🎁 YouTube Comment Picker
Run a transparent giveaway: load the public comments, apply your rules and draw winners with a cryptographically secure random pick.
📡 Live-data tool
How to use the YouTube Comment Picker
- Paste the giveaway video link and choose how many comments to load.
- Press Load comments. The tool shows exactly how many comments were retrieved.
- Set your rules, then Pick winner(s). Reroll draws again from the remaining eligible entries.
Why creators use it
- Run fair YouTube giveaways and show your audience the rules and pool size.
- Pick random viewers to feature in your next video.
Good to know
- Uses the official YouTube Data API v3. Data shown is exactly what the API returns for public videos and channels; private, deleted or region-blocked items return no data.
- Only top-level public comments are included (not replies). Comments held for review, deleted or hidden by YouTube are not available.
- If a video has more comments than you load, only the loaded comments take part — the result shows the exact count.
- Random picks use the browser’s cryptographically secure random generator without replacement.
Frequently asked questions
Is the draw fair?
Each eligible entry has an equal chance. Selection uses crypto.getRandomValues and never picks the same entry twice.
Why are fewer comments loaded than the video shows?
The visible count includes replies and comments YouTube does not return through the API (held, spam-filtered or deleted).
Does this follow YouTube’s contest rules?
You are responsible for your contest’s rules and legal requirements; YouTube’s contest policies apply.