# AnyAPI YouTube Channel Lives

> AnyAPI YouTube Channel Lives is a paid API for AI agents from api.getanyapi.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Retrieves live stream information and active live broadcasts for a given YouTube channel

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/run/youtube.channel_lives
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/anyapi-youtube-channel-lives-991f7701
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_lmmhCmohYo8eHgf3DSFzK

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability anyapi-youtube-channel-lives-991f7701 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check if the YouTube channel '@MrBeast' is currently live and give me details about any active streams, like the title, viewer count, and how long they've been streaming?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to check whether a specific YouTube channel is currently broadcasting live, retrieve live stream metadata without a YouTube Data API subscription, or monitor live stream activity on a pay-per-call basis without committing to a monthly plan.

## Known failure modes

- Channel not found or invalid channel ID returns an error
- Channel exists but has no active live streams returns empty result
- Rate limiting or API quota exceeded
- Invalid or malformed channel URL/handle
- Network timeout reaching YouTube data source

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns JSON containing live stream data for the specified YouTube channel, including active broadcast details such as stream title, viewer count, stream duration, live status, and associated video metadata.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json"
}
```

## More

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