# SocialCrawl, free, POST /v1/youtube/channels: YouTube channel API

> Fetches full details for up to 1000 YouTube channels by id in a single POST request.

SocialCrawl's YouTube channel API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 channels. It returns 8 of the 11 key fields we check: Bio, Photo, Contact, Location, Verified, Followers, Posts, Views.
We rank 127 plans by price. [Litescrape's top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 channels: $0.15.
[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 [HasData](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/hasdata/249-monthly/llms.txt) are the best YouTube channel API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/free-post-v1-youtube-channels
- [Best YouTube channel API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-api.txt)
- Get it: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing
- Request: `POST https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/youtube/channels`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing
- Its API docs: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/youtube/channels
- Sold by: SocialCrawl (https://www.socialcrawl.dev)
- Checked: 2026-10-29

## In the answer

- Completeness: 73%
- Bio: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Contact: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Verified: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Posts: ✓
- Views: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 channels: $0.00
- Per: result
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 677 other calls

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Fetches full details for up to 1000 YouTube channels by id in a single POST request.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You may use the Service for lawful purposes that comply with these Terms, applicable laws, and the terms of service of the social media platforms from which data is retrieved. [...] You must not: Resell raw data: You may not redistribute, resell, or sublicense raw Platform Data retrieved through the Service without adding meaningful transformation, analysis, or value. You must not operate a service that merely proxies or mirrors SocialCrawl responses. Violate platform terms: You must not use the Service in a manner that violates the terms of service of any social media platform from which data is retrieved. Harass or harm: You must not use the Service to stalk, harass, doxx, or otherwise harm any individual. Surveillance and identification of individuals: You must not use the Service or Platform Data to (a) perform facial recognition, biometric identification, or biometric verification of any individual, or build or enrich any facial-recognition or biometric database, (b) conduct surveillance, tracking, or behavioural monitoring of identified or identifiable individuals, including for law-enforcement, intelligence, or employment-vetting purposes, (c) re-identify individuals from aggregated, pseudonymised, or anonymised data, (d) profile individuals based on special categories of personal data (such as health, religion, political opinions, or sexual orientation), or (e) compile databases of individuals' personal data for sale or licensing as such. Circumvent restrictions: You must not attempt to bypass any usage limits, access controls, or security measures of the Service. Reverse engineer: You must not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Service or its underlying infrastructure. Overload the Service: You must not engage in activity designed to degrade, disrupt, or place an unreasonable burden on the Service or its infrastructure. Illegal activity: You must not use the Service for any purpose that violates applicable law, including but not limited to data protection legislation, intellectual property law, or export control regulations. Automated abuse: You must not use automated systems to create accounts, generate API Keys, or consume Credits in a manner intended to exploit the Service. [...] You are solely responsible for: Ensuring your use of Platform Data complies with all applicable laws, including data protection and privacy legislation (such as the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018). Respecting the intellectual property rights of content creators whose data is accessed through the Service. [...] Complying with the terms of service of the social media platforms from which data originates. [...] Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for your internal business or personal purposes. You retain ownership of any data, applications, or materials that you create using Platform Data retrieved through the Service, subject to: The intellectual property rights of the original content creators on social media platforms. Any applicable terms of service of the social media platforms from which the data originates. The restrictions set out in Section 7 (Acceptable Use Policy) of these Terms.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 100 credits
- Enough for: 1,000 results, once
- Expires: never

## Rate limit

- Per second: 10
- Concurrent: 50
- Batch: 1,000

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: ids. Optional: hl, include_localizations
- Method: POST
- Path: /v1/youtube/channels

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone 18 or over

## The 22 fields the plan's answer can hold

success, credits consumed, credits remaining, request ID, from cache, replayed, channel ID, username, name, bio, profile picture, banner image, subscribers, videos count, views count, country, joined, verified, email, contact email, followers approximate, localizations

## SocialCrawl's plans (5)

- [SocialCrawl, free, POST /v1/youtube/channels](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/free-post-v1-youtube-channels/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialCrawl, £15 pack, Starter, POST /v1/youtube/channels](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/15-pack-starter-post-v1-youtube-channels/llms.txt): $0.80 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialCrawl, £49 pack, Growth, POST /v1/youtube/channels](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/49-pack-growth-post-v1-youtube-channels/llms.txt): $0.327 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialCrawl, £299 pack, Pro, POST /v1/youtube/channels](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/299-pack-pro-post-v1-youtube-channels/llms.txt): $0.266 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SocialCrawl, contact us, Enterprise, POST /v1/youtube/channels](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/contact-us-enterprise-post-v1-youtube-channels/llms.txt): 73% complete, live

