> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.lobstr.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# How lobstr.io finds and collects emails from YouTube channels
> lobstr.io's YouTube Channel Email Scraper collects email addresses from channel About pages when creators publicly list them.
One of the most common questions: **"Why didn't I find any emails after using the YouTube Channel Email Scraper?"**
After seeing a tool called `YouTube Channel Email Scraper`, you expect a list of emails. But sometimes there's nothing there to collect. Here's why.
## How the YouTube channel email scraper works
lobstr.io checks the **About page** of a YouTube channel and scans the description for an email address.
✅ If an email is found in the channel description, it's collected and added to the output.
That's it — quick and simple. But if there's no email in the description, the scraper won't find one. And that's where the confusion starts.
## Why you didn't find an email
Some YouTube channels don't put their email in the description. Instead, they hide it behind the **View Email Address** button in the Channel Details section.
🚫 The problem: that email is locked behind a login wall — you must be signed in to see it.
Could we add `sync_account` like we do for Facebook, X, and Sales Navigator to collect these hidden emails? We tried — but there's a problem.
Even when you log in, **YouTube only lets you view 10 emails per day per Google account**.
To collect 1,000 emails in a single day, you'd need 100 Google accounts. That limit makes large-scale email collection impossible — which is why the scraper doesn't try to pull emails from the **View Email Address** button.
lobstr.io focuses on **public emails only** to keep things fast, reliable, and hassle-free.
Run the scraper on a large list of channels to maximize your total email yield. Hit rates vary by niche and channel type — business-focused and large creator channels typically list contact emails more often than personal or entertainment channels.