# Find a YouTube creator's recent sponsors

**Use case:** 

See every brand that paid a YouTube creator for a sponsor read in their latest videos, with promo codes, tracking links and timestamps. This example checks the 10 newest videos from Marques Brownlee (MKBHD). Swap in any channel URL or @handle.

## Input

```json
{
  "videoUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-fRFiTrrg4"
  ],
  "channelUrls": [
    "@mkbhd"
  ],
  "maxVideosPerChannel": 10,
  "sponsorCpmLow": 20,
  "sponsorCpmHigh": 50,
  "languages": [
    "en"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Video",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sponsors": {
    "label": "Sponsors",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sponsorCount": {
    "label": "Sponsor reads",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "viewCount": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "estSponsorSpendLowUsd": {
    "label": "Est. sponsor spend, low ($)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "estSponsorSpendHighUsd": {
    "label": "Est. sponsor spend, high ($)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "promoCodes": {
    "label": "Promo codes",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "adTimes": {
    "label": "Ad times",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "affiliates": {
    "label": "Affiliate plugs",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "paidPromotion": {
    "label": "YouTube paid promotion flag",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "transcriptStatus": {
    "label": "Captions",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The YouTube Sponsorship Tracker Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find a YouTube creator's recent sponsors". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/raPYo78zzVl9lj1Fo) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find a YouTube creator's recent sponsors" task

The YouTube Sponsorship Tracker Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like video urls, channel urls, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find a YouTube creator's recent sponsors" 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 video, channel, sponsors, 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 "Find a YouTube creator's recent sponsors" task via API](https://apify.com/switkowski/youtube-sponsor-segments.md).

## FAQ

### How do I check a different creator's sponsors?

Replace @mkbhd in Channel URLs with the creator's channel link or @handle. The task checks their newest long videos and skips Shorts.

### How far back does this check?

This task checks each channel's 10 newest long videos. Set Videos per channel to any number from 1 to 30.

### Does this include affiliate links?

Affiliate and referral plugs are listed separately from paid sponsor reads, so you can tell a paid deal from a product recommendation.

### What does a run cost?

This task costs $0.025 per video checked plus $0.03 per promotion found. Ten videos with one sponsor each cost about $0.55.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Sponsorship Tracker](https://apify.com/switkowski/youtube-sponsor-segments.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/switkowski/youtube-sponsor-segments.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/switkowski/youtube-sponsor-segments.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`).