YouTube Channel About API
YouTube channel about API — description, subscriber count, total views, join date, and social links. Influencer research from $0.01/call.
Fetch a channel's about page data including description, country, subscriber count, total view count, join date, and external links. Perfect for building channel profiles.
Try it live
Fill in the fields and hit Run to see a real response.
{
"ok": true,
"data": {
"description": "TED is a nonprofit...",
"country": "United States",
"subscriberCount": "24.5M",
"viewCount": "10B",
"joinedDate": "2006-06-27",
"links": [
{
"title": "Official site",
"url": "https://ted.com"
}
]
}
}Features
Use cases
Channel Profiles
Build rich channel profile pages with complete about information and external links.
Influencer Research
Research creators by pulling their full channel details including social links and join date.
Contact Discovery
Find creator contact info and social media links from their channel about page.
Channel Verification
Verify channel authenticity by checking join date, subscriber count, and linked websites.
Quick start
Copy this snippet and start making calls.
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/youtube/channel-about', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"id": "UCAuUUnT6oDeKwE6v1NGQxug"
}),
});
const data = await res.json();
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Frequently asked questions
Fetch a channel's about page data including description, country, subscriber count, total view count, join date, and external links. Perfect for building channel profiles.
Each API call costs $0.01. No monthly minimums or subscriptions — you only pay for what you use.
Sign up for a free API key, then send a POST request to /v1/youtube/channel-about. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.
YepAPI bundles SEO, AI, and web scraping APIs under one key with no monthly minimums. You get lower per-call pricing, a unified dashboard, and one billing account instead of managing multiple providers.
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