GET /v1/youtube/web_v2/get_channel_description
Get channel description
stable · 2 credits per success
Get YouTube channel description information (subscribers, videos, views, creation date, social links, etc.)；Important - Two requests required for complete data；**First request** (with channel_id): Returns basic info (title, description, subscribers, videos, avatar, banner, etc.)；**Second request** (with continuation_token): Returns advanced info (**creation date, social media links, country, view…
Request parameters
| Name | Type | In | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| channel_id | string | query | no | 频道ID（格式如：UCeu6U67OzJhV1KwBansH3Dg），可通过get_channel_id接口从频道URL获取 | UCeu6U67OzJhV1KwBansH3Dg |
| need_format | boolean | query | no | 是否需要清洗数据，提取关键内容，移除冗余数据 | true |
| country_code | string | query | no | 国家代码（如US, JP等） | US |
| language_code | string | query | no | 语言代码（如zh-CN, en-US等） | zh-CN |
| continuation_token | string | query | no | 翻页标志（用于获取频道注册时间等高级信息） | demo |
Response fields
Field dictionary coming soon — the executable panel shows the live shape.
Errors
| code | HTTP | Meaning | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40001 | 400 | Invalid parameters | no |
| 40102 | 401 | Invalid or revoked API Key | no |
| 40201 | 402 | Insufficient credits | no |
| 40402 | 404 | Resource not found | no |
| 42201 | 422 | Quality gate failed | no |
| 42901 | 429 | Rate limit exceeded | no |
| 50401 | 504 | Upstream timeout | no |
| 50201 | 502 | Upstream error | no |
Billing
Success costs 2 credits. Any failure — including a 200 that fails the quality gate — costs 0.