# YouTube Channel Details API — fetcher.sh

> YouTube Channel Details API — fetcher.sh is a paid API for AI agents from youtube.fetcher.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Fetches detailed metadata and statistics for a YouTube channel by channel ID, with pay-per-call USDC pricing via x402.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/channel/%7Bid%7D?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/youtube-channel-details-api-fetcher-sh-49a719b4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_s8BAahopjnBZRh8XDOdBV

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 youtube-channel-details-api-fetcher-sh-49a719b4
```

Example prompt: Pull up the full details for YouTube channel ID UCVHFbw7woebKtfvug_tPAjg — I want to see their subscriber count, total views, video count, and channel description.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need YouTube channel data without setting up OAuth, a Google API key, or a YouTube Data API quota. Ideal for lightweight agent workflows that need channel stats on demand, billed per call in USDC with no subscription. Prefer over direct YouTube Data API when you want frictionless access with crypto micropayments and no credential management.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed channel ID returns 404 or empty result
- Private or terminated channels may return no data
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) returns 402 Payment Required
- Rate limiting or upstream YouTube scraping blocks may cause 503 or timeout
- Channel ID vs channel username confusion may yield no results

## How this service works

YouTube (yt) data and scraping API: Search videos, channels, and playlists; fetch video details, comments, shorts, live streams, and trending. 15 REST endpoints from $0.005 per call — no account, no OAuth, no subscription. Pay with x402 (USDC on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad or Solana) or prepaid credits.

## Output

Returns structured JSON containing the YouTube channel's metadata including channel name, description, subscriber count, total view count, video count, channel creation date, country, custom URL, and branding/thumbnail URLs.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/youtube-channel-details-api-fetcher-sh-49a719b4/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from youtube.fetcher.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/youtube.fetcher.sh/llms.txt)