YouTube Channel Search
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/search-channelsSearches YouTube channels by query terms and returns channel listings. Supports paginated results using continuation tokens and optional data formatting.
- Price
- $0.0015USD / callFirst 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)
- Method
- POST
- Response
- JSON
- Parameters
- 0 required · 3 optional
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Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $0.0015 / run
- Daily free calls
- First 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)
Request & response
- Method
- POST
- Request body
- application/json
- Response
- application/json
- Execution
- sync
Parameters
- continuation_token
- string · optional
- keyword
- any · optional
- need_format
- boolean · optional
Access
- Provider
- YouTube
- API
- Platform API
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- Endpoint
- /v1/api/youtube/web-v2/search-channels
- Authentication
- Bearer API key
API README
YouTube Channel Search API
Query YouTube channels matching a specific keyword. Use continuation_token to retrieve subsequent pages of results.
Use cases
- Discover YouTube channels matching specific keywords or brand names.
- Gather channel search results for creator discovery workflows.
- Page through multi-page channel query listings using continuation tokens.
Request
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/search-channels" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{}'
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
keyword | string | No | Search keyword (required for first request) |
need_format | boolean | No | Whether to format data (default true) |
continuation_token | string | No | Pagination token (optional, for next page) |
Notes
keywordis required for the initial request.- Use
continuation_tokento fetch the next page of search results. need_formatdefaults to true to format returned data.
Related APIs
- YouTube Channel Community Posts: Returns community posts from a specific YouTube channel, including text content, polls, votes, and comment counts.
- YouTube Channel Description: Returns YouTube channel details including subscriber counts, video totals, view counts, joined date, and social links.
- YouTube Channel ID from URL: Resolves a YouTube channel URL to its canonical channel ID.
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Send your first request
Platform API endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/search-channels" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"keyword": "OpenAI",
"need_format": true
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
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Questions
FAQ
How do I use the YouTube Channel Search API?
Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/search-channels 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 Search 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 Search API accept?
No parameters are required. Optional: continuation_token (string), keyword (any) and need_format (boolean). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.
What does the YouTube Channel Search API return?
A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).
Do I need a YouTube developer account or API key?
No. YouTube Channel Search 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.