## SocialCrawl's calls for this API (4)

- `POST /v1/youtube/channels`: [SocialCrawl, free, POST /v1/youtube/channels](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/free-post-v1-youtube-channels/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/youtube/channel`: [SocialCrawl, free, GET /v1/youtube/channel](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-youtube-channel/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/prism/profiles`: [SocialCrawl, free, POST /v1/prism/profiles](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/free-post-v1-prism-profiles/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/youtube/profile/full`: [SocialCrawl, free, GET /v1/youtube/profile/full](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-youtube-profile-full/llms.txt)

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- [SocialCrawl: company open jobs API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-open-job-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: similar companies API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/similar-company-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn company post API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-post-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn company search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-search-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn person article API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-article-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn profile comment API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-comment-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: similar people API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/similar-people-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn profile post API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-post-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn profile reaction API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-reaction-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn person recommendation API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-recommendation-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn job details API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-details-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn job search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-search-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn post comment API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-comment-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn post details API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-details-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn post repost API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-repost-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn post search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-search-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: Reddit post API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/reddit-post-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: Reddit profile API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/reddit-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: TikTok video API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-video-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: X post API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/x-post-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: YouTube channel video API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: YouTube channel API pricing, 5 plans, POST /v1/youtube/channels](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/socialcrawl/free-post-v1-youtube-channels/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/linkedin/profile/all](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-profile-all/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/linkedin/profile/complete](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-profile-complete/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/linkedin/profile](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: Instagram profile API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/instagram/profile](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-instagram-profile/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: Instagram profile API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/instagram/profile/full](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-instagram-profile-full/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: Instagram profile API pricing, 5 plans, POST /v1/prism/profiles](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-post-v1-prism-profiles/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/linkedin/company](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-company/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/linkedin/profile/full](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-profile-full/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/linkedin/company/by-domain](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-company-by-domain/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: TikTok profile API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/tiktok/profile](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-tiktok-profile/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: TikTok profile API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/tiktok/profile/full](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-tiktok-profile-full/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: TikTok profile API pricing, 5 plans, POST /v1/prism/profiles](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-post-v1-prism-profiles/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: X profile API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/twitter/profile](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-twitter-profile/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: X profile API pricing, 5 plans, POST /v1/prism/profiles](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-post-v1-prism-profiles/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: X profile API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/twitter/profile/full](https://datacircle.dev/x-profile-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-twitter-profile-full/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: Instagram post API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/instagram/profile/posts/full](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-instagram-profile-posts-full/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: Instagram post API pricing, 5 plans, GET /v1/instagram/profile/posts](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-instagram-profile-posts/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 5 plans, company/people, List people at a LinkedIn company](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-company-people/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 5 plans, company/people, List people at a LinkedIn company, full](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-company-people-list-people-at-a-linkedin-company-full/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 5 plans, search/people, Search LinkedIn people](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-search-people/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 5 plans, search/people/by-url](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-search-people-by-url/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 5 plans, search/people, Search LinkedIn people, full](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-search-people-search-linkedin-people-full/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn post reaction API pricing, 5 plans, List reactors on a LinkedIn post](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-reaction-apis/socialcrawl/free/llms.txt)
- [SocialCrawl: LinkedIn post reaction API pricing, 5 plans, List reactors on a LinkedIn post, full](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-reaction-apis/socialcrawl/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-post-reactions-list-reactors-on-a-linkedin-post-full/llms.txt)

## SocialCrawl: YouTube channel API alternatives

- [lobstr.io, $4,800 yearly, Team, POST /v1/runs, YouTube Channel Scraper](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/lobstr-io/4800-yearly-team-post-v1-runs-youtube-channel-scraper/llms.txt): $0.40 per 1,000, 82% complete, live
- [FetchLayer, $500 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/fetchlayer/500-monthly/llms.txt): $0.50 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [HasData, $2,490 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/hasdata/2490-yearly/llms.txt): $0.692 per 1,000, 55% complete, live
- [TikHub, top-up from $15,000](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/tikhub/top-up-from-15000/llms.txt): $0.833 per 1,000, 73% 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 2026-10-29.

- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/docs/caching.md
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/docs/credits.md
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/docs/endpoint-pricing.md
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/docs/rate-limits.md
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/legal/terms-and-conditions
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/llms.txt
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/openapi/youtube.json
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/linkedin
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/linkedin.md
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/youtube/channels
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/youtube/channels.md
- https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing