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API - Channels endpoint

Please refer to the Common object types page for more details on the various JSON objects used below.

GET /api/v1/channels/:id

Response:

{
	"author": String,
	"authorId": String,
	"authorUrl": String,
	"authorVerified": Boolean,
	"authorBanners": [
		// One or more ImageObject
	],
	"authorThumbnails": [
		// One or more ImageObject
	],

	"subCount": Number, // Integer
	"totalViews": Number, // Integer
	"joined": Number, // Unix timestamp

	"autoGenerated": Boolean,
	"isFamilyFriendly": Boolean,

	"description": String,
	"descriptionHtml": String,
	"allowedRegions": String[],

	"tabs": String[],

	"latestVideos": [
		// One or more VideoObject
	],
	"relatedChannels": [
		// One or more ChannelObject
	]
}
GET /api/v1/channels/:id/channels

URL parameters:

  • continuation: A continuation token to get the next chunk of items. The token is provided each time this API is requested.

Response:

{
	"relatedChannels": [
		// One or more ChannelObject
	],
	"continuation": String
}
GET /api/v1/channels/:id/latest

This is the same as requesting /api/v1/channels/:id/videos without URL parameters.

GET /api/v1/channels/:id/playlists

URL parameters:

  • continuation: A continuation token to get the next chunk of items. The token is provided each time this API is requested.
  • sort_by: Sort order filter. Accepted values: oldest, newest, last. Defaults to last.

Response:

{
	"playlists": [
		// One or more PlaylistOject
	],
	"continuation": continuation
}
GET /api/v1/channels/:id/shorts

URL parameters:

  • continuation: A continuation token to get the next chunk of items. The token is provided each time this API is requested.

Response:

See: GET /api/v1/channels/:id/videos

GET /api/v1/channels/:id/streams

URL parameters:

  • continuation: A continuation token to get the next chunk of items. The token is provided each time this API is requested.

Response:

See: GET /api/v1/channels/:id/videos

GET /api/v1/channels/:id/videos

URL parameters:

  • continuation: A continuation token to get the next chunk of items. The token is provided each time this API is requested.
  • sort_by: Sort order filter. Accepted values: newest, popular or oldest (Broken as of 10/2022). Default to newest.

Response:

{
	"videos": [
		// One or more VideoObject
	],
	"continuation": String
}
GET /api/v1/channels/:id/community

Please refer to the Community Post Attachment types below for more details on the attachment JSON objects used below.

Url parameters

  • continuation: A continuation token to get the next chunk of items.

Response:

{
	"authorId": String,
	"comments": {
		"attachment": ImageAttachment | MultiImageAttachment | VideoAttachment | PollAttachment | PlaylistAttachment
		"author": String,
		"authorIsChannelOwner": Boolean
		"authorId": String,
		"authorThumbnails": ImageObject[],
		"authorUrl": String,
		"commentId": String,
		"content": String,
		"contentHtml": String,
		"isEdited": Boolean,
		"likeCount": Number,
		"published": Number,
		"publishedText": String,
		"replyCount": Number
	}[]
}
Community Post Attachment Types

VideoAttachment See VideoObject common type

PlaylistAttachment See PlaylistObject common type

ImageAttachment

{
    "type": "image",
    "imageThumbnails": ImageObject[]
}

MultiImageAttachment

{
    "type": "multiImage",
    "images": ImageObject[][]
}

PollAttachment

{
	"type": "poll",
	"totalVotes": Number,
	"choices": {
		"text": String,
		"image?": ImageObject[]
	}[]

}

Unknown

This usually means that parsing support for the attachment type has not yet been implemented.

{
    "type": "unknown",
    "error": String
}