Load a paginated collection of Playlist from YouTube for synchronization, archiving, and monitoring.
Use “By user identifier” for recurring collection workflows where item order and next-page continuation matter.
Review the result and common workflows first, then move to parameters and a working request example.
The response includes a Playlist collection, per-item context, and a cursor for the next page.
Use “By user identifier” for recurring collection workflows where item order and next-page continuation matter.
Move new YouTube items into internal storage sequentially.
Store available public collections for search and later processing.
Continue from the latest page and detect newly available objects.
Both versions solve the same job and accept the same parameters. Use the switch to compare the response structure and choose the version your client expects.
Switch versions on this page to compare response structures while keeping the same documentation URL.
Authentication, required parameters, and the request shape stay the same across V1 and V2. In practice, you choose the version when you build the endpoint path and when you parse the response.
The main difference is the response envelope. Use V2 for new integrations and keep V1 only when you need compatibility with an existing client contract.
Use the same API key header and the same query parameters for both versions. This documentation shows the shared parameter set first, then version-specific endpoint paths and code snippets.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
cursor |
No | str | None |
QVFB... |
Next-page cursor returned by the previous response. Omit it for the first page. |
user_identifier |
No | str |
mkbhd |
YouTube channel handle, username, or channel identifier. Example: mkbhd. |
Choose a version when you copy the exact endpoint path, example URL, and code snippet. The parameter list above stays the same.
GET /api/v2/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifiercurl --request GET \
--url "https://www.scrapestorm.net/api/v2/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifier" \
--header "X-API-Key: 00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000" \
# Optional parameters:
# --data-urlencode 'cursor=QVFB...'
# --data-urlencode 'user_identifier=mkbhd'from urllib.parse import urljoin
import requests
BASE_URL = "https://www.scrapestorm.net"
ENDPOINT = "/api/v2/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifier"
HEADERS = {"Accept": "application/json", "X-API-Key": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"}
params = {
}
# Optional parameters
# params["cursor"] = "QVFB..."
# params["user_identifier"] = "mkbhd"
with requests.Session() as session:
response = session.request(
method="GET",
url=urljoin(BASE_URL, ENDPOINT),
headers=HEADERS,
params=params,
timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
payload = response.json()
print(payload)const BASE_URL = "https://www.scrapestorm.net";
const endpoint = "/api/v2/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifier";
const params = new URLSearchParams({
});
// Optional parameters
// params.set("cursor", "QVFB...");
// params.set("user_identifier", "mkbhd");
const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}${endpoint}?${params.toString()}`, {
method: "GET",
headers: {
Accept: "application/json",
"X-API-Key": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
},
});
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
}
const payload = await response.json();
console.log(payload);import axios from "axios";
const client = axios.create({
baseURL: "https://www.scrapestorm.net",
timeout: 30000,
headers: {
Accept: "application/json",
"X-API-Key": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
},
});
const params = {
};
// Optional parameters
// params.cursor = "QVFB...";
// params.user_identifier = "mkbhd";
const { data: payload } = await client.request({
method: "GET",
url: endpoint,
params,
});
console.log(payload);<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
use GuzzleHttp\Client;
use GuzzleHttp\Exception\GuzzleException;
$client = new Client([
'base_uri' => "https://www.scrapestorm.net",
'timeout' => 30.0,
'headers' => [
'Accept' => 'application/json',
'X-API-Key' => "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
],
]);
$query = [
];
// Optional parameters
// $query["cursor"] = "QVFB...";
// $query["user_identifier"] = "mkbhd";
try {
$response = $client->request("GET", "/api/v2/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifier", [
'query' => $query,
]);
$payload = json_decode(
(string) $response->getBody(),
true,
512,
JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR
);
var_dump($payload);
} catch (GuzzleException $e) {
throw $e;
}package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"time"
)
func main() {
baseURL := "https://www.scrapestorm.net"
endpoint := "/api/v2/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifier"
params := url.Values{}
// Optional parameters
// params.Set("user_identifier", "mkbhd")
req, err := http.NewRequest(
"GET",
fmt.Sprintf("%s%s?%s", baseURL, endpoint, params.Encode()),
nil,
)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000")
client := &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
var payload any
if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&payload); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", payload)
}Choose a version when you copy the exact endpoint path, example URL, and code snippet. The parameter list above stays the same.
