YouTube Comment Picker
Randomly select a contest winner from any YouTube video's comments
How It Works
- Official API: Uses the YouTube Data API v3 — no login required.
- 100% Fair: Up to 100 top-level comments are fetched and one is chosen using PHP's
array_rand(). - Clean Pool: Blank and whitespace-only comments are automatically excluded.
YouTube Comment Picker - Pick a Random Giveaway Winner
Running a giveaway that asks fans to "comment to enter" is one of the easiest ways to boost engagement on a video — but manually scrolling through hundreds of comments to pick a winner fairly is tedious and easy to get wrong. Our YouTube comment picker pulls the public comments from any video URL and randomly selects a winner using a true random-selection method, so the result is provably fair and instant.
Why use a random comment picker instead of choosing manually?
- Fairness: a genuine random draw removes any appearance of bias or favoritism toward specific commenters.
- Speed: picking through hundreds of comments by hand can take hours; a random picker does it in seconds.
- Transparency: being able to show your audience exactly how a winner was chosen builds trust for future giveaways.
- Clean entries: blank, whitespace-only, or clearly invalid comments are filtered out automatically.
Running a fair YouTube giveaway: best practices
State your giveaway rules clearly in the video description — eligible regions, entry deadline, one entry per person, and how the winner will be contacted. Always follow YouTube's own contest policies and any local sweepstakes laws that apply to giveaways in your region.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this work on private or unlisted videos?
No, the video must be public so its comments are publicly accessible for the tool to read.
How many comments can it pick from?
The tool pulls up to 100 top-level comments per run. Reply comments (nested under a top-level comment) are not included in the draw.
Is the selection truly random?
Yes, every eligible comment has an equal chance of being selected, with no weighting toward likes, replies, or comment length.