You can access the YouTube Channel Playbook: Titles & Thumbnails programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

# Set API token
$API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

# Prepare Actor input
$cat > input.json << 'EOF'
<{
<  "items": [
<    {
<      "title": "I Tried 5 Cheap Knives. One Shocked Me",
<      "type": "video",
<      "url": "https://example.com/demo/kl1",
<      "thumbnailUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/pRN5toUmxPnE06IBj/records/kl1.jpg?signature=JRenYivYHxvmvSopDhqs",
<      "viewCount": 48200,
<      "likes": 2100,
<      "commentsCount": 312,
<      "date": "2026-10-02T15:00:00.000Z",
<      "duration": "00:11:42",
<      "channelName": "Demo Kitchen Lab",
<      "channelUsername": "demo_kitchen_lab",
<      "channelUrl": "https://example.com/demo/kitchen-lab",
<      "numberOfSubscribers": 48000
<    },
<    {
<      "title": "How to Cook Rice Perfectly Every Time",
<      "type": "video",
<      "url": "https://example.com/demo/kl2",
<      "thumbnailUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/pRN5toUmxPnE06IBj/records/kl2.jpg?signature=qYb9zZFOMS1vgAT3RsRV",
<      "viewCount": 21400,
<      "likes": 880,
<      "commentsCount": 95,
<      "date": "2026-10-09T15:00:00.000Z",
<      "duration": "00:08:15",
<      "channelName": "Demo Kitchen Lab",
<      "channelUsername": "demo_kitchen_lab",
<      "channelUrl": "https://example.com/demo/kitchen-lab",
<      "numberOfSubscribers": 48000
<    },
<    {
<      "title": "Kitchen Lab Q&A: Your Questions Answered",
<      "type": "video",
<      "url": "https://example.com/demo/kl3",
<      "thumbnailUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/pRN5toUmxPnE06IBj/records/kl3.jpg?signature=1GmdHhDYXICv63FSeTTdX",
<      "viewCount": 6200,
<      "likes": 240,
<      "commentsCount": 61,
<      "date": "2026-10-16T15:00:00.000Z",
<      "duration": "00:21:03",
<      "channelName": "Demo Kitchen Lab",
<      "channelUsername": "demo_kitchen_lab",
<      "channelUrl": "https://example.com/demo/kitchen-lab",
<      "numberOfSubscribers": 48000
<    },
<    {
<      "title": "Stop Ruining Your Pasta (3 Mistakes)",
<      "type": "video",
<      "url": "https://example.com/demo/kl4",
<      "thumbnailUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/pRN5toUmxPnE06IBj/records/kl4.jpg?signature=1QblQqnu7vFveYAhQvKO7",
<      "viewCount": 39100,
<      "likes": 1650,
<      "commentsCount": 204,
<      "date": "2026-10-23T15:00:00.000Z",
<      "duration": "00:09:30",
<      "channelName": "Demo Kitchen Lab",
<      "channelUsername": "demo_kitchen_lab",
<      "channelUrl": "https://example.com/demo/kitchen-lab",
<      "numberOfSubscribers": 48000
<    },
<    {
<      "title": "the 10-second garlic trick",
<      "type": "shorts",
<      "url": "https://example.com/demo/kl5",
<      "thumbnailUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/pRN5toUmxPnE06IBj/records/kl5.jpg?signature=JnhbTBlBngg7CTxdF59d",
<      "viewCount": 15300,
<      "likes": 900,
<      "commentsCount": 22,
<      "date": "2026-10-25T18:00:00.000Z",
<      "duration": "00:00:24",
<      "channelName": "Demo Kitchen Lab",
<      "channelUsername": "demo_kitchen_lab",
<      "channelUrl": "https://example.com/demo/kitchen-lab",
<      "numberOfSubscribers": 48000
<    },
<    {
<      "title": "Easy Weeknight Dinner Ideas",
<      "type": "video",
<      "url": "https://example.com/demo/wm1",
<      "thumbnailUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/pRN5toUmxPnE06IBj/records/wm1.jpg?signature=wvHi1RBeLqTJfaC7ReMn",
<      "viewCount": 9800,
<      "likes": 310,
<      "commentsCount": 28,
<      "date": "2026-10-01T17:00:00.000Z",
<      "duration": "00:14:10",
<      "channelName": "Demo Weeknight Meals",
<      "channelUsername": "demo_weeknight_meals",
<      "channelUrl": "https://example.com/demo/weeknight-meals",
<      "numberOfSubscribers": 21000
<    },
<    {
<      "title": "Why Your Stir Fry Is Soggy",
<      "type": "video",
<      "url": "https://example.com/demo/wm2",