GET /api/v1/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifiercurl --request GET \
--url "https://www.scrapestorm.net/api/v1/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifier" \
--header "X-API-Key: 00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000" \
--get --data-urlencode 'user_identifier=value' \
# Optional parameters:
# --data-urlencode 'cursor=QVFB...'from urllib.parse import urljoin
import requests
BASE_URL = "https://www.scrapestorm.net"
ENDPOINT = "/api/v1/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifier"
HEADERS = {"Accept": "application/json", "X-API-Key": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"}
params = {
"user_identifier": "value",
}
# Optional parameters
# params["cursor"] = "QVFB..."
with requests.Session() as session:
response = session.request(
method="GET",
url=urljoin(BASE_URL, ENDPOINT),
headers=HEADERS,
params=params,
timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
payload = response.json()
print(payload)const BASE_URL = "https://www.scrapestorm.net";
const endpoint = "/api/v1/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifier";
const params = new URLSearchParams({
user_identifier: "value",
});
// Optional parameters
// params.set("cursor", "QVFB...");
const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}${endpoint}?${params.toString()}`, {
method: "GET",
headers: {
Accept: "application/json",
"X-API-Key": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
},
});
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
}
const payload = await response.json();
console.log(payload);import axios from "axios";
const client = axios.create({
baseURL: "https://www.scrapestorm.net",
timeout: 30000,
headers: {
Accept: "application/json",
"X-API-Key": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
},
});
const params = {
user_identifier: "value",
};
// Optional parameters
// params.cursor = "QVFB...";
const { data: payload } = await client.request({
method: "GET",
url: endpoint,
params,
});
console.log(payload);<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
use GuzzleHttp\Client;
use GuzzleHttp\Exception\GuzzleException;
$client = new Client([
'base_uri' => "https://www.scrapestorm.net",
'timeout' => 30.0,
'headers' => [
'Accept' => 'application/json',
'X-API-Key' => "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
],
]);
$query = [
"user_identifier" => "value",
];
// Optional parameters
// $query["cursor"] = "QVFB...";
try {
$response = $client->request("GET", "/api/v1/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifier", [
'query' => $query,
]);
$payload = json_decode(
(string) $response->getBody(),
true,
512,
JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR
);
var_dump($payload);
} catch (GuzzleException $e) {
throw $e;
}package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"time"
)
func main() {
baseURL := "https://www.scrapestorm.net"
endpoint := "/api/v1/youtube.com/playlist/by-user-identifier"
params := url.Values{}
params.Set("user_identifier", "value")
// Optional parameters
// params.Set("cursor", "QVFB...")
req, err := http.NewRequest(
"GET",
fmt.Sprintf("%s%s?%s", baseURL, endpoint, params.Encode()),
nil,
)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000")
client := &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
var payload any
if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&payload); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", payload)
}The preview keeps key fields and the first collection items so you can scan the response shape quickly. Switching versions changes the JSON format.
This compact JSON example comes from the latest successful verification run for V2.
