# YouTube channels similar to Ali Abdaal

**Use case:** 

A ranked list of YouTube channels similar to Ali Abdaal (@aliabdaal), taken from the related-videos panel next to its latest videos: each channel's name, @handle, URL, subscriber count, country, and how many of Ali Abdaal's videos it appeared next to, with the videos as evidence. Useful for finding productivity creators for campaigns. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel.

## Input

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "@aliabdaal"
  ],
  "videosPerChannel": 5,
  "maxSimilarChannels": 20,
  "minSourceVideos": 1,
  "includeChannelDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 1000,
  "useProxy": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "inputChannel": {
    "label": "Input Channel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rank": {
    "label": "Rank",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelTitle": {
    "label": "Channel Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelHandle": {
    "label": "Channel Handle",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelUrl": {
    "label": "Channel Url",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceVideosWithChannel": {
    "label": "Source Videos With Channel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceVideosRead": {
    "label": "Source Videos Read",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "appearances": {
    "label": "Appearances",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "subscriberCount": {
    "label": "Subscriber Count",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelDetailsStatus": {
    "label": "Channel Details Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "note": {
    "label": "Note",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceChannelId": {
    "label": "Source Channel Id",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceChannelTitle": {
    "label": "Source Channel Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceChannelHandle": {
    "label": "Source Channel Handle",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceChannelUrl": {
    "label": "Source Channel Url",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "channelId": {
    "label": "Channel Id",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceVideoShare": {
    "label": "Source Video Share",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "appearancesAsCollaborator": {
    "label": "Appearances As Collaborator",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "bestPosition": {
    "label": "Best Position",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "averagePosition": {
    "label": "Average Position",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "evidence": {
    "label": "Evidence",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "subscriberCountText": {
    "label": "Subscriber Count Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "subscriberCountIsRounded": {
    "label": "Subscriber Count Is Rounded",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "videoCount": {
    "label": "Video Count",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "totalViews": {
    "label": "Total Views",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "joinedDate": {
    "label": "Joined Date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isVerified": {
    "label": "Is Verified",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "description": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped At",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "requestUrl": {
    "label": "Request Url",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Similar Channels Finder - Lookalike Creators](https://apify.com/neverempty/youtube-similar-channels-finder.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/neverempty/youtube-similar-channels-finder.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

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