# youtubescraperapi, free: YouTube channel video API

> Our YouTube channel scraper turns any handle, channel ID, or URL into structured JSON: subscriber count, video count, description, avatar, and the channel's videos in one request, then pages deeper with a simple cursor.

youtubescraperapi's Free plan for the YouTube channel video API costs $0.00 per 1,000 videos. We check each provider's docs for 6 fields. youtubescraperapi's docs list 4: Text, Media, Analytics, Author.
We haven't run youtubescraperapi through [our YouTube channel video API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-video-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 318 plans for YouTube channel video APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.075 or less per 1,000 videos. [130 YouTube channel video API plans on our price sheet are free.](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-video-api.txt) [YouTube Data API's free plan](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-search/llms.txt) scores highest of the free plans in our benchmark, at 83.9 out of 100.
[TranscriptYT's $3 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/transcriptyt/3-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 videos, with no charge per call. You get as many videos as TranscriptYT's rate limit allows. [ScrapeUnblocker's pay-as-you-go plan](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrapeunblocker/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt) costs the least for 10,000 videos a month: about $0.06.
[ShortsIntel's $10 pack (/creators/{platform}/{handle}/videos)](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/shortsintel/10-pack-top-up-10-get-creators-platform-handle-videos/llms.txt) covers any number of videos, and costs more up front than TranscriptYT's $3 monthly plan.
[ScrapeUnblocker](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrapeunblocker/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt), [YouTube Data API (Google)](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-search/llms.txt) and [EveryInfra](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/everyinfra/10-pack/llms.txt) are the best YouTube channel video API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubescraperapi/free
- [YouTube channel video API in 2026: the best of 40+ compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-youtube-channel-video-api.txt)
- Get it: https://youtubescraperapi.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.youtubescraperapi.com/api/v1/youtube/channel`
- API key: with the plan, on https://youtubescraperapi.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://youtubescraperapi.com/youtube-channel-scraper?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- Sold by: youtubescraperapi (https://youtubescraperapi.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-10

## In the answer

- Completeness: 67%
- Text: ✓
- Media: ✓
- Analytics: ✓
- Author: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 videos: $0.00
- Per: page, size not stated
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: YouTube Transcript Scraper API (GET /youtube/transcript) · YouTube Search Scraper API (GET /youtube/search) · YouTube Suggest (GET /youtube/suggest) · YouTube Comment Scraper API (GET /youtube/comments) · YouTube Video Scraper API (GET /youtube/video) · YouTube Playlist Scraper API (GET /youtube/playlist) · YouTube Email Scraper API (GET /youtube/email) · YouTube Shorts Scraper API (GET /youtube/shorts)

## Not found

- $ per 1,000 calls that find nothing: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Our YouTube channel scraper turns any handle, channel ID, or URL into structured JSON: subscriber count, video count, description, avatar, and the channel's videos in one request, then pages deeper with a simple cursor.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Its Terms of Service: "We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the API in line with these terms. Data you retrieve may be subject to the rights of the underlying source." "You agree not to use the service for unlawful, infringing, deceptive, or abusive purposes, or to access data you are not permitted to access." "You agree not to resell raw access or attempt to circumvent plan limits."

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 1,000 requests
- Enough for: 1,000 pages

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: 10
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 2.60 s

## The call

- You send: one of channel or page_token. Optional: tab, country
- Method: GET
- Path: /youtube/channel

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone of legal age to form a binding contract

## The 12 fields the plan's answer can hold

video ID, video URL, title, thumbnail, view count text, published text, channel name, position, page number, results returned, next cursor, has more

## youtubescraperapi's plans (5)

- [youtubescraperapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubescraperapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [youtubescraperapi, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubescraperapi/top-up/llms.txt): 67% complete, live
- [youtubescraperapi, $19 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubescraperapi/19-monthly/llms.txt): 67% complete, live
- [youtubescraperapi, $49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubescraperapi/49-monthly/llms.txt): 67% complete, live
- [youtubescraperapi, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubescraperapi/contact-us/llms.txt): 67% complete, live

## youtubescraperapi's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /youtube/channel`: [youtubescraperapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubescraperapi/free/llms.txt)

## youtubescraperapi's APIs (4)

- [youtubescraperapi Search autocomplete API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/search-autocomplete-apis/youtubescraperapi/free/llms.txt)
- [youtubescraperapi Video search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/youtubescraperapi/free/llms.txt)
- [youtubescraperapi YouTube channel video API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtubescraperapi/free/llms.txt)
- [youtubescraperapi YouTube channel API pricing, 5 plans, GET /youtube/channel](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/youtubescraperapi/free-get-youtube-channel/llms.txt)
- [youtubescraperapi YouTube channel API pricing, 5 plans, GET /youtube/email](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-apis/youtubescraperapi/free-get-youtube-email/llms.txt)

## youtubescraperapi: YouTube channel video API alternatives

[youtubescraperapi alternatives: other YouTube channel video API providers by price](https://datacircle.dev/youtubescraperapi-alternatives.txt)

We list other providers' plans closest to this plan in price per 1,000 videos. Each plan in the list gives live data.

- [ScrapeUnblocker, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/scrapeunblocker/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 83% complete, live
- [YouTube Data API (Google), free, Default quota, GET /youtube/v3/playlistItems](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/youtube-data-api-google/free-default-quota-get-youtube-v3-playlistitems/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 50% complete, live
- [ReefAPI, free, POST /youtube/v1/channel_shorts](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/reefapi/free-post-youtube-v1-channel-shorts/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [Influship, free](https://datacircle.dev/youtube-channel-video-apis/influship/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% 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 2026-11-10.

- https://youtubescraperapi.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubescraperapi.com/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubescraperapi.com/free-youtube-scraper?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubescraperapi.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubescraperapi.com/privacy?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubescraperapi.com/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing
- https://youtubescraperapi.com/youtube-channel-scraper?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-video-api-pricing