# ReachSocial, pay as you go: YouTube channel API > Returns normalized public channel metadata. ReachSocial's Pay per request plan for the YouTube channel API costs $50.00 per 1,000 channels. ReachSocial's docs list 3 of the 11 fields on our checklist: Bio, Photo, Verified. We haven't run ReachSocial through [our YouTube channel API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-api.txt) yet. Half of the 440 plans we rank by price cost $1.99 per 1,000 channels or less. This plan costs less per 1,000 channels than 8% of the 440 plans. [Poix's top-up from $5](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/poix/top-up-from-5-pay-as-you-go-post-batch-channels/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 channels: $0.002. [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/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go - [YouTube channel API: the 13 best providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-api.txt) - Get it: https://reachsocial.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - Request: `POST https://reachsocial.dev/v1/services/youtube.channel/execute` - API key: not needed - Its API docs: https://reachsocial.dev/services/youtube.channel?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - Sold by: ReachSocial (https://reachsocial.dev?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing) - Checked: 2026-11-07 ## In the answer - Completeness: 27% - Bio: ✓ - Photo: ✓ - Verified: ✓ ## Price - $ per 1,000 channels: $50.00 - Per: call - Billing: pay as you go ## Charges - Also pays for: nothing else ## In their words - Their pitch: Returns normalized public channel metadata. ## Data - Keep data: no limit - Use data: You must use the service lawfully, comply with applicable platform terms, and protect your credentials. [...] Do not use ReachSocial to violate law, platform terms, privacy rights, intellectual-property rights, rate limits, or access controls. Do not submit malware, attempt to bypass payment or authentication, scrape private data, harass people, or resell access without approval. ## Plan - Pay: per call ## Rate limit - Batch: 1 ## Speed - Answer: in the call ## The call - You send: input.url, Idempotency-Key header, Content-Type header "application/json" - Method: POST - Path: /v1/services/youtube.channel/execute ## About the plan - Plan: Pay per request - Who can get it: anyone with a wallet holding native USDC on Base mainnet, no account or API key, use must be lawful and follow the platforms' terms ## The 13 fields the plan's answer can hold request ID, status, from cache, platform, canonical URL, channel ID, handle, name, bio, profile picture, verified, private account, links ## ReachSocial's plans (2) - [ReachSocial, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt): $50.00 per 1,000, 27% complete - [ReachSocial, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/reachsocial/contact-us/llms.txt): 27% complete ## ReachSocial's calls for this API (1) - `POST /v1/services/youtube.channel/execute`: [ReachSocial, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) ## ReachSocial's APIs (9) - [ReachSocial: Facebook page API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/facebook-page-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) - [ReachSocial: Instagram post API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) - [ReachSocial: Instagram profile API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) - [ReachSocial: TikTok profile API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) - [ReachSocial: TikTok video API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-video-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) - [ReachSocial: X post API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) - [ReachSocial: X profile API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) - [ReachSocial: YouTube channel API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) - [ReachSocial: YouTube channel video API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/reachsocial/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) ## ReachSocial: YouTube channel API alternatives - [1Lookup, $99 monthly, Starter, POST /bulk/jobs](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/1lookup/99-monthly-starter-post-bulk-jobs/llms.txt): $49.50 per 1,000, 36% complete - [Viral Outliers, $149 monthly, Agency Plan, GET /api/v1/profiles/{profileId}](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/viral-outliers/149-monthly-agency-plan-get-api-v1-profiles-profileid/llms.txt): $49.667 per 1,000, 18% complete, stored - [CreatorDB, $79 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/creatordb/79-monthly/llms.txt): $50.00 per 1,000, 73% complete, stored - [InsightSocial, $5 pack, 1,000 credits, GET /v1/youtube/channel](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/insightsocial/5-pack-1000-credits-get-v1-youtube-channel/llms.txt): $50.00 per 1,000, 64% complete ## Sources From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-07. - https://reachsocial.dev?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - https://reachsocial.dev/docs/api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - https://reachsocial.dev/legal/acceptable-use?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - https://reachsocial.dev/legal/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - https://reachsocial.dev/openapi.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - https://reachsocial.dev/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing - https://reachsocial.dev/services/youtube.channel?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-api-pricing