# YouTube Channel Community Posts API

> Returns community posts from a specific YouTube channel, including text content, polls, votes, and comment counts. Supports pagination via a continuation token.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/youtube/web-v2/channel-community-posts
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/youtube/web-v2/channel-community-posts/docs

## Facts

- Provider: YouTube
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/channel-community-posts`
- Price: $0.0015 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, youtube
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/channel-community-posts` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `channel_id` | string | yes |  |
| `continuation_token` | string | no |  |
| `country_code` | string | no |  |
| `language_code` | string | no |  |
| `need_format` | boolean | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the YouTube Channel Community Posts API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/channel-community-posts with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the YouTube Channel Community Posts API cost?

$0.0015 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the YouTube Channel Community Posts API accept?

Required: channel_id (string). Optional: continuation_token (string), country_code (string), language_code (string) and need_format (boolean). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the YouTube Channel Community Posts API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous). The README on this page includes a sample response.

### Do I need a YouTube developer account or API key?

No. YouTube Channel Community Posts runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for YouTube API access separately.

## README

### YouTube Channel Community Posts API

Use this endpoint to look up community feed entries for a channel using `channel_id`. Paginate through past updates with `continuation_token`.

#### Use cases

- Track creator audience polls and status updates.
- Monitor engagement metrics on channel community announcements.
- Archive text posts and audience interactions from specific channels.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/channel-community-posts" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"channel_id": "UCeu6U67OzJhV1KwBansH3Dg"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `channel_id` | string | Yes | Channel ID |
| `need_format` | boolean | No | Whether to format data, default `true` |
| `country_code` | string | No | Country code, default `"US"` |
| `language_code` | string | No | Language code, default `"zh-CN"` |
| `continuation_token` | string | No | Next page pagination token |

#### Example response

Real response for the request above, trimmed to the main fields. User names and long IDs are masked.

```json
{
  "posts": [
    {
      "author_channel_id": "UCeu6U67OzJhV1KwBansH3Dg",
      "author_name": "<user>",
      "author_url": "/@CozyCraftYT",
      "comment_count": "9",
      "content_text": "Would you like to see more slowed versions of songs? 🤔",
      "post_id": "Ugkxarbrw7GyCGm2je0mLftFSKUOIMp3CUkE",
      "post_url": "https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxarbrw7GyCGm2je0mLftFSKUOIMp3CUkE",
      "published_time": "5个月前",
      "vote_count": "98",
      "attachment": {
        "type": "poll"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Notes

- Pass `continuation_token` from previous results to navigate through older community posts.
- `country_code` defaults to "US" and `language_code` defaults to "zh-CN".
- `need_format` defaults to true to format the returned output.

#### Related APIs

- [YouTube Channel Description](/model/youtube/web-v2/channel-description): Returns YouTube channel details including subscriber counts, video totals, view counts, joined date, and social links.
- [YouTube Channel ID from URL](/model/youtube/web-v2/channel-id): Resolves a YouTube channel URL to its canonical channel ID.
- [YouTube Channel Shorts](/model/youtube/web-v2/channel-shorts): Returns a list of YouTube Shorts from a specified channel.