# YouTube Similar Channels Finder — live demo

**Use case:** 

Returns the channels YouTube itself recommends alongside one public channel, with channel id, name and subscriber text.

## Input

```json
{
  "channels": [
    "@mkbhd"
  ],
  "maxConcurrency": 5
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "requestedChannel": {
    "label": "Requested channel",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "requestedChannelId": {
    "label": "Requested channel ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "similarChannelId": {
    "label": "Similar channel ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "similarChannelName": {
    "label": "Similar channel name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "similarSubscriberCountText": {
    "label": "Subscribers",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "widgetPosition": {
    "label": "Widget position",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "partial": {
    "label": "Partial",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "requestedCanonicalChannelUrl": {
    "label": "Requested channel URL",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "confidence": {
    "label": "Confidence",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "action": {
    "label": "Action",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "checkedAt": {
    "label": "Checked at",
    "format": "date"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Channel Lookalike Finder](https://apify.com/zinin/youtube-channel-lookalike-finder) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/zinin/youtube-channel-lookalike-finder) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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