{
"success": true,
"status": "ok",
"pagination": {
"cursor": null,
"has_more": false
},
"search_context": {
"user_identifier": "mkbhd"
},
"data": {
"playlists": {
"count": 23,
"items": [
{
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBsP89CPrMeNIuvr9j3_EQaMwaNJ6rhuQ",
"playlist_id": "PLBsP89CPrMeNIuvr9j3_EQaMwaNJ6rhuQ",
"title": "Retro Tech S2",
"playlist_type": "series",
"video_count": 5,
"content_count_text": "5 episodes",
"first_video_id": "ifI_fwg55k8",
"first_video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifI_fwg55k8&list=PLBsP89CPrMeNIuvr9j3_EQaMwaNJ6rhuQ",
"thumbnail_url": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
"thumbnails": [
{
"url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ifI_fwg55k8/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLB60CMX6sapZh-Ie9FtxWJza9a9QA",
"width": 480,
"height": 270
}
]
},
{
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBsP89CPrMeO7uztAu6YxSB10cRMpjgiY",
"playlist_id": "PLBsP89CPrMeO7uztAu6YxSB10cRMpjgiY",
"title": "Retro Tech",
"playlist_type": "series",
"video_count": 11,
"content_count_text": "11 episodes",
"first_video_id": "kMtN9KJHn5Y",
"first_video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMtN9KJHn5Y&list=PLBsP89CPrMeO7uztAu6YxSB10cRMpjgiY",
"thumbnail_url": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
"thumbnails": [
{
"url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kMtN9KJHn5Y/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLC0TNdLeMkXHV1ZDh1TcFSCFIhhgw",
"width": 480,
"height": 270
}
]
},
{
"_more_items": 21
}
]
}
}
}This compact JSON example comes from the latest successful verification run for V1.
{
"success": true,
"status": "ok",
"pagination": {
"cursor": null,
"has_more": false
},
"search_context": {
"user_identifier": "mkbhd"
},
"data": {
"responseContext": {
"serviceTrackingParams": [
{
"service": "GFEEDBACK",
"params": [
{
"key": "route",
"value": "channel.playlists"
},
{
"key": "is_owner",
"value": "false"
},
{
"_more_items": 5
}
]
},
{
"service": "GOOGLE_HELP",
"params": [
{
"key": "browse_id",
"value": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ"
},
{
"key": "browse_id_prefix",
"value": ""
}
]
},
{
"_more_items": 3
}
],
"maxAgeSeconds": 300,
"mainAppWebResponseContext": {
"loggedOut": true,
"trackingParam": "k5_fmPxhoXZRWwqkLcwAMP-E2-Vnt3p4Cdzirdlv7Awvz2CWaUhMxJMP-wRMkusEmIBwOcCw59TLtslLKPQGSS"
},
"responseId": "IhMIi-X9h9XflQMVWiPWAB1qdQq7",
"webResponseContextExtensionData": {
"webResponseContextPreloadData": {
"preloadMessageNames": [
"pageHeaderRenderer",
"pageHeaderViewModel",
{
"_more_items": 44
}
]
},
"ytConfigData": {
"visitorData": "Cgt4N0JiRG5EMEVXRSjl_fTSBjIKCgJVUxIEGgAgDWLfAgrcAjIwLllUPW16aVFKTjZ6REliZ2REa1YwT01oMDhtTkluLXVWRVlNSHh2S2pab20xRUpNMG1wbWtadU8zWDJMTzY1eXRFNWdtYldZZ0xDd0xJb194clVFVTY0NG1veEpmZ…",
"rootVisualElementType": 3611
},
"hasDecorated": true
}
},
"contents": {
"twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer": {
"tabs": [
{
"tabRenderer": {
"endpoint": "…",
"title": "Home",
"trackingParams": "CEcQ8JMBGAUiEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1Crs="
}
},
{
"tabRenderer": {
"endpoint": "…",
"title": "Videos",
"trackingParams": "CEYQ8JMBGAYiEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1Crs="
}
},
{
"_more_items": 6
}
]
}
},
"header": {
"pageHeaderRenderer": {
"pageTitle": "Marques Brownlee",
"content": {
"pageHeaderViewModel": {
"title": {
"dynamicTextViewModel": "…"
},
"image": {
"decoratedAvatarViewModel": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
},
"metadata": {
"contentMetadataViewModel": "…"
},
"actions": {
"flexibleActionsViewModel": "…"
},
"description": {
"descriptionPreviewViewModel": "…"
},
"attribution": {
"attributionViewModel": "…"
