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YouTubeSocial media

YouTube channel profile API

A channel by ID or handle: name, description, avatar, verification, subscribers and video count (rounded as YouTube shows them), and under ext its total views, the day it joined, the links in its About section, country and banner. The handle comes back when you ask by handle.

GEThttps://api.okdata.online/v1/youtube/channels/get

Also calledyoutube channel infoyoutube subscriber countyoutube channel stats

Price
$0.002
per call · failed calls are free
Returns
One Account
as data.item
If a call fails
Not charged
When a data source fails, the next one is tried; errors and timeouts cost nothing.
Status
preview
It may still change; any change is announced beforehand.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
idstringThe channel ID, starting with UC. Give id or username. e.g. UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
usernamestringThe channel's handle, with or without @. Give id or username. e.g. NASA
viewstringcompactstandardfullHow much of each object comes back. full adds platform-specific fields under ext. default standard
fieldsstring[]Fields to keep, by path (author.name), to save tokens. In a query string: comma-separated.

Give exactly one of id, username. cursor, view and fields work the same on every endpoint: how requests work.

Request

cURL

curl -G "https://api.okdata.online/v1/youtube/channels/get" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OKDATA_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'id=UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ'

Python

import os
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.okdata.online/v1/youtube/channels/get",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"},
    params={"id": "UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ"},
    timeout=60,
)
body = resp.json()
if body["code"] != "ok":
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['code']}: {body['message']} (charged: {body['charged']})")

row = body["data"]["item"]
print(row["name"], row["followers"])
print("cost: $" + body["meta"]["billing"]["amount"])

TypeScript

const url = new URL('https://api.okdata.online/v1/youtube/channels/get');
url.searchParams.set('id', "UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ");

const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.OKDATA_API_KEY}`,
  },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (body.code !== 'ok') throw new Error(`${body.code}: ${body.message}`);

const row = body.data.item;
console.log(row.name, row.followers);
console.log('cost: $' + body.meta.billing.amount);

MCPtools/call

{
  "name": "call",
  "arguments": {
    "capability": "youtube.channels.get",
    "id": "UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ"
  }
}

Response

200 · application/jsonmeta.billing.amount = 0.002
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "0f6c2a8e-4b1d-4e0a-9a51-3c7d2b9e1f20",
  "data": {
    "item": {
      "id": "UCa1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0kL",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@trailkit",
      "username": "@trailkit",
      "name": "Trail Kit",
      "bio": "Light packs, long walks.",
      "avatar_url": "https://cdn.example.com/avatar/trailkit.jpg",
      "verified": true,
      "followers": 182300,
      "following": 312,
      "posts": 486,
      "likes": null
    }
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "youtube.channels.get",
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    },
    "unavailable": {},
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "fetched_at": "2026-11-11T08:00:00Z"
  }
}

Try it

This sends a real call to https://api.okdata.online and is billed as usual: at most $0.002. Failed calls are free. Your key goes only to that address and is never stored on this site.

Known limits

  • Give exactly one of id, username.

Returned fields

data.item is one Account.

FieldTypeViewDescription
idstringcompactAccount ID on the platform.
urlstringcompactProfile link.
usernamestring | nullcompactHandle, where the platform has one.
namestringcompactDisplay name.
biostring | nullcompactProfile bio.Long text: view=compact may shorten it.
avatar_urlstring | nullstandardAvatar image URL.
Show all 12 fieldsHide the other 6
FieldTypeViewDescription
verifiedboolean | nullstandardWhether the platform shows a verification badge.
followersinteger | nullcompactFollowers.
followinginteger | nullcompactAccounts it follows.
postsinteger | nullcompactPosts, videos, notes or articles published.
likesinteger | nullcompactTotal likes received, where the platform shows it.
extobjectfullPlatform-specific extras. Only returned with view=full.

The view column is the smallest view a field comes back in: compact returns only compact fields, standard adds the standard ones, full returns everything. The default is standard.

When it is charged

One call costs $0.002 and returns one account. 1,000 lookups cost $2.00. Failed calls are not charged.

Data comes back$0.002 per call

Bad parameters, errors, timeoutsFree

WhenCharge
Most one call costs$0.002
An empty answerFree
Not found (the platform has no such item)Free
Bad parameters, errors, timeoutsFree
A retry with the same Idempotency-Key within 24 hoursCharged once

A failed call is free; an empty answer is free; not found is free.

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Common errors

Every error has the same shape and says whether it was charged. The ones this endpoint can return:

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA parameter is missing, has the wrong type or value, or the method is wrong. problems lists each one; param names the first.Retry: after a fixno
401unauthorizedThe key is missing, malformed, revoked, disabled or expired (reason says which when known).Retry: nono
402insufficient_balanceThe balance (available) cannot cover the most this call could cost (required).Retry: after a fixno
404not_foundThe post, account or page does not exist or is not public. Endpoints whose charge_when_not_found is above 0 charge this answer (the source billed us for it): the body then says charged: true and amount.Retry: nono
429rate_limitedThe account sent too many requests this minute (reason: rate) or has too many calls running (reason: concurrency).Retry: yesno
500settlement_unknownThe data came back, but the charge could not be confirmed.Retry: with the same Idempotency-Keyunknown until looked up
502upstream_failedEvery data source for this endpoint failed on this request.Retry: yesno
503capability_pausedThis endpoint is paused right now; nothing ran.Retry: yesno
504timeoutThe data did not come back in time. The hold was released, so nothing was charged.Retry: yesno

All error codes →

Questions

How much does the YouTube channel profile API cost?

One call costs $0.002 and returns one account. 1,000 lookups cost $2.00. Failed calls are not charged.

Do I need a YouTube account, cookies or a QR login?

No. You send only your okdata API key. The data is public data from YouTube; nothing is fetched with your own YouTube account.

Am I charged when a call fails?

No. Every error response says charged: false, except a timeout, which says charged: null until the outcome is known. Resend with the same Idempotency-Key and you are never charged twice.

What if YouTube does not show a field?

The field is null, and meta.unavailable names it with the reason: platform (the platform never shows it) or capability (we cannot fetch it yet).

Use it in your AI

Paste this into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any agent that can open a web page. It reads this endpoint’s page and calls it with your key.

Read https://okdata.online/apis/youtube/channels/get.md, then call this endpoint for me through okdata; my key is in the OKDATA_API_KEY environment variable. Use YouTube channel profile and tell me the follower count and what the account posts about.

With the MCP server connected, just ask: Use YouTube channel profile and tell me the follower count and what the account posts about.

All 10 YouTube endpoints

YouTube API overview →YouTube API pricing →

Names and ID

Name
YouTube channel profile API
Short name
YouTube channel profile
ID
youtube.channels.get
Endpoint
GET /v1/youtube/channels/get
Category
Social media
Also called
youtube channel info, youtube subscriber count, youtube channel stats
Returns
Account: 12 fields

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Paste this into your agent

Read https://okdata.online/agents.md and set up okdata for me; my key is in the OKDATA_API_KEY environment variable.

Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and other agents that can open a link set themselves up from it.

MCP serverhttps://api.okdata.online/mcp