> ## 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 Details > Get comprehensive channel information including stats and metadata. Can pass channelId, handle, or url. 💳 **1 credit** per request ## OpenAPI ````yaml GET /v1/scrape/youtube/channel 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: get: tags: - youtube summary: Channel Details description: >- Get comprehensive channel information including stats and metadata. Can pass channelId, handle, or url. operationId: youtube_Channel_Details parameters: - name: channelId in: query description: YouTube channel ID. Can pass a channelId, handle or url required: false schema: type: string example: UC-9-kyTW8ZkZNDHQJ6FgpwQ - name: handle in: query description: YouTube channel handle. Can pass a channelId, handle or url required: false schema: type: string example: ThePatMcAfeeShow - name: url in: query description: YouTube channel URL. Can pass a channelId, handle or url required: false schema: type: string example: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePatMcAfeeShow responses: '200': description: >- Successful response **Key Response Fields:** - `data.channelId`: Unique YouTube channel ID - `data.name`: Channel display name - `data.handle`: Channel @handle - `data.avatar.image.sources[0].url`: Channel avatar image URL - `data.description`: Channel description/bio - `data.subscriberCount`: Total subscriber count (integer) - `data.subscriberCountText`: Human-readable subscriber count (e.g., "2.97M subscribers") - `data.videoCount`: Total number of videos - `data.viewCount`: Total channel view count - `data.joinedDateText`: When the channel was created - `data.tags`: Comma-separated channel tags/keywords - `data.email`: Public contact email (may be null) - `data.country`: Channel's registered country - `data.links`: External social/website links content: application/json: example: success: true data: success: true channelId: UCxcTeAKWJca6XyJ37_ZoKIQ channel: http://www.youtube.com/@ThePatMcAfeeShow handle: '@ThePatMcAfeeShow' name: The Pat McAfee Show avatar: image: sources: '0': url: >- https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/ytc/AIdro_nBgMGIxgHehCAlUUepEhd9Yooi1I55k6IF2WExl-v8Q-c=s68-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj processor: borderImageProcessor: circular: true accessibilityText: The Pat McAfee Show. Go to channel. avatarImageSize: AVATAR_SIZE_M description: '' subscriberCount: 2970000 subscriberCountText: 2.97M subscribers videoCountText: 10,538 videos videoCount: 10538 viewCountText: 2,462,865,520 views viewCount: 2462865520 joinedDateText: Joined Aug 23, 2017 tags: >- pat mcafee, football, pat mcafee show, the pat mcafee show, pat mcafee podcast, pat mcafee clips, pat mcafee reacts, pat mcafee highlights, pat mcafee live, pat mcafee show live, pat mcafee podcast, nfl, nba, nhl, mlb, ufc, sports email: null store: https://store.patmcafeeshow.com twitter: https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow instagram: https://instagram.com/patmcafeeshow links: '0': https://store.patmcafeeshow.com '1': https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow '2': https://instagram.com/patmcafeeshow country: United States credits_used: 1 endpoint: youtube/channel '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). ````