YouTube Details API

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Get a YouTube channel from its channel URL. Get bio, subscriber, video and view counts, verification, location, avatar, banner and creation date. It does not expose YouTube Analytics or a list of subscribers.

Send POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with platform set to youtube and action set to profile. Price $0.56 per 1,000 requests ($0.000556 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.

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Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra YouTube Details endpoint (youtube/profile).

How the endpoint works:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to youtube and action to profile, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
- url: The target URL required by YouTube actions. Use full channel URLs for profile and user_posts, or specific watch?v= and share links for video, comments, and transcript.
- Returns one object. Main fields: channel_id, name, url, bio, subscriber_count, video_count, view_count, is_verified, location, avatar_url, banner_url, created_at.
- Example request body:
{
"platform": "youtube",
"action": "profile",
"params": {
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
}
}
- Price: $0.56 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.

Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.

Request parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Default	Description
`Authorization`	header	`string`	Yes	-	Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
`platform`	body	`string`	Yes	`youtube`	Platform identifier, fixed value.
`action`	body	`string`	Yes	`profile`	Capability identifier, fixed value.
`url`	body.params	`string`	Yes	-	The target URL required by YouTube actions. Use full channel URLs for profile and user_posts, or specific watch?v= and share links for video, comments, and transcript. Channel metadata is derived from published content, and comments does not return channel community board posts.

Code samples

bash

curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "youtube",
  "action": "profile",
  "params": {
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
  }
}'

OpenAPI definition (JSON)Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

json

{  "id": "req_…",  "platform": "youtube",  "action": "profile",  "results": {    "channel_id": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",    "name": "Rick Astley",    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@•••",    "subscriber_count": 4540000,    "platform": "youtube"  },  "billing": {    "charged": …,    "charged_usd": …,    "balance_after_usd": …,    …  },  "quota": { … }}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.

Field	Meaning
`channel_id`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`name`	Name of the object itself, for account, product and business capabilities.
`url`	Link to the record on the platform.
`bio`	Profile bio written by the account; may contain line breaks and emoji.
`subscriber_count`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`video_count`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`view_count`	Views or plays. null means not disclosed, not 0.
`is_verified`	Whether the platform verified the account. null means it cannot be determined.
`location`	Location description passed through as is; the format varies by platform.
`avatar_url`	Avatar image link. Some platforms return sized CDN links that can expire.
`banner_url`	Keeps the platform's own meaning
`created_at`	Creation time, same format as posted_at.
`platform`	Source platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok).

Errors and billing

401: Missing or invalid key.
402: Insufficient balance. Top up first.
422: Invalid parameter name or value. Fix it using the suggestions in the error. No charge.
429: Per-minute request limit reached. Wait for Retry-After, then try again.
503: Could not complete. The held charge is returned to your balance. If the outcome is unknown, verify it before you retry.
200 empty: No data. No charge.

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