YouTube API Capability

Get Channel

Fetch metadata for a YouTube channel.

Capability ID youtube.channel.get

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 60 seconds

# Get Channel

Fetch metadata for a YouTube channel.

- Platform: [YouTube](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/youtube)
- Capability ID: `youtube.channel.get`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 60 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
  },
  "capability": "youtube.channel.get"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | `string` | Yes | YouTube channel URL, handle, or channel ID |

### Example input

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This redacted fixture is an example, not a fixed response schema.

```json
{
  "available_countries": [
    "RU",
    "TJ",
    "AT"
  ],
  "available_tabs": [
    "Home",
    "Videos",
    "Shorts"
  ],
  "avatar": [
    {
      "height": 900,
      "url": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/[redacted:token]=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
      "width": 900
    }
  ],
  "channel_id": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
  "description": "SUBSCRIBE FOR A COOKIE!\nNew MrBeast or MrBeast Gaming video every single Saturday at noon eastern time!\nAccomplishments:\n- Raised $20,000,000 To Plant 20,000,000 Trees\n- Removed 30,000,000 pounds of trash from the ocean\n- Helped 2,000 people walk again\n- Helped 1,000 blind people see\n- Helped 1,000 deaf people hear\n- Built wells in Africa\n- Built and gave away 100 houses\n- Adopted every dog in a s…",
  "external_id": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
  "is_family_safe": true,
  "keywords": "mrbeast6000 beast mrbeast Mr.Beast mr",
  "rss_url": "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
  "title": "MrBeast",
  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA",
  "vanity_url": "http://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `available_countries` | `array` | 3 items |
| `available_countries` | `array` | 3 items |
| `available_tabs` | `array` | 3 items |
| `available_tabs` | `array` | 3 items |
| `avatar` | `array` | 1 items |
| `avatar` | `array` | 1 items |
| `channel_id` | `string` | UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA |
| `description` | `string` | SUBSCRIBE FOR A COOKIE! New MrBeast or MrBeast Gaming video every singl… |
| `external_id` | `string` | UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA |
| `is_family_safe` | `boolean` | true |
| `keywords` | `string` | mrbeast6000 beast mrbeast Mr.Beast mr |
| `rss_url` | `string` | https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8u… |
| `title` | `string` | MrBeast |
| `url` | `string` | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA |
| `vanity_url` | `string` | http://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

url string required

YouTube channel URL, handle, or channel ID

Example https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The full redacted fixture is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These observed fields are not a fixed response schema.

Path	Observed type	Example
`available_countries`	`array`	3 items
`available_countries`	`array`	3 items
`available_tabs`	`array`	3 items
`available_tabs`	`array`	3 items
`avatar`	`array`	1 items
`avatar`	`array`	1 items
`channel_id`	`string`	UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA
`description`	`string`	SUBSCRIBE FOR A COOKIE! New MrBeast or MrBeast Gaming video every singl…
`external_id`	`string`	UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA
`is_family_safe`	`boolean`	true
`keywords`	`string`	mrbeast6000 beast mrbeast Mr.Beast mr
`rss_url`	`string`	https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8u…
`title`	`string`	MrBeast
`url`	`string`	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA
`vanity_url`	`string`	http://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast" }, "capability": "youtube.channel.get" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast" }, "capability": "youtube.channel.get" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "available_countries": [ "RU", "TJ", "AT" ], "available_tabs": [ "Home", "Videos", "Shorts" ], "avatar": [ { "height": 900, "url": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/[redacted:token]=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj", "width": 900 } ], "channel_id": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA", "description": "SUBSCRIBE FOR A COOKIE!\nNew MrBeast or MrBeast Gaming video every single Saturday at noon eastern time!\nAccomplishments:\n- Raised $20,000,000 To Plant 20,000,000 Trees\n- Removed 30,000,000 pounds of trash from the ocean\n- Helped 2,000 people walk again\n- Helped 1,000 blind people see\n- Helped 1,000 deaf people hear\n- Built wells in Africa\n- Built and gave away 100 houses\n- Adopted every dog in a s…", "external_id": "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA", "is_family_safe": true, "keywords": "mrbeast6000 beast mrbeast Mr.Beast mr", "rss_url": "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA", "title": "MrBeast", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA", "vanity_url": "http://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast" }