},
"banner": {
"imageBannerViewModel": "…"
},
"rendererContext": {
"loggingContext": "…"
}
}
}
}
},
"metadata": {
"channelMetadataRenderer": {
"title": "Marques Brownlee",
"description": "MKBHD: Quality Tech Videos | YouTuber | Geek | Consumer Electronics | Tech Head | Internet Personality!\n\[email protected]\n\nNYC",
"rssUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
"channelConversionUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/pagead/viewthroughconversion/962985656/?backend=innertube&cname=1&cver=2_20260715_04_00&data=backend%3Dinnertube%3Bcname%3D1%3Bcver%3D2_20260715_04_00%3B…",
"externalId": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
"keywords": "MKBHD MarquesBrownlee Marques Brownlee",
"ownerUrls": [
"http://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd"
],
"avatar": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
"channelUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
"isFamilySafe": true,
"availableCountryCodes": [
"SB",
"SE",
{
"_more_items": 247
}
],
"androidDeepLink": "android-app://com.google.android.youtube/http/www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
"androidAppindexingLink": "android-app://com.google.android.youtube/http/www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
"iosAppindexingLink": "ios-app://544007664/vnd.youtube/www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
"vanityChannelUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd"
}
},
"trackingParams": "CAAQhGciEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1CrvKAQRetfVv",
"topbar": {
"desktopTopbarRenderer": {
"logo": {
"topbarLogoRenderer": {
"iconImage": {
"iconType": "YOUTUBE_LOGO"
},
"tooltipText": {
"runs": "…"
},
"endpoint": {
"clickTrackingParams": "CBEQsV4iEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1CrvKAQRetfVv",
"commandMetadata": "…",
"browseEndpoint": "…"
},
"trackingParams": "CBEQsV4iEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1Crs=",
"overrideEntityKey": "EgZ0b3BiYXIg9QEoAQ%3D%3D"
}
},
"searchbox": {
"fusionSearchboxRenderer": {
"icon": {
"iconType": "SEARCH"
},
"placeholderText": {
"runs": "…"
},
"config": {
"webSearchboxConfig": "…"
},
"trackingParams": "CA0Q7VAiEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1Crs=",
"searchEndpoint": {
"clickTrackingParams": "CA0Q7VAiEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1CrvKAQRetfVv",
"commandMetadata": "…",
"searchEndpoint": "…"
},
"clearButton": {
"buttonRenderer": "…"
},
"showImageSourceDialog": {
"clickTrackingParams": "CA0Q7VAiEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1CrvKAQRetfVv",
"showDialogCommand": "…"
},
"disableAiAppearance": true
}
},
"trackingParams": "CAEQq6wBIhMIi-X9h9XflQMVWiPWAB1qdQq7",
"topbarButtons": [
{
"topbarMenuButtonRenderer": {
"icon": "…",
"menuRequest": "…",
"trackingParams": "CAsQ_qsBGAAiEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1Crs=",
"accessibility": "…",
"tooltip": "Settings",
"style": "STYLE_DEFAULT"
}
},
{
"buttonRenderer": {
"style": "STYLE_SUGGESTIVE",
"size": "SIZE_SMALL",
"text": "…",
"icon": "…",
"navigationEndpoint": "…",
"trackingParams": "CAoQ1IAEGAEiEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1Crs=",
"targetId": "topbar-signin"
}
}
],
"hotkeyDialog": {
"hotkeyDialogRenderer": {
"title": {
"runs": "…"
},
"sections": [
"…",
"…",
{
"_more_items": 2
}
],
"dismissButton": {
"buttonRenderer": "…"
},
"trackingParams": "CAgQteYDIhMIi-X9h9XflQMVWiPWAB1qdQq7"
}
},
"backButton": {
"buttonRenderer": {
"trackingParams": "CAcQvIYDIhMIi-X9h9XflQMVWiPWAB1qdQq7",
"command": {
"clickTrackingParams": "CAcQvIYDIhMIi-X9h9XflQMVWiPWAB1qdQq7ygEEXrX1bw==",
"commandMetadata": "…",
"signalServiceEndpoint": "…"
}
}
},
"forwardButton": {
