Social Fetch
YouTube

Get YouTube channel

Get details for a YouTube channel.

GET/v1/youtube/channel
1credit
x-api-key*stringheader

API key (`sfk_...`)

Parameters
3
channelIdstringquery

Optional YouTube channel id for the request.

min 1 chars · max 4096 chars

handlestringquery

Optional YouTube channel handle for the request.

min 1 chars · max 64 chars

urlstringquery

Optional YouTube channel URL for the request.

min 1 chars · max 4096 chars

Response fields
24

Endpoint-specific response payload.

datalookupStatus
string

Whether the channel was found.

one of: found, not_found

Channel details when available.

datachannelplatform
string

Social platform for this channel.

one of: youtube

datachannelhandle
string

YouTube channel handle without the leading @.

datachanneldisplayName
stringnullable

Public display name for the YouTube channel.

datachannelbio
stringnullable

Channel description text when available.

datachannelavatarUrl
stringnullable

Best available square avatar image URL.

datachannelbannerUrl
stringnullable

Channel banner image URL when available.

datachannelverified
boolean

Whether the channel is marked as verified.

datachannelprofileUrl
string

Canonical public YouTube channel URL.

min 1 chars

datachannelplatformUserId
stringoptional

YouTube channel id (stable identifier for the channel).

datachannelcountry
stringnullableoptional

Country label when available.

datachanneljoinedDateText
stringnullableoptional

Human-readable join date text from YouTube when available (not guaranteed to parse to a calendar date).

Deduplicated outbound links associated with the channel when available.

datachannelexternalLinks[]
stringoptional

min 1 chars

Channel metrics when available.

datametricssubscribers
integernullable

Subscriber count for the channel when available.

≥ 0

datametricsvideos
integernullable

Public video count for the channel when available.

≥ 0

datametricsviews
integernullable

Total view count reported for the channel when available.

≥ 0

Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.

metarequestId
string

Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.

min 1 chars

metacreditsCharged
integer

Credits charged for this request.

≥ 0

metaversion
string

Public API version that served the response.

one of: v1

Code example

curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/youtube/channel?url=https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Responses

Lookup result. Check `data.lookupStatus` for `found` or `not_found`.

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