# Best YouTube channel API in 2026

> [Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10), [HasData](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/hasdata/249-monthly) and [ScrapeCreators](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack) are the best YouTube channel API providers in our benchmark. We benchmarked 9 providers and rank all 9 by score. For the three we score highest, we show each one's top scoring plan, each part of the plan's score and what 1,000 channels cost. We rank 103 plans by price. [Litescrape's top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 channels: $0.15.

1. [Litescrape, top-up from $10: YouTube channel API](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10): Overall score 91.1 (Price 99, Data 89, Cost to get started 93, Bundle 99, Performance 58), $0.15 per 1,000 channels
   - It returns 8 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Links, Location, Verified, Followers, Posts, Views.
   - On 29 October 2026, we sent this provider all 20 channels in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.8891 out of 1 on those 20 channels. That gives this plan a Data score of 89 out of 100.
2. [HasData, $249 monthly: YouTube channel API](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/hasdata/249-monthly): Overall score 82.9 (Price 73, Data 97, Cost to get started 67, Bundle 98, Performance 67), $0.83 per 1,000 channels
   - It returns 6 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Links, Verified, Followers, Posts.
   - On 29 October 2026, we sent this provider all 20 channels in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.968 out of 1 on those 20 channels. That gives this plan a Data score of 97 out of 100.
3. [ScrapeCreators, $497 pack: YouTube channel API](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack): Overall score 82.9 (Price 71, Data 97, Cost to get started 65, Bundle 99, Performance 72), $0.994 per 1,000 channels
   - It returns 8 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Links, Contact, Location, Followers, Posts, Views.
   - On 29 October 2026, we sent this provider all 20 channels in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.9741 out of 1 on those 20 channels. That gives this plan a Data score of 97 out of 100.

The Data score on YouTube channel APIs: This score, out of 100, shows how much of a channel's details a provider's call returns. We ask for each channel's details by the channel's handle. We also read each channel's own YouTube page, with no account, minutes after the call. For each channel, we count the parts the answer held. We count them out of the parts the page shows or any provider's answer holds. A channel's email shows on the channel's page only after a sign-in. We count the email where the page offers that sign-in. Then we average the results over all channels. Each channel counts the same. A channel the call didn't find counts as 0. We compare a provider that ran on fewer channels with the other providers on those same channels. A provider can't score higher by running only on easy channels. We lower the score when we test the call on fewer channels than the benchmark has.

## Every YouTube channel API provider we score, ranked

1. [Litescrape, top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10): Overall score 91.1, Data score 89, $0.15 per 1,000 channels
2. [HasData, $249 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/hasdata/249-monthly): Overall score 82.9, Data score 97, $0.83 per 1,000 channels
3. [ScrapeCreators, $497 pack](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack): Overall score 82.9, Data score 97, $0.994 per 1,000 channels
4. [Scrappa, $10 pack](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/scrappa/10-pack): Overall score 77.5, Data score 57, $0.303 per 1,000 channels
5. [lobstr.io, $500 monthly, Team](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly-team-post-v1-runs-youtube-channel-scraper): Overall score 77.1, Data score 94, $0.50 per 1,000 channels
6. [DataBlue, $149 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/datablue/149-monthly): Overall score 74.6, Data score 88, $2.315 per 1,000 channels
7. [Captapi, $9 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/captapi/9-monthly): Overall score 72.9, Data score 97, $4.50 per 1,000 channels
8. [AnyAPI, top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/anyapi/top-up-from-10): Overall score 67.0, Data score 42, $0.45 per 1,000 channels
9. [EnsembleData, $400 monthly, Silver](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/ensembledata/400-monthly-silver-get-youtube-channel-detailed-info-channel-detailed-info): Overall score 55.1, Data score 55, $2.424 per 1,000 channels

Last updated: October 29, 2026. The page: https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-api. Every plan: https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-api-pricing. The benchmark: https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-api-pricing/benchmark.csv.