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YouTube Channel ID Finder & Handle Lookup Utility.

Convert any YouTube handle (e.g. @MrBeast), channel URL, or custom vanity link into the permanent 24-character UC... Channel ID required by YouTube Data API v3 and RAG pipelines.

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Automate Channel ID Resolution in Your Code

Need to batch resolve channel IDs or monitor creators across thousands of handles without Google quota exhaustion?

Python (Requests)
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.youtubeapi.io/v1/youtube/channel",
    params={"handle": "MrBeast"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "yt_live_your_key"}
)
data = res.json()["data"]
print("Channel ID:", data["channelId"])
print("Subscribers:", data["subscriberCount"])
Node.js / TypeScript
const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.youtubeapi.io/v1/youtube/channel?handle=MrBeast",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": "yt_live_your_key" } }
);
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data.channelId, data.title);

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