> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sociavault.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Channel Shorts > Get shorts from a YouTube channel. For additional details such as description or publish date, use the 'Video/Short Details' endpoint. ๐Ÿ’ณ **1 credit** per request ## OpenAPI ````yaml GET /v1/scrape/youtube/channel/shorts openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: SociaVault API version: 1.0.0 description: >- # SociaVault API Documentation The SociaVault API provides comprehensive access to social media data extraction across multiple platforms. ## Features - **Multi-Platform Support**: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Threads, and more - **Credit-Based System**: Pay-as-you-go pricing with transparent credit costs - **High Performance**: Fast, reliable data extraction - **Comprehensive Data**: Detailed user profiles, videos, posts, comments, and analytics ## Authentication All API requests require authentication using an API key in the `X-API-Key` header: ```bash X-API-Key: sk_live_your_api_key_here ``` Get your API key from the [SociaVault Dashboard](https://sociavault.com/dashboard). ## Credits Each endpoint consumes credits based on data complexity: - Simple requests (profiles): 1 credit - Complex requests (demographics): 20+ credits - Paginated requests: Credits per page Check your credit balance in the dashboard or via the API. ## Support - **Documentation**: https://docs.sociavault.com - **Email**: support@sociavault.com - **Discord**: https://discord.gg/sociavault contact: name: SociaVault Support email: support@sociavault.com url: https://sociavault.com/support license: name: Commercial url: https://sociavault.com/terms servers: - url: https://api.sociavault.com description: Production API security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] tags: - name: account description: Account management and credit balance externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/account - name: tiktok description: Scrape TikTok profiles, videos, and more externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/tiktok - name: tiktok-shop description: Everything about TikTok Shop externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/tiktok-shop - name: instagram description: Gets Instagram profiles, posts, and reels externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/instagram - name: youtube description: Scrape YouTube channels, videos, and more externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/youtube - name: linkedin description: Scrape LinkedIn externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/linkedin - name: facebook description: Get public Facebook profiles and posts externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/facebook - name: facebookAdLibrary description: Scrapes the Facebook (Meta) Ad Library externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/facebookAdLibrary - name: facebookMarketplace description: Search Facebook Marketplace and pull full listing details externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/facebookMarketplace - name: googleAdLibrary description: >- Scrape the Google Ad Transparency Library. *This only gets the public ads. Some ads you need to log in for and sadly we can't get those. Also, since there are so many variations, the return types might not all be 100% the same. externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/googleAdLibrary - name: linkedinAdLibrary description: Search the LinkedIn Ad Library externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/linkedinAdLibrary - name: twitter description: Get Twitter profiles, tweets, followers and more externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/twitter - name: reddit description: Scrape Reddit posts and comments externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/reddit - name: threads description: Get Threads posts externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/threads - name: google description: Scrape Google search results externalDocs: description: Learn more url: https://docs.sociavault.com/platforms/google paths: /v1/scrape/youtube/channel/shorts: get: tags: - youtube summary: Channel Shorts description: >- Get shorts from a YouTube channel. For additional details such as description or publish date, use the 'Video/Short Details' endpoint. operationId: youtube_Channel_Shorts parameters: - name: handle in: query description: Can pass channelId or handle required: false schema: type: string example: ThePatMcAfeeShow - name: channelId in: query description: Can pass channelId or handle required: false schema: type: string example: UC-9-kyTW8ZkZNDHQJ6FgpwQ - name: sort in: query description: Sort by newest or popular required: false schema: type: string enum: - newest - popular example: newest - name: continuationToken in: query description: >- Continuation token to get more videos. Get 'continuationToken' from previous response. required: false schema: type: string example: 4qmFsgKrCBIYVUNkRkpXVWE0M3NtUm00SXBIQnB responses: '200': description: >- Successful response **Key Response Fields:** - `data.shorts[0].id`: YouTube short video ID - `data.shorts[0].url`: Full YouTube URL - `data.shorts[0].title`: Short title - `data.shorts[0].viewCountInt`: View count as integer - `data.shorts[0].likeCountInt`: Like count as integer - `data.shorts[0].commentCountInt`: Comment count as integer - `data.shorts[0].publishDate`: ISO timestamp of when the short was published - `data.shorts[0].genre`: Content genre/category - `data.continuationToken`: Pagination cursor โ€” pass as `continuationToken` to get the next page content: application/json: example: success: true data: success: true videos: {} channels: {} playlists: {} shorts: '0': type: short id: zdO3THL0mRo url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdO3THL0mRo title: Itโ€™s Super Bowl Sundayโ€ฆ WHO YA GOT viewCountText: 22,738 viewCountInt: 22738 description: null commentCountText: '65' commentCountInt: 65 likeCountInt: 1072 likeCountText: '1072' publishDate: '2026-02-08T11:50:51-08:00' genre: Sports '1': type: short id: 9H0EuYDt-xE url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H0EuYDt-xE title: >- "I'M RESCUING A CROCODILE" ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Thanks Robert Irwin #PMSLivE viewCountText: 16,256 viewCountInt: 16256 description: null commentCountText: '30' commentCountInt: 30 likeCountInt: 907 likeCountText: '907' publishDate: '2026-02-07T14:00:07-08:00' genre: Sports shelves: {} lives: {} continuationToken: >- 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credits_used: 1 endpoint: youtube/channel/shorts '400': description: Bad Request - Invalid parameters or missing required fields content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string example: 'Missing required parameter: handle' endpoint: type: string credits_required: type: integer required: - error '401': description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string example: Invalid API key docs: type: string example: https://docs.sociavault.com/authentication required: - error '402': description: Payment Required - Insufficient credits content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string example: Insufficient credits required: type: integer example: 1 description: Credits required for this request available: type: integer example: 0 description: Credits currently available required: - error - required - available '500': description: Internal Server Error - Service configuration or processing error content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string example: Service configuration error required: - error components: securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: X-API-Key description: |- API key for authentication. Format: `sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxx` Get your API key from the [Dashboard](https://sociavault.com/dashboard). ````