newest-first available as the alternative.
Is the YouTube comment finder free?
Yes, free with no signup. Each search draws one lookup from the shared daily allowance shown by the quota chip; results keep a shareable link for 7 days. Running a giveaway instead? The Comment Picker loads the same comments and draws winners with filters.