// youtube channel api

Read a YouTube channel as structured data

Get a public channel profile and browse its videos, Shorts, live streams, podcasts, playlists or posts. Search within a channel and continue through its content with a page token.

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Channel

Channel handle or ID channel_idChannel handle (with or without @) or a UC channel ID. Required on the first page; omit with next_page_token. Required on the first page. Use a handle such as @veritasium or a UC channel ID; full URLs are not accepted. Minimum characters: 1 Maximum characters: 100Search within channel search_querySearch within this channel for matching videos and playlists. Cannot be combined with tab or sort. Omit with next_page_token. Omit tab and sort when searching. Matching videos and playlists appear in search_results. Minimum characters: 1 Maximum characters: 2048

Content

Choose a tab and its sort order, or search within the channel.

Content tab tabChannel content tab. Defaults to videos. Omit when using search_query or next_page_token. Not every channel offers every tab. A channel without the requested tab returns an empty content group with search_information.tab_available set to false.Sort order sortvideos, shorts and streams accept latest, popular or oldest; playlists accept dd (newest playlist) or lad (last video added). Omit with podcasts, posts, search_query or next_page_token. Videos, Shorts and streams default to latest. Playlists default to dd. Sorting uses the choices offered by YouTube.Include channel details aboutInclude additional public channel details, such as country, join date, total views and links. Defaults to false. Omit with next_page_token. Channel profile data is returned on the first page. about=true includes additional public details. Continuation pages return content only.

Localization

Language hlInterface language, such as en or pt-BR. Defaults to en. Omit with next_page_token. Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z]{2,3}(?:-[a-zA-Z0-9]{2,8}){0,2}$Country glTwo-letter country code. Defaults to US. Omit with next_page_token. Pattern: ^[A-Za-z]{2}$

Pagination

Next page token next_page_tokenOpaque pagination.next_page_token from this endpoint. Send it alone to continue the channel feed with its original settings. Tokens expire after one hour. Send next_page_token alone. The token preserves the channel, selected tab or search, sorting and locale. Use POST for long tokens. Stop when pagination.next_page_token is absent. Minimum characters: 1 Maximum characters: 32768 Pattern: ^ct2_[A-Za-z0-9_-]{100,}$

# pip install httpx
import httpx

response = httpx.get(
    "https://api.litescrape.com/api/youtube/channel",
    params={
        "channel_id": "veritasium",
        "tab": "videos",
    },
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer ls_live_your_key"},
    timeout=120,
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

Ready

Run the request to draw its results here. This endpoint returns:

channel_results
videos_results
pagination

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What the YouTube Channel API returns

Public channel profiles

Use a handle or channel ID to read the name, description, thumbnails and displayed counts. Include About details for public links, country, join date and total views.

Six content tabs

Choose videos, Shorts, live streams, podcasts, playlists or posts. A channel without the requested tab returns an empty group and marks that tab as unavailable.

Sort or search

Order videos, Shorts and streams by latest, popular or oldest. Sort playlists by creation or last addition, or search within the channel for videos and playlists.

Continue through a channel

Send next_page_token by itself to fetch the next page with the same channel settings. The profile appears on the first page; later pages return content.

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What teams build with it

01
Follow new uploads
Read the latest videos from a channel and keep their titles, links and available metadata in your application.
02
Organize creator content
Browse a channel by content type to build video, playlist and podcast catalogs.
03
Find a topic in a channel
Search a specific creator for a topic and collect the matching videos and playlists.

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