"buttonRenderer": {
"trackingParams": "CAYQvYYDIhMIi-X9h9XflQMVWiPWAB1qdQq7",
"command": {
"clickTrackingParams": "CAYQvYYDIhMIi-X9h9XflQMVWiPWAB1qdQq7ygEEXrX1bw==",
"commandMetadata": "…",
"signalServiceEndpoint": "…"
}
}
},
"a11ySkipNavigationButton": {
"buttonRenderer": {
"style": "STYLE_DEFAULT",
"size": "SIZE_DEFAULT",
"isDisabled": false,
"text": {
"runs": "…"
},
"trackingParams": "CAUQ8FsiEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1Crs=",
"command": {
"clickTrackingParams": "CAUQ8FsiEwiL5f2H1d-VAxVaI9YAHWp1CrvKAQRetfVv",
"commandMetadata": "…",
"signalServiceEndpoint": "…"
}
}
},
"voiceSearchButton": {
"buttonRenderer": {
"style": "STYLE_DEFAULT",
"size": "SIZE_DEFAULT",
"isDisabled": false,
"serviceEndpoint": {
"clickTrackingParams": "CAIQ7a8FIhMIi-X9h9XflQMVWiPWAB1qdQq7ygEEXrX1bw==",
"commandMetadata": "…",
"signalServiceEndpoint": "…"
},
"icon": {
"iconType": "MICROPHONE_ON"
},
"tooltip": "Search with your voice",
"trackingParams": "CAIQ7a8FIhMIi-X9h9XflQMVWiPWAB1qdQq7",
"accessibilityData": {
"accessibilityData": "…"
}
}
}
}
},
"microformat": {
"microformatDataRenderer": {
"urlCanonical": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
"title": "Marques Brownlee",
"description": "MKBHD: Quality Tech Videos | YouTuber | Geek | Consumer Electronics | Tech Head | Internet Personality! [email protected] NYC",
"thumbnail": {
"thumbnails": [
{
"url": "https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/qu4TmIaYUlS41-dJ9gZ7DUR3nilvmB5_11i6OKSdvNnBNiyOusZP1bMN6ICnuxtjFBb6ioKgRQ=s200-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj?days_since_epoch=20653",
"width": 200,
"height": 200
}
]
},
"siteName": "YouTube",
"appName": "YouTube",
"androidPackage": "com.google.android.youtube",
"iosAppStoreId": "544007664",
"iosAppArguments": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
"ogType": "yt-fb-app:channel",
"urlApplinksWeb": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ?feature=applinks",
"urlApplinksIos": "vnd.youtube://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ?feature=applinks",
"urlApplinksAndroid": "vnd.youtube://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ?feature=applinks",
"urlTwitterIos": "vnd.youtube://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ?feature=twitter-deep-link",
"urlTwitterAndroid": "vnd.youtube://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ?feature=twitter-deep-link",
"twitterCardType": "summary",
"twitterSiteHandle": "@YouTube",
"schemaDotOrgType": "http://schema.org/http://schema.org/YoutubeChannelV2",
"noindex": false,
"unlisted": false,
"familySafe": true,
"tags": [
"MKBHD",
"MarquesBrownlee",
{
"_more_items": 2
}
],
"availableCountries": [
"SB",
"SE",
{
"_more_items": 247
}
],
"linkAlternates": [
{
"hrefUrl": "https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ"
},
{
"hrefUrl": "android-app://com.google.android.youtube/http/youtube.com/channel/UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ"
},
{
"_more_items": 1
}
]
}
}
}
}Use this documentation as the first decision point, then move into pricing, platform coverage, and integration rules before you connect the endpoint for recurring use.
Use these answers to decide whether this API method fits your workflow, versioning choice, and rollout plan.
The method performs “By user identifier” for Playlist. The compact response example below shows the exact field structure.
Choose V2 for new integrations because it provides a normalized structure. Use V1 only for compatibility with clients that already consume the platform-native format.
Create an API key, send it in the request header, and provide the required parameters from the table. The code samples already contain the correct path and request structure.