Channel due diligence
Collect public channel details, video lists, and posting surfaces for creator vetting or media research.
YouTube Data API
Featured API
YouTube Data API for channels, videos, shorts, and discovery
Create YouTube analytics, content research, and channel monitoring products with API API methods for profiles, videos, shorts, playlists, posts, comments, and search.
Channel intelligence
Video catalog tracking
Country-aware discovery
ScrapeStorm is not affiliated with YouTube. Process data only where you have a valid business and legal basis.
What you can build
YouTube teams usually evaluate channel research, content monitoring, and video discovery first. These workflows connect common product needs to concrete API surfaces.
Video catalog tracking
Monitor videos, shorts, playlists, posts, and comments for reporting and content operations.
Market discovery
Search channels and content by query or country to understand trends across markets.
Video performance research
Pair video details with comments and publishing surfaces to support reporting or editorial analysis.
Creator database enrichment
Use channel and content API methods to keep creator records current inside media, influencer, or CRM products.
Entity directory
All supported entities
Browse every supported YouTube entity below, understand what each surface is for, and open the exact docs that matches your workflow.
YouTube profile data
6 API methodsProfile API methods resolve public identity, account context, and the base layer for creator, brand, or people-oriented products.
What you get. Use this entity to fetch account details, contacts, summary context, and the identifiers you need before moving into content or social API methods.
API methods inside this entity
6 API methods
Open the API method that matches the lookup, feed, summary, or discovery job you need.
API methods inside this entity
6 API methods
Open the API method that matches the lookup, feed, summary, or discovery job you need.
Profile: About by user identifier
Open docsStart here when you need richer public context behind profile: About by user identifier and want the most complete identity view first.
Profile: Shorts by user identifier
Open docsUse these docs to work with profile: Shorts by user identifier when your product needs a clear API method into public profile workflows.
Profile: Shorts metrics by user identifier
Open docsChoose this API method when your product needs a compact performance view around profile without opening a larger content collection.
Profile: Streams by user identifier
Open docsOpen these docs when you need the actual profile content surface for monitoring, archive jobs, or reporting workflows.
Profile: Videos by user identifier
Open docsOpen these docs when you need the actual profile content surface for monitoring, archive jobs, or reporting workflows.
Profile: Video metrics by user identifier
Open docsChoose this API method when your product needs a compact performance view around profile without opening a larger content collection.
YouTube playlist data
2 API methodsPlaylist API methods help you navigate grouped content collections and the sequencing behind them.
What you get. Open this entity when your workflow needs collection-level discovery, item retrieval, or catalog views built around grouped media.
API methods inside this entity
2 API methods
Open the API method that matches the lookup, feed, summary, or discovery job you need.
API methods inside this entity
2 API methods
Open the API method that matches the lookup, feed, summary, or discovery job you need.
Playlist: By user identifier
Open docsUse these docs to work with playlist: By user identifier when your product needs a clear API method into public playlist workflows.
Playlist: Videos by playlist ID
Open docsOpen these docs when you need the actual playlist content surface for monitoring, archive jobs, or reporting workflows.
YouTube posts data
3 API methodsPost API methods collect public publishing activity and the objects most teams use first for monitoring and analysis.
What you get. This group is a strong fit for feed views, archive jobs, campaign reporting, and any workflow that starts from the content stream itself.
API methods inside this entity
3 API methods
Open the API method that matches the lookup, feed, summary, or discovery job you need.
API methods inside this entity
3 API methods
Open the API method that matches the lookup, feed, summary, or discovery job you need.
Posts: By user identifier
Open docsUse these docs to work with posts: By user identifier when your product needs a clear API method into public posts workflows.
Posts: Comments by post ID
Open docsUse this API method to inspect the public conversation around posts and understand how people are reacting to the content.
Posts: Details by post ID
Open docsStart here when you need richer public context behind posts: Details by post ID and want the most complete identity view first.
YouTube search data
7 API methodsSearch API methods expose public discovery surfaces, queries, and intent signals across the platform.
What you get. This entity is a natural entry point for research, prospecting, alerting, and products that need to find people, content, or topics fast.
API methods inside this entity
7 API methods
Open the API method that matches the lookup, feed, summary, or discovery job you need.
