# YouTube Channel Snapshot (`67-labs/youtube-channel-snapshot`) Actor

Get subscribers, total views, country, links, upload cadence and median views for any YouTube channel. No API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/67-labs/youtube-channel-snapshot.md
- **Developed by:** [Mokksh Bhatt](https://apify.com/67-labs) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 result (one channel)s

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## YouTube Channel Snapshot — subscribers, views, country, links, upload cadence and median views, no API key

Get the public facts of any YouTube channel in one row: title, handle, subscribers, total views, video count, country, created date, about text, links and social accounts, how often the channel uploads, and the median views of its newest videos. Give it channel URLs, @handles or channel IDs. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel or Google Sheets. No YouTube Data API key and no login.

**Who uses this:** brand and influencer teams checking creators before a deal, agencies building creator lists, researchers comparing channels, sales teams looking for a creator's website and social links, AI agents that need current channel facts.

### What you get per channel

| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| `channelId`, `handle`, `url`, `title` | Who the channel is |
| `subscriberCount`, `subscribersText` | Subscribers. YouTube rounds this number, for example `21.3M subscribers` |
| `totalViews` | Lifetime views of the channel, exact |
| `videoCount` | Number of public videos, exact |
| `country`, `createdDate` | Country the channel set, and the day it was created (`YYYY-MM-DD`) |
| `about` | The channel description |
| `links` | Links the channel lists, as `{ "title": "Twitter", "url": "http://twitter.com/MKBHD" }` |
| `uploadsPer30Days` | How many videos the channel uploads per 30 days, estimated from its newest videos |
| `medianViewsLast30` | Median views of the newest videos, up to 30 |
| `videosAnalyzed`, `latestUploadAgo` | How many videos the two numbers above are based on, and how long ago the newest one went up |
| `scrapedAt` | When the row was collected |

### Price

**$0.01 per run + $2 per 1,000 channels.** That is two pay-per-event charges: `actor-start` ($0.01) once per run and `result` ($0.002) per channel. No compute fees on top. The free Apify plan ($5 per month credit) covers about 2,400 channels a month at no cost. A run that YouTube blocks before it returns any data is not charged.

### How to use

1. Open the Input tab and add channels: a URL such as `https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd`, an `@handle`, or a channel ID that starts with `UC`.
2. Click Start. Each channel takes about a second.
3. Open the Output tab and export the table as CSV, JSON or Excel, or send it to Google Sheets with Apify's Google Sheets integration.

### Input example

```json
{
    "channels": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
        "@veritasium",
        "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ"
    ]
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
    "channelId": "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ",
    "handle": "@mkbhd",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
    "title": "Marques Brownlee",
    "subscriberCount": 21300000,
    "subscribersText": "21.3M subscribers",
    "totalViews": 5699843192,
    "videoCount": 1853,
    "country": "United States",
    "createdDate": "2008-03-21",
    "about": "MKBHD: Quality Tech Videos | YouTuber | Geek | Consumer Electronics | Tech Head | Internet Personality! ...",
    "links": [
        { "title": "Twitter", "url": "http://twitter.com/MKBHD" },
        { "title": "Instagram", "url": "http://instagram.com/MKBHD" }
    ],
    "uploadsPer30Days": 5.7,
    "medianViewsLast30": 4600000,
    "videosAnalyzed": 30,
    "latestUploadAgo": "1d ago",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-26T06:08:57.684Z"
}
```

### Limits

- Only public data from the channel pages. No login, no private data, and no e-mail addresses. YouTube hides business e-mails behind a sign-in.
- YouTube rounds subscribers (`21.3M`) and the view counts of single videos (`7.1M`). Total views and video count are exact. `medianViewsLast30` is therefore accurate to about 2 digits.
- YouTube shows only "2 weeks ago", not the date of each upload. `uploadsPer30Days` is an estimate, good to about one video for busy channels.
- The numbers use regular videos. Shorts and live streams have their own tabs and are not counted.
- Channels that hide their subscriber count have `subscriberCount: null`.
- If a run fails with 403 or 429, turn on **Proxy** and choose Residential.

### FAQ

**Can I track a creator over time?** Yes. Schedule the actor in Apify with the same channels and compare `totalViews` and `subscriberCount` between runs.

**Why is a channel missing from the result?** The URL, handle or ID was not found. The run log names it. The other channels are still saved.

**Can an AI agent use it?** Yes. It works through Apify's API and MCP server. Give it a list of channels.

**Something is wrong. What now?** Open an issue on the Issues tab with the channel and the input. Field requests are welcome.

### Changelog

- **0.1** First release: channel facts, links, upload cadence, median views, pay per event.

# Actor input Schema

## `channels` (type: `array`):

One entry per channel: a channel URL (https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd), an @handle, or a channel ID (UC followed by 22 characters). You pay per channel, so this list is also your cost cap.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Leave off unless YouTube blocks Apify servers (errors 403 or 429). Then turn on Apify Proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
    "@veritasium",
    "UCBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `channels` (type: `string`):

One row per channel: title, subscribers, total views, video count, country, created date, links, upload cadence, median views.

## `channelsCsv` (type: `string`):

Same rows as CSV for Google Sheets or Excel.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "channels": [
        "@mkbhd"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("67-labs/youtube-channel-snapshot").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "channels": ["@mkbhd"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("67-labs/youtube-channel-snapshot").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "channels": [
    "@mkbhd"
  ]
}' |
apify call 67-labs/youtube-channel-snapshot --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,67-labs/youtube-channel-snapshot"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/YGCUe54SpJMUFJoPU/builds/CqYCtGgRM4nyVMJZA/openapi.json