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YouTube Channel Videos API Documentation

The YouTube Channel Videos API, accessible via the /api/v1/search?engine=youtube_channel_videos endpoint, provides detailed information about YouTube channel videos. This API allows you to retrieve various data about a channel, including its statistics, video list, and more.

API Parameters

Search Query

  • Name
    channel_id
    Required
    Required
    Description

    Identifies the YouTube channel to query. Accepts a channel ID or an '@' handle from YouTube URLs. For channel IDs, use the format: https://www.youtube.com/channel/CHANNEL_ID. For '@' handles, use: https://www.youtube.com/@HANDLE. Examples: UCXZCJLdBC09xxGZ6gcdrc6A for channel IDs; @BostonDynamics for '@' handles.

Localization

  • Name
    gl
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    The default parameter us defines the country of the search. Check the full list of supported YouTube gl countries.

  • Name
    hl
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    The default parameter en defines the interface language of the search. Check the full list of supported YouTube hl languages.

Pagination

  • Name
    next_page_token
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    A token used to retrieve the next page of videos or apply specific filters such as "Popular" or "Oldest". On the first request, the API response includes a pagination.filters array, which provides tokens for different sorting options. The default sorting is "Most Recent". Use the next_page_token for a selected filter to retrieve results for that filter. For subsequent requests within the same filter, use the pagination.next_page_token from the response to continue pagination.

Engine

  • Name
    engine
    Required
    Required
    Description

    Parameter defines the engine that will be used to retrieve real-time data. To retrieve YouTube video details, it must be set to youtube_channel_videos.

API key

  • Name
    api_key
    Required
    Required
    Description

    The api_key authenticates your requests. Use it as a query parameter (https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY) or in the Authorization header (Bearer YOUR_API_KEY).

API Examples

Channel

Channel
GET
https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?channel_id=%40NBA&engine=youtube_channel_videos
Request
import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "youtube_channel_videos",
  "channel_id": "@NBA"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
Response
{
  "channel": {
    "handle": "@NBA",
    "id": "UCWJ2lWNubArHWmf3FIHbfcQ",
    "title": "NBA",
    "description": "The NBA is the premier professional basketball league in the United States and Canada. The league is truly global, with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 47 languages. The NBA consists of 30 teams. The NBA offers real time access to live regular season NBA games with a subscription to NBA LEAGUE PASS, available globally for TV, broadband, and mobile.  Real-time Stats, Scores, Highlights and more are available to fans on web and mobile with the NBA App. \n\nFor news, stories, highlights and more, go to our official website at https://app.link.nba.com/e/NBA_site\n",
    "keywords": "NBA \"Full Game Recaps\" \"Full Game Highlights\"",
    "tags": ["NBA", "Full Game Recaps", "Full Game Highlights"],
    "available_countries": [
      "EC",
      "KG",
      ...
    ],
    "badges": ["NBA", "Verified"],
    "first_link": "https://nba.smart.link/ASVote-YTBio",
    "is_verified": true,
    "is_family_safe": true,
    "banner": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/zm0mPlH4bTDl5JEC6s7ccWiB20LkoszUnHxEC38TCtTp-yMejjZEx_eUD7r1tnZtI4ck-Ibgsw=w2560-fcrop64=1,00005a57ffffa5a8-k-c0xffffffff-no-nd-rj",
    "avatar": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/CQS5cYQGRAIMMYpMg224tikkhZKnQeuQPIVEHu4sBI3vkceTprP5GoT3y8-hca7LXWzQkfrT=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj"
  },
  ...
}

Videos

Videos

The pagination.filters array in the response provides sorting options like "Popular" or "Oldest", each with a next_page_token to retrieve results for that filter. For instance, use the token from the "Popular" filter to get the most popular videos.

For subsequent pages within a filter or for default pagination (most recent videos), use the pagination.next_page_token.

GET
https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?channel_id=%40lexfridman&engine=youtube_channel_videos
Request
import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "youtube_channel_videos",
  "channel_id": "@lexfridman"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
Response
{
  "videos": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "id": "yhZAXXI83-4",
      "title": "Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #455",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhZAXXI83-4",
      "views": 304741,
      "channel": {
        "is_verified": true
      },
      "length": "3:26:40",
      "published_time": "18 hours ago",
      "thumbnail": {
        "static": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yhZAXXI83-4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&rs=AOn4CLAnbz8rg7C-l6aOw7lDAjUhkHRQ2g",
        "rich": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yhZAXXI83-4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCMQBEG5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&rs=AOn4CLA3aTxZLhT2z93XuJ6cbM8lO_6Exw"
      }
    },
    ...
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "filters": [
      {
        "text": "Popular",
        "next_page_token": "4qmFsgJkEhhVQ1NIWkt5Y..."
      },
      {
        "text": "Oldest",
        "next_page_token": "4qmFsgJkEhhVQ1NIWkt5YXd..."
      }
    ],
    "next_page_token": "4qmFsgKrCBIYVUNTSFpLeWF3Yjc..."
  }
}

Popular Videos

Popular Videos
GET
https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?channel_id=%40lexfridman&engine=youtube_channel_videos&next_page_token=4qmFsgJkEhhVQ1NIWkt5YXdiNzdpeERkc0dvZzRpV0EaSDhnWXVHaXg2S2hJbUNpUTJPVE0yWlRnNFppMHdNREF3TFRJd09UWXRPV05sWXkwMU9ESTBNamxpTm1Jek0yTWdBZyUzRCUzRA%3D%3D
Request
import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "youtube_channel_videos",
  "channel_id": "@lexfridman",
  "next_page_token": "4qmFsgJkEhhVQ1NIWkt5YXdiNzdpeERkc0dvZzRpV0EaSDhnWXVHaXg2S2hJbUNpUTJPVE0yWlRnNFppMHdNREF3TFRJd09UWXRPV05sWXkwMU9ESTBNamxpTm1Jek0yTWdBZyUzRCUzRA=="
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
Response
{
  "videos": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "id": "T3FC7qIAGZk",
      "title": "Andrew Bustamante: CIA Spy | Lex Fridman Podcast #310",
      "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3FC7qIAGZk",
      "views": 19165254,
      "channel": {
        "is_verified": true
      },
      "length": "3:53:09",
      "published_time": "2 years ago",
      "thumbnail": {
        "static": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T3FC7qIAGZk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&rs=AOn4CLCLRQXK9OAMfxc6dzivXTUqnBfz3A",
        "rich": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T3FC7qIAGZk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEiCMQBEG5IWvKriqkDFQgBFQAAAAAYASUAAMhCPQCAokN4AQ==&rs=AOn4CLBspolBUYGvbeOtJUJRC2-EOCPq-w"
      }
    },
    ...
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "next_page_token": "4qmFsgLZCBIYVUNTSFpLeWF3Yjc3aXhEZHNHb2c0..."
  }
}