POST/v1/youtube/shorts-info

YouTube Shorts Info API

YouTube Shorts metadata API — title, channel, views, and engagement for any Short. Short-form content analytics from $0.01/call.

Fetch full metadata for a YouTube Short including title, channel, view count, and more. Supports geo targeting for region-specific data.

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Try it live

Fill in the fields and hit Run to see a real response.

POST /v1/youtube/shorts-info$0.01/call

Live testing

API Key

Short ID*

Country

Optional. Two-letter country code.

Response

Example response — hit "Run" to see a live result

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "...",
    "title": "...",
    "channelTitle": "...",
    "viewCount": "5M"
  }
}

Features

✓Full Shorts metadata: title, channel, views

✓Geo targeting for regional data

✓Same format as regular video info

✓Works with any Short video ID

Use cases

Shorts Analytics

Collect metadata and engagement metrics for YouTube Shorts in your analytics pipeline.

Short-Form Content Research

Analyze Shorts metadata to understand what makes short-form content perform well.

Creator Tools

Build tools that help creators track and analyze their Shorts performance.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/youtube/shorts-info', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    "geo": "US"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Why YepAPI is cheaper

No monthly minimums. No enterprise plans. Just pay per call.

Provider	Cost / call	Catch
YepAPI	$0.01	No minimum. Pay as you go.
YouTube Data API v3	$0.00	10K units/day free

Frequently asked questions

Fetch full metadata for a YouTube Short including title, channel, view count, and more. Supports geo targeting for region-specific data.

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/shorts-info. 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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