# Similar YouTube channels to a channel you know

**Use case:** 

YouTube channels like Nekkid Watchmaker: the channels it features on its home page and the channels a search on its own channel keywords finds, up to 20, each with its full record. Every row names the seed (`seed_channel_id`) and how it was found (`seed_featured`, or `seed_keywords` with the keyword in `query`). Put your own channel in `similarToChannels`.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "sourdough bread"
  ],
  "channels": [],
  "similarToChannels": [
    "@NekkidWatchmaker"
  ],
  "discoveryMode": "channels",
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "maxChannelsPerQuery": 20,
  "expandQueries": 0,
  "region": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "minSubscribers": 0,
  "maxSubscribers": 0,
  "minVideos": 0,
  "maxVideos": 0,
  "countries": [],
  "verifiedOnly": false,
  "onlyWithBusinessEmail": false,
  "joinedAfter": "",
  "joinedBefore": "",
  "activeWithinDays": 0,
  "excludeChannels": [],
  "recentVideos": 0,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "stateStoreName": "",
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reason": {
    "label": "Reason",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channel_id": {
    "label": "Channel id",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channel_url": {
    "label": "Channel URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "handle": {
    "label": "Handle",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "description": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "verified": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "subscribers": {
    "label": "Subscribers",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "subscribers_text": {
    "label": "Subscribers (text)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "subscribers_exact": {
    "label": "Subscribers exact",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "video_count": {
    "label": "Videos",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "view_count": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "avg_views_per_video": {
    "label": "Views per video",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "views_per_subscriber": {
    "label": "Views per subscriber",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "country_code": {
    "label": "Country code",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "joined_date": {
    "label": "Joined",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "joined_text": {
    "label": "Joined text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "links": {
    "label": "Links",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "link_domains": {
    "label": "Link domains",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "has_business_email": {
    "label": "Business e-mail button",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "emails_in_description": {
    "label": "E-mails in description",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "avatar_url": {
    "label": "Avatar",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "banner_url": {
    "label": "Banner",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "keywords": {
    "label": "Keywords",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "tabs": {
    "label": "Tabs",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "family_safe": {
    "label": "Family safe",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "unlisted": {
    "label": "Unlisted",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "noindex": {
    "label": "No-index",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "auto_generated": {
    "label": "Auto-generated",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "rss_url": {
    "label": "RSS feed",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "available_country_count": {
    "label": "Available in (countries)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "unavailable_country_codes": {
    "label": "Unavailable in",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "last_upload_ago": {
    "label": "Last upload",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "last_upload_days": {
    "label": "Days since last upload",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "uploads_last_30_days": {
    "label": "Uploads in 30 days",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "recent_avg_views": {
    "label": "Recent average views",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "recent_videos": {
    "label": "Recent videos",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "query": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "expanded_from": {
    "label": "Expanded from",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "discovered_via": {
    "label": "Found via",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rank": {
    "label": "Rank",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "page": {
    "label": "Page",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "source_url": {
    "label": "Source URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_video_id": {
    "label": "Source video",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_video_title": {
    "label": "Source video title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "seed_channel_id": {
    "label": "Seed channel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "region": {
    "label": "Region",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Language",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "exit_kind": {
    "label": "Exit",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "read_at": {
    "label": "Read at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "notes": {
    "label": "Notes",
    "format": "array"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The YouTube Channel Search Scraper: Subscribers, Views, Country Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Similar YouTube channels to a channel you know". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/7mkA0YtfMdegiIXqV) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Similar YouTube channels to a channel you know" task

The YouTube Channel Search Scraper: Subscribers, Views, Country Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search keywords or youtube search urls, channels to look up, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Similar YouTube channels to a channel you know" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as status, reason, channel id, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Similar YouTube channels to a channel you know" task via API](https://apify.com/hyperbach/youtube-channel-search-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Channel Search Scraper: Subscribers, Views, Country](https://apify.com/hyperbach/youtube-channel-search-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/hyperbach/youtube-channel-search-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/hyperbach/youtube-channel-search-scraper.md

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`).