YouTube API reference
Public YouTube channels, videos, playlists, comments, search, and transcripts over REST — one API key, no Google Cloud quota.
Social Fetch's YouTube tag is thirteen GET /v1/youtube/... routes. Pass a channel, video URL, or search query and get { data, meta } with data.lookupStatus, meta.requestId, and meta.creditsCharged. Authenticate with x-api-key only — no Google Cloud project, OAuth consent screen, or daily quota units.
These pages are generated from the public OpenAPI spec. Product overview, examples, and FAQs live on the YouTube platform hub. Vendor comparison: Best YouTube data APIs. Transcript workflow: video transcription recipe.
Credits
Every YouTube route is 1 credit per completed lookup, except comment analysis, which is 2. Paginated video, comment, and search calls bill each page. Trust meta.creditsCharged.
Channels and playlists
Channel
`GET /v1/youtube/channel` — channel card, subscribers, and metadata.
Channel videos
`GET /v1/youtube/channels/videos` — uploads, cursor-paged.
Channel shorts
`GET /v1/youtube/channels/shorts` — Shorts tab for a channel.
Playlist
`GET /v1/youtube/playlists` — playlist items by URL or id.
Community post
`GET /v1/youtube/community-posts` — one community post.
Search
Search
`GET /v1/youtube/search` — keyword search across videos and channels.
Hashtag search
`GET /v1/youtube/search/hashtags` — hashtag-led discovery.
Videos
Video
`GET /v1/youtube/videos` — one video by URL or id.
Video comments
`GET /v1/youtube/videos/comments` — comment list, cursor-paged.
Comment analysis
`GET /v1/youtube/videos/comments/analysis` — sentiment and themes (2 credits).
Comment replies
`GET /v1/youtube/videos/comments/replies` — nested replies.
Video transcript
`GET /v1/youtube/videos/transcript` — captions to plain text.
Trending Shorts
`GET /v1/youtube/shorts/trending` — trending Shorts by region.
Related
- YouTube platform hub — coverage, FAQs, and credit notes
- Best YouTube data APIs — vendor comparison
- Free YouTube transcript generator
- Video transcription recipe
- API reference — all platforms