YouTubeget/channel/id

Youtube Channel ID

Channel
Cost / request

$0.01

Response format

JSON

Protocol

REST

About this endpoint

Access YouTube data through agntdata: Youtube Channel ID. This endpoint get the channel ID of a Youtube Channel given the channel name. Responses are structured JSON for AI agents, analytics, and automation — one API key instead of juggling upstream accounts. Ideal when you need video metadata, channel discovery, comments, subtitles, and recommendations programmatically.

Use cases

AI agents that need YouTube data in structured form
Analytics and monitoring pipelines for YouTube content
Research and GTM workflows that combine YouTube signals with other data

Parameters

NameInTypeRequiredDescription
channel_namequerystringrequiredDefault: LinusTechTips

Responses

Response

{
  "title": "ChannelId",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "channel_id": {
      "title": "Channel Id",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "channel_name": {
      "title": "Channel Name",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "description": "Schema Class for Youtube Channel ID"
}

Agent / Developer Schema

Machine-readable formats for integrating this endpoint into AI agents and toolchains.

{
  "operationId": "Youtube_Channel_ID",
  "method": "get",
  "path": "/channel/id",
  "summary": "Youtube Channel ID",
  "description": "This endpoint get the channel ID of a Youtube Channel given the channel name",
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "channel_name",
      "in": "query",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string",
        "default": "LinusTechTips"
      }
    }
  ],
  "responses": [
    {
      "statusCode": "200",
      "description": "Response",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "title": "ChannelId",
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "channel_id": {
                "title": "Channel Id",
                "type": "string"
              },
              "channel_name": {
                "title": "Channel Name",
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "description": "Schema Class for Youtube Channel ID"
          },
          "example": {
            "channel_id": "UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw",
            "channel_name": "LinusTechTips"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "statusCode": "422",
      "description": "Validation Error",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "title": "HTTPValidationError",
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "detail": {
                "title": "Detail",
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "title": "ValidationError",
                  "required": [
                    "loc",
                    "msg",
                    "type"
                  ],
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "loc": {
                      "title": "Location",
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "anyOf": [
                          {
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          {
                            "type": "integer"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    },
                    "msg": {
                      "title": "Message",
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "type": {
                      "title": "Error Type",
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "example": {
            "detail": [
              {
                "loc": [],
                "msg": "",
                "type": ""
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Pricing

$0.01per successful request

Credits are deducted from your agntdata balance on each successful API call. Failed requests (4xx/5xx) are not charged.

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