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YouTube Channel API

A YouTube channel's public profile and latest uploads, by handle, channel ID or URL: name, handle, ID, full description, subscriber, video and view counts, join date, country when shown, external links, avatar, banner and verified flag, plus up to 100 of the latest videos with views, duration and publish date. Collected exactly as a signed-out visitor sees the channel page and its About panel. Unknown channels, blocks and failures are free.

GEThttps://api.gridlode.com/v1/youtube/channel
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Parameters

NameTypeDescription
channelrequiredstringChannel handle (@name), channel ID (UC...) or a youtube.com channel URL (/@name, /channel/UC..., /c/name, /user/name).
limitintegerHow many of the latest videos to list (0 for none). The price stays 1 credit.
Default: 30
hlstringInterface language for texts such as dates.
Default: "en"
glstringTwo-letter country code to view the channel from.
Default: "us"
max_ageintegerAccept a cached answer up to this many seconds old, billed at 50%. Default 0 (always fresh).

Response fields

    Code

    curl "https://api.gridlode.com/v1/youtube/channel?channel=%403blue1brown&limit=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GRIDLODE_KEY"
    1 credit per request
    One credit is $0.001 on the smallest pack, from $0.0003 on enterprise plans.
    Half price for cached data
    Cached for up to 6 h. Pass max_age to use it.
    Failed requests are free
    Blocks, timeouts and target errors never cost credits.

    Market reference: SearchAPI YouTube Channel $4.00 → $1.00 per 1k; Outscraper YouTube channels $5 → $3 per 1k.

    Questions

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    How much does the YouTube Channel API cost?

    1 credit per request. One credit costs $0.001 on the smallest pack and as little as $0.0003 on enterprise plans. Cached answers cost half and failed calls are free.

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