API methods inside this entity
7 API methods
Open the API method that matches the lookup, feed, summary, or discovery job you need.
Search: All by country
Open docsUse these docs to work with search: All by country when your product needs a clear API method into public search workflows.
Search: Channels by country
Open docsUse these docs to work with search: Channels by country when your product needs a clear API method into public search workflows.
Search: Live videos by country
Open docsOpen these docs when you need the actual search content surface for monitoring, archive jobs, or reporting workflows.
Search: Movies By Country
Open docsUse these docs to work with search: Movies By Country when your product needs a clear API method into public search workflows.
Search: Playlists By Country
Open docsOpen these docs when you need the actual search content surface for monitoring, archive jobs, or reporting workflows.
Search: Shorts By Country
Open docsUse these docs to work with search: Shorts By Country when your product needs a clear API method into public search workflows.
Search: Videos By Country
Open docsOpen these docs when you need the actual search content surface for monitoring, archive jobs, or reporting workflows.
YouTube videos data
3 API methodsVideo API methods are designed for public video discovery, monitoring, and performance-oriented workflows.
What you get. Use this group when your product needs item-level video data, channel expansion, or reporting around supported video surfaces.
API methods inside this entity
3 API methods
Open the API method that matches the lookup, feed, summary, or discovery job you need.
API methods inside this entity
3 API methods
Open the API method that matches the lookup, feed, summary, or discovery job you need.
Videos: Comments by video ID
Open docsUse this API method to inspect the public conversation around videos and understand how people are reacting to the content.
Videos: Details by video ID
Open docsStart here when you need richer public context behind videos: Details by video ID and want the most complete identity view first.
Videos: Related by video ID
Open docsUse these docs to work with videos: Related by video ID when your product needs a clear API method into public videos workflows.
How teams move from evaluation to launch
A YouTube integration typically starts with channel identity, then expands into video, playlist, comment, and search surfaces.
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Profile the channel
Use profile API methods to establish channel metadata and the identifiers your product will track.
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Collect content context
Add videos, shorts, playlists, posts, and comments based on the analytics or monitoring surface you need.
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Discover by query or market
Use search and country-aware API methods when your workflow needs topical or regional discovery.
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Keep implementation traceable
Link every product feature back to docs URLs, API method pricing, and response structures.
Start here
First request
Use the sample request as a working starting point, then open the full docs for parameter details.
API method
Profile: About by user identifier
Request cost
2 credits
Required parameters
No required query parameters for this representative API method.
curl --request GET \
--url "https://www.scrapestorm.net/api/v2/youtube.com/profile/about-by-user-identifier" \
--header "X-API-Key: 00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000" \
# Optional parameters:
# --data-urlencode 'user_identifier=mkbhd'
Auth header
X-API-Key
Required parameters
No required query parameters for this representative API method.
Billing event
2 credits per successful response
Launch details
Pricing, monitoring, and launch details
YouTube API methods share the same credit accounting model as the rest of ScrapeStorm and can be reviewed in the pricing catalog.
ScrapeStorm is not affiliated with YouTube. Process data only where you have a valid business and legal basis.
API methods21
Entities5
Credits2 credits
Per-success credit pricing
API method prices are visible before integration and credits are tied to successful API responses.
API reference and implementation docs
Each platform page links to the API reference and implementation docs for exact request and response details.
Responsible data use
ScrapeStorm is independent from the listed platforms; your team remains responsible for permitted data processing.
Adjacent APIs
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Questions before launch
These answers cover coverage, pricing, response formats, and launch details before you commit engineering time.
Which YouTube response version should I use?
Use the version switch on this page: choose V2 for normalized ScrapeStorm fields and V1 when compatibility requires the original platform-shaped response.
Can YouTube API methods support regional discovery?
Yes. Several search and feed methods expose country-aware parameters where the upstream surface supports them.
Can I monitor shorts and long-form videos together?
Yes. The page groups content API methods so you can evaluate shorts, videos, playlists, posts, and comments from one product surface.
Is the YouTube Data API page only documentation?
No. It is designed as a product page first, with API method coverage, use cases, pricing links, and implementation docs in one flow.
Can I inspect exact YouTube request parameters?
Yes. Use the linked docs or API reference page for the selected YouTube method.