Platform
YouTube scraping API
Channels, videos & Shorts — 4 endpoints, all returned as clean JSON. Pick an endpoint to see the request and an example.
4 endpointsREST · JSON responses1 credit per successful call
Quick start
Your first YouTube call
Send your API key in the x-api-key header and get clean JSON back.
curl "https://api.scraperize.com/v1/youtube/channel?handle=MrBeast" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
FAQ
YouTube API questions
Is this the official YouTube API?
No. Scraperize is an independent API that returns publicly available YouTube data as clean JSON, across 4 endpoints.
Do I need a YouTube account?
No. One Scraperize API key works for every platform. No YouTube login, cookies or developer app.
How much does it cost to scrape YouTube?
1 credit per successful call. Errors and cached results are free, and you start with 100 free credits. See pricing.
How fresh is the data?
Live on every call. Pass cache_max_age to reuse a recent result for 0 credits.