<      "thumbnailUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/pRN5toUmxPnE06IBj/records/wm2.jpg?signature=fY4Wb7dXabZSz5J7Ub42",
<      "viewCount": 27500,
<      "likes": 1200,
<      "commentsCount": 140,
<      "date": "2026-10-08T17:00:00.000Z",
<      "duration": "00:07:48",
<      "channelName": "Demo Weeknight Meals",
<      "channelUsername": "demo_weeknight_meals",
<      "channelUrl": "https://example.com/demo/weeknight-meals",
<      "numberOfSubscribers": 21000
<    },
<    {
<      "title": "Meal Prep for the Week in 1 Hour",
<      "type": "video",
<      "url": "https://example.com/demo/wm3",
<      "thumbnailUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/pRN5toUmxPnE06IBj/records/wm3.jpg?signature=1J8PWi0wi3PflW6aQdjp1",
<      "viewCount": 14000,
<      "likes": 520,
<      "commentsCount": 47,
<      "date": "2026-10-15T17:00:00.000Z",
<      "duration": "00:12:20",
<      "channelName": "Demo Weeknight Meals",
<      "channelUsername": "demo_weeknight_meals",
<      "channelUrl": "https://example.com/demo/weeknight-meals",
<      "numberOfSubscribers": 21000
<    },
<    {
<      "title": "fastest fried egg ever?",
<      "type": "shorts",
<      "url": "https://example.com/demo/wm4",
<      "thumbnailUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/pRN5toUmxPnE06IBj/records/wm4.jpg?signature=1mjjEHNxB5M6OPFVip0TR",
<      "viewCount": 22000,
<      "likes": 1400,
<      "commentsCount": 35,
<      "date": "2026-10-22T18:00:00.000Z",
<      "duration": "00:00:18",
<      "channelName": "Demo Weeknight Meals",
<      "channelUsername": "demo_weeknight_meals",
<      "channelUrl": "https://example.com/demo/weeknight-meals",
<      "numberOfSubscribers": 21000
<    }
<  ],
<  "myChannel": "@demo_weeknight_meals",
<  "channelBrief": "Weeknight Meals is a cooking channel for busy people who want dinner on the table in 30 minutes with one pan and supermarket ingredients. Host cooks on camera in a small home kitchen. Tone: friendly, practical, a bit funny, no chef jargon. Goal: more subscribers and longer watch time. Avoid: clickbait we cannot deliver, expensive gadgets, diet claims.",
<  "conceptsCount": 5
<}
<EOF

# Run the Actor using an HTTP API
# See the full API reference at https://docs.apify.com/api/v2
$curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/seasons-ai~youtube-channel-playbook/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \
<  -X POST \
<  -d @input.json \
<  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

YouTube Channel Analyzer: Title & Thumbnail Playbook API

Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the YouTube Channel Playbook: Titles & Thumbnails Actor. For this, you’ll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under API & Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference.

Run Actor

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/seasons-ai~youtube-channel-playbook/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation.

Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/seasons-ai~youtube-channel-playbook/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation.

Get Actor

GET
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/seasons-ai~youtube-channel-playbook?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation.

Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the YouTube Channel Playbook: Titles & Thumbnails API programmatically via the Apify API.

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You can start YouTube Channel Playbook: Titles & Thumbnails with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actorendpoint. An Actor’s input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The YouTube Channel Playbook: Titles & Thumbnails is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creator’s username and the name of the Actor.

When the YouTube Channel Playbook: Titles & Thumbnails run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset(storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console.

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