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YouTube Channel Search API (fetcher.sh)
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YouTube Channel Search 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 2026-10-11).
Search YouTube channels by keyword or query and return matching channel results without requiring OAuth or a Google account.
Price / call$0.005
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StatusUnknown
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 a list of YouTube channels matching the search query, including channel names, IDs, subscriber counts, descriptions, thumbnails, and other channel-level metadata scraped from YouTube.
Example use cases
Find niche creator channels for outreach
“Search YouTube for channels about 'sustainable fashion' — I need a list of channel names and IDs so I can reach out to potential brand partners.”
Competitor channel research
“Find all the major YouTube channels covering 'personal finance' topics — I want their names, subscriber counts, and descriptions to benchmark against our own channel.”
Content aggregator channel discovery
“Search YouTube channels for 'beginner guitar lessons' and return the top results with channel metadata so I can build a curated playlist feed.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/search/channel?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need to search YouTube channels programmatically without setting up Google OAuth, managing API quotas, or maintaining a Google Cloud project. It is ideal for agents, automation scripts, or lightweight tools that need pay-per-call access to YouTube channel data with crypto micropayments and no subscription overhead.
Side effects
- Invalid or missing query parameter returns an error response
- YouTube rate limiting or anti-scraping measures may cause intermittent failures
- No results found for highly specific or misspelled queries
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks the request
- YouTube may change its internal structure causing scraping breakage
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| required | string | |
| properties | string |
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