# YouTube Community Post Details API

> Returns detailed information for a YouTube community post, including post text, media attachments, and engagement metrics. Filter results by post ID, language, and country.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/youtube/web-v2/post-detail
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/youtube/web-v2/post-detail/docs

## Facts

- Provider: YouTube
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/post-detail`
- 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/post-detail` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

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

## FAQ

### How do I use the YouTube Community Post Details API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/post-detail 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 Community Post Details 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 Community Post Details API accept?

Required: post_id (string). Optional: 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 Community Post Details 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 Community Post Details 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 Community Post Details API

Retrieve detailed information for a specific YouTube community post using its `post_id`.

#### Use cases

- Inspect community post text and attached image media.
- Monitor engagement metrics on specific YouTube community posts.
- Display localized community post content by setting country and language codes.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/youtube/web-v2/post-detail" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"post_id": "UgkxiCSRfD6g7SPlWGPDa3vbP7aIsytXRkvy"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `post_id` | string | Yes | Purpose: Post 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"` |

#### Example response

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

```json
{
  "post": {
    "attachment": {
      "images": [
        {
          "url": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/wbxSQ9KLMZWcSCw2Q78wZ1YfvUb9zpWRs6QYRSHt4n277DENaKkLxd9WYZ…"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

#### Notes

- `need_format` defaults to `true` to structure the response payload.
- `country_code` defaults to `"US"` and `language_code` defaults to `"zh-CN"`.

#### Related APIs

- [YouTube Channel Community Posts](/model/youtube/web-v2/channel-community-posts): Returns community posts from a specific YouTube channel, including text content, polls, votes, and comment counts.
- [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.