documentation/docs/api/channels_endpoint.md

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
}