# CreatorRiver, free, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock: YouTube channel API > Unlocks the creator and returns the full profile with handle, profile link and recent video titles and links. CreatorRiver's YouTube channel API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 channels. CreatorRiver's docs list 2 of the 11 key fields we check: Location, Followers. We haven't run CreatorRiver through [our YouTube channel API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-api.txt) yet. This plan is free. We rank 389 plans for YouTube channel APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.667 per 1,000 channels or less. [Serpent API's top-up from $500](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/serpent-api/top-up-from-500/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 channels: $0.01. [YouTube Data API (Google)](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free/llms.txt), [Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10/llms.txt) and [lobstr.io](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly-team-post-v1-runs-youtube-channel-scraper/llms.txt) are the best YouTube channel API providers in the Datacircle benchmark. - This page: https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/free-post-creators-creatorid-unlock - [YouTube channel API: the 13 best providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-api.txt) - Get it: https://www.creatorriver.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - Request: `POST https://www.creatorriver.com/api/v1/creators/{creatorId}/unlock` - API key: with the plan, on https://www.creatorriver.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - Its API docs: https://www.creatorriver.com/api/v1/openapi.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - Sold by: CreatorRiver (https://www.creatorriver.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing) - Checked: 2026-11-06 ## In the answer - Completeness: 18% - Location: ✓ - Followers: ✓ ## Price - $ per 1,000 channels: $0.00 - Per: call - Billing: free ## Charges - Repeat free: no limit - Start fee: $0.00 - Also pays for: Find creators by description and filters · Find creators like one you already have · from the same budget: Reveal a creator’s email for a campaign · Email a creator ## Not found - $ per 1,000: $0.00 ## In their words - Their pitch: Unlocks the creator and returns the full profile with handle, profile link and recent video titles and links. ## Data - Keep data: no limit - Use data: You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities while using Creator River: Unauthorized access to or distribution of our proprietary code and templates. Reselling or redistributing Creator River templates without authorization. Interfering with or disrupting the security or performance of the service. Using the service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. Attempting to bypass any security features of the service. Collecting creator data in bulk by automated means, or reselling or redistributing creator profiles, contacts or search results. ## Plan - Pay: $0 - You get: 100 credits - Enough for: 200 calls - Expires: never ## Rate limit - Batch: 1 ## Speed - Answer: in the call ## The call - You send: creatorId - Method: POST - Path: /creators/{creatorId}/unlock ## About the plan - Plan: Free - Who can get it: anyone with an account, once per person or organization ## The 14 fields the plan's answer can hold platform, name, country, language, followers, average views, engagement rate, topics, audience countries, recent posts, post price estimate, has business email, handle, channel URL ## CreatorRiver's plans (9) - [CreatorRiver, free, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/free-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 18% complete - [CreatorRiver, $19 pack, Credit pack, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/19-pack-credit-pack-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 18% complete - [CreatorRiver, $49 pack, Large pack, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/49-pack-large-pack-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt): $4.537 per 1,000, 18% complete - [CreatorRiver, $19 monthly, Starter monthly, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/19-monthly-starter-monthly-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt): $3.958 per 1,000, 18% complete - [CreatorRiver, $49 monthly, Growth monthly, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/49-monthly-growth-monthly-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt): $3.769 per 1,000, 18% complete - [CreatorRiver, $99 monthly, Scale monthly, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/99-monthly-scale-monthly-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt): $3.536 per 1,000, 18% complete - [CreatorRiver, $190 yearly, Starter yearly, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/190-yearly-starter-yearly-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt): $3.299 per 1,000, 18% complete - [CreatorRiver, $490 yearly, Growth yearly, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/490-yearly-growth-yearly-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt): $3.141 per 1,000, 18% complete - [CreatorRiver, $990 yearly, Scale yearly, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/990-yearly-scale-yearly-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt): $2.946 per 1,000, 18% complete ## CreatorRiver's calls (3) - `POST /campaigns/{campaignId}/creators/{creatorId}/contact`: [CreatorRiver, free, POST /campaigns/{campaignId}/creators/{creatorId}/contact](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/free-post-campaigns-campaignid-creators-creatorid-contact/llms.txt) - `GET /creators/{creatorId}`: [CreatorRiver, free, GET /creators/{creatorId}](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/free-get-creators-creatorid/llms.txt) - `POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock`: [CreatorRiver, free, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/free-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt) ## CreatorRiver's APIs (3) - [CreatorRiver: Instagram profile API pricing, 9 plans, POST /campaigns/{campaignId}/creators/{creatorId}/contact](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/creatorriver/free-post-campaigns-campaignid-creators-creatorid-contact/llms.txt) - [CreatorRiver: Instagram profile API pricing, 9 plans, GET /creators/{creatorId}](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/creatorriver/free-get-creators-creatorid/llms.txt) - [CreatorRiver: Instagram profile API pricing, 9 plans, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/creatorriver/free-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt) - [CreatorRiver: TikTok profile API pricing, 9 plans, POST /campaigns/{campaignId}/creators/{creatorId}/contact](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/creatorriver/free-post-campaigns-campaignid-creators-creatorid-contact/llms.txt) - [CreatorRiver: TikTok profile API pricing, 9 plans, GET /creators/{creatorId}](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/creatorriver/free-get-creators-creatorid/llms.txt) - [CreatorRiver: TikTok profile API pricing, 9 plans, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/creatorriver/free-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt) - [CreatorRiver: YouTube channel API pricing, 9 plans, POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorriver/free-post-creators-creatorid-unlock/llms.txt) ## CreatorRiver: YouTube channel API alternatives - [HasData, $59 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/hasdata/59-monthly/llms.txt): $2.95 per 1,000, 55% complete, live - [Monocrawl, $59 pack, 20,000 credits, GET /v1/youtube/profile](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/monocrawl/59-pack-20000-credits-get-v1-youtube-profile/llms.txt): $2.95 per 1,000, 82% complete - [CreatorCrawl, $299 pack](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatorcrawl/299-pack/llms.txt): $2.99 per 1,000, 91% complete, live - [Captapi, $72 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/captapi/72-yearly/llms.txt): $3.00 per 1,000, 82% complete, live ## Sources From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-06. - https://www.creatorriver.com/api/v1/openapi.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - https://www.creatorriver.com/llms.txt?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - https://www.creatorriver.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - https://www.creatorriver.com/terms-of-service?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing