YouTube API · Endpoint

YouTube Channel API

Q: What do I send?

Send url. The input fields below list every option with its type and limits.

Q: Can my AI agent call it?

Yes, over MCP: the agent finds youtube.channel.get, checks its price and runs it with the same credits as the REST API.

Get a channel from its link, handle or ID: name, description, subscribers, video count, keywords and tabs.

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Updated 14 Oct 2026
youtube.channel.get

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Response completed

{  "title": "NASA",  "channel_handle": "@NASA",  "channel_id": "UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ",  "description": "NASA's mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research.\r\n\r\nTo do that, we have worked a…",  "external_id": "UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ",  "is_family_safe": true,  "keywords": "nasa space iss shuttle 50th astronauts planets earth rockets hubble telescopes NASA TV galaxy apollo gemini mercury sta Moon Artemis \"solar…",  "subscriber_count": 15100000,  "subscriber_count_approximate": true,  "subscriber_count_text": "15.1M subscribers",  "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ",  "vanity_url": "http://www.youtube.com/@NASA",  "video_count": 6100,  "video_count_approximate": true,  "video_count_text": "6.1K videos",  "available_tabs": [    "Home",    "Videos"  ]}

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Input

What you send

The input object of the request, with every field the endpoint accepts.

Field	Type	Required	What it does	Example
url	string	yes	The channel's link, its handle such as @NASA, or its channel ID.	@NASA

Response

Fields it returns

What each record in the response holds, with the values from the sample above.

Field	Type	What it is	Example
title	string	The channel's name.	NASA
channel_handle	string	The channel's handle.	@NASA
subscriber_count	integer	Subscribers as a number, read from what YouTube shows.	15,100,000
video_count	integer	Videos as a number, read from what YouTube shows.	6100
description	string	The channel's description.	NASA's mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, s…
is_family_safe	boolean	Whether YouTube marks it as family safe.	true
available_tabs	array	The tabs the channel page has.	Home, Videos, Shorts
channel_id	string	YouTube's ID for the channel.	UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
external_id	string	YouTube's ID for the channel.	UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
keywords	string	Keywords set by the channel.	nasa space iss shuttle 50th astronauts planets earth rockets hu…
subscriber_count_approximate	boolean	Whether the subscriber count comes from a rounded figure such as 15.1M.	true
subscriber_count_text	string	Subscribers as YouTube writes them.	15.1M subscribers
url	string	The channel's link.	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
vanity_url	string	The channel's short link.	http://www.youtube.com/@NASA
video_count_approximate	boolean	Whether the video count comes from a rounded figure such as 6.1K.	true
video_count_text	string	Videos as YouTube writes them.	6.1K videos

REST API · MCP server

Call it from your code, or ask your agent

Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key and copy a working request.

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

import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{  "capability": "youtube.channel.get",  "input": {    "url": "@NASA"  }}''')response = requests.post(    "https://data.upscrape.com/execute",    headers={        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}",        "Content-Type": "application/json",        "Prefer": "wait=30",    },    json=payload,)response.raise_for_status()print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

const response = await fetch("https://data.upscrape.com/execute", {  method: "POST",  headers: {    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UPSCRAPE_API_KEY}`,    "Content-Type": "application/json",    "Prefer": "wait=30",  },  body: JSON.stringify({  "capability": "youtube.channel.get",  "input": {    "url": "@NASA"  }}),});if (!response.ok) {  throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));

In your AI agent Claude · Cursor · any MCP client

1Add the Upscrape MCP server

https://data.upscrape.com/mcp

2Ask for the data in plain words

With Upscrape, look up the @NASA channel on YouTube. How many subscribers and videos does it have?

The agent finds the endpoint, shows you the price, and runs it with your credits.

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Questions

YouTube Channel API FAQ

The short answers. The docs have the long ones.

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How much does the YouTube Channel API cost?

1 credit per successful call, shown before it runs. You buy credits once, and paid credits never expire.

What do I send?

Send url. The input fields below list every option with its type and limits.

Do I need a YouTube login?

No. It reads public YouTube data; nothing runs on your account.

Can my AI agent call it?

Yes, over MCP: the agent finds youtube.channel.get, checks its price and runs it with the same credits as the